Experiential Learning Interventions and Healthy Eating Outcomes in Children: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Experiential learning is the process where learners create meaning from direct experience. This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of experiential learning activities on dietary outcomes (knowledge, attitudes, behaviors) in children. Four databases: Education Research Complete, Scopus, Web of Science and PsychINFO were searched from database inception to 2020. Eligible studies included children 0-12 years, assessed effect of experiential learning on outcomes of interest compared to non-experiential learning and were open to any setting. The quality of studies was assessed using the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool by two independent reviewers and effect size was calculated on each outcome. Nineteen studies were conducted in primary school, six in pre-school and one in an outs

SUBMITTER: Varman SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8535521 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature