유아 요리활동 효과 연구에 관한 메타분석

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of early childhood cooking activities studies by using Meta-analysis and to analyze control variables that affect the effect size of cooking activities for young children. Methods Using the Korean Academic Research Information Service (RISS), 456 domestic thesis and academic journal papers published from 2016 to 2021 were searched as the subject words of “childhood & cooking”, and a total of 24 of them were selected as final papers for analysis. After verifying homogeneity using the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) program, the effect size was analyzed by applying a random effect model. When the heterogeneity of the effect size is large, meta-ANOVA was performed using the moderating variable in the study for further explanation. Results The overall effect size of the cooking activities was 1.10 which indicated early childhood cooking activities are highly effective. The difference of effect size depending on dependent variables was statistically significant, nutrition knowledge was the highest scored variable in effect size. As a result of analyzing differences in effect size according to moderating variables, there were significant differences according to the age, activity period, teaching methods, and cooking season. The younger the early children who participated in cooking activities, the higher the effect size, and the higher the activity period. When cooking activities were conducted in connection with garden activities, the effect size was the highest. In addition, storytelling, picture book use, and art activities were also more effective than when cooking activities were conducted alone. When cooking activities were conducted in spring and autumn, the effect size was the highest. Conclusions Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to consider more diverse control numbers later in order for cooking activities to have a better effect in the field of early childhood education.