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50 Years of ERIC
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Using a Systematic Conceptual Model for a Process Evaluation of a Middle School Obesity Risk-Reduction Nutrition Curriculum Intervention: "Choice, Control & Change"
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Lee, Heewon; Contento, Isobel R.; Koch, Pamela – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2013
Objective: To use and review a conceptual model of process evaluation and to examine the implementation of a nutrition education curriculum, "Choice, Control & Change", designed to promote dietary and physical activity behaviors that reduce obesity risk. Design: A process evaluation study based on a systematic conceptual model. Setting: Five…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Physical Activities, Teacher Characteristics, Intervention
Variables of the Theory of Planned Behavior Are Associated with Family Meal Frequency among Adolescents
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Eto, Kumi; Koch, Pamela; Contento, Isobel R.; Adachi, Miyuki – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: To examine associations between Theory of Planned Behavior variables and the family meal frequency. Methods: Fifth-through seventh-grade students (n = 236) completed a self-administered questionnaire in their classrooms. The relationships between Theory of Planned Behavior variables (intention, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived…
Descriptors: Intention, Adolescents, Correlation, Family Environment
Enhancing Personal Agency and Competence in Eating and Moving: Formative Evaluation of a Middle School Curriculum--Choice, Control, and Change
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Contento, Isobel R.; Koch, Pamela A.; Lee, Heewon; Sauberli, Wendy; Calabrese-Barton, Angela – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2007
The purpose of this formative evaluation was to examine the impact of an innovative inquiry-based science education curriculum for middle school students, called Choice, Control, and Change, that is designed to foster healthful eating and physical activity and a healthy weight through enhancing agency and competence. The 24-session curriculum…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Physical Activities, Self Efficacy, Formative Evaluation