NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 2 results
Delivering Food Safety Education to Middle School Students Using a Web-Based, Interactive, Multimedia, Computer Program
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lynch, Rebecca A.; Steen, M. Dale; Pritchard, Todd J.; Buzzell, Paul R.; Pintauro, Stephen J. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2008
More than 76 million persons become ill from foodborne pathogens in the United States each year. To reduce these numbers, food safety education efforts need to be targeted at not only adults, but school children as well. The middle school grades are ideal for integrating food safety education into the curriculum while simultaneously contributing…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Foods Instruction, Middle School Students, Web Based Instruction
Food Safety and Regulation: Evaluation of an Online Multimedia Course
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pintauro, Stephen J.; Krahl, Augusta G.; Buzzell, Paul R.; Chamberlain, Valerie M. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2005
The effectiveness of, and student attitudes toward, an online Food Safety and Regulation course (WEB) were compared with lecture (LECTURE) and combined lecture/online (COMBINED) courses. All students took identical pre-tests, post-tests, and attitude assessments. No significant differences were detected in pre-test scores. Post-test results for…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Online Courses, Food