PMID- 3836610
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19860725
LR  - 20161026
IS  - 0004-0622 (Print)
IS  - 0004-0622 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 2
DP  - 1985 Jun
TI  - [Evaluation of a teaching program of nutrition in agronomy].
PG  - 347-58
AB  - The purpose of this study was to evaluate a set of teaching materials on food, 
      nutrition and agriculture, adapted at the Institute of Nutrition and Food 
      Technology (INTA), University of Chile, within the scope of a project with AID 
      and the School of Agronomy of the Chilean Catholic University (U. C.) aimed at 
      incorporating the teaching of human nutrition into the curriculum of Latin 
      American agronomists. A one semester course (54 hours) was given to 22 students 
      of the 7th semester of Agronomy and two Ecuatorian agronomists (with AID 
      scholarships). A set of knowledge evaluation instruments was applied at the 
      beginning and at the end of the course. A total of 83.3% of the students passed 
      the final examination (with more than 75% of correct answers). The difference 
      between the initial and final performance was highly significant (p less than 
      0.001). According to the students' and teachers' opinions, the general textbook 
      and the teachers book contributed effectively to meet the learning objectives 
      whereas the students handbook needed some modifications. In conclusion, the 
      program is an important contribution to the education of agronomists in a new 
      conception of their role in regard to improvement of the nutritional status and 
      quality of life of the rural population. With a few minor modifications, a final 
      version to be used in the countries of the Region, shall soon become available.
FAU - Olivares, S
AU  - Olivares S
FAU - Andrade, M
AU  - Andrade M
FAU - Harper, L
AU  - Harper L
FAU - Kain, J
AU  - Kain J
FAU - Eskenazi, M E
AU  - Eskenazi ME
FAU - Sanchez, F
AU  - Sanchez F
FAU - Dominguez, J I
AU  - Dominguez JI
FAU - Valiente, S
AU  - Valiente S
LA  - spa
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TT  - Validacion de un programa de enzenanza de nutricion en agronomia.
PL  - Venezuela
TA  - Arch Latinoam Nutr
JT  - Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
JID - 0067507
SB  - IM
MH  - Achievement
MH  - *Agriculture
MH  - Chile
MH  - Educational Measurement
MH  - Evaluation Studies as Topic
MH  - Nutritional Sciences/*education
MH  - *Teaching Materials
EDAT- 1985/06/01 00:00
MHDA- 1985/06/01 00:01
CRDT- 1985/06/01 00:00
PHST- 1985/06/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1985/06/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1985/06/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arch Latinoam Nutr. 1985 Jun;35(2):347-58.