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Table 2 Teacher’s and children’s score on the process indicators dose, appreciation and interpersonal communication

From: Unravelling the effect of the Dutch school-based nutrition programme Taste Lessons: the role of dose, appreciation and interpersonal communication

 

Total

Grades 5–6

Grades 7–8

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

Teacher questionnaire (n = 18)

Dose

  - Number of lessonsa

18

4.6 (3.2)

10

5.5 (4.1)

8

3.5 (1.2)

  - Number of activitiesb

18

18.9 (16.0)

10

25.3 (19.0)

8

10.9 (5.3)

  - Proportion of activities (0–1)c

18

0.28 (0.21)

10

0.34 (0.25)

8

0.21 (0.1)

Appreciation

  - Score (1–10)

18

7.9 (0.8)

10

7.7 (0.7)

8

8.3 (0.9)

  - Liking (1–5)

18

4.4 (0.4)

10

4.4 (0.4)

8

4.4 (0.5)

  - Feasible (1–5)

18

4.1 (0.7)

10

3.9 (0.7)

8

4.3 (0.6)

Child questionnaire (n = 339)

Appreciation

  - Score (1–10)

339

7.9 (2.0)

199

8.5 (1.8)

140

7.2 (2.0)

  - Liking (1–5)

331

4.0 (1.0)

180

4.3 (0.8)

151

3.6 (1.1)

Appreciation of activities (score 1–10)

  - Taste-testing

334

8.5 (2.2)

191

8.9 (1.8)

143

7.9 (2.4)

  - Conducting experiments

307

8.7 (1.8)

181

9.0 (1.7)

126

8.3 (1.9)

  - Looking for information

199

6.3 (2.5)

97

6.5 (2.8)

102

6.2 (2.2)

  - Talking about nutrition

309

6.6 (2.4)

174

7.1 (2.5)

135

6.0 (2.1)

  - Learning about taste and food

306

7.1 (2.4)

174

7.9 (2.2)

134

6.0 (2.4)

Interpersonal communication (1–5) d

331

2.8 (1.1)

180

2.8 (1.1)

151

2.7 (1.1)

  1. aLessons for grades 5–6 range from 1–12, for grades 7–8 from 1–10
  2. bActivities for grades 5–6 range from 1–75, for grades 7–8 from 1–52
  3. cThe total number of implemented activities divided by the total number of activities on the curriculum
  4. dHow often the children talked about Taste Lessons with others after the lessons