Development of Nutrition Learning Models for Elementary School Children in Kendari

Abstract

A nutrition learning model themed "Makananku Sehat dan Bergizi" was aimed for fourth-grade students of elementary school who used the K13 Curriculum K13 that was developed in 2013. The model accommodated the old version of nutrition concept and they were delivered withconventional model. This study aimed to design a new learning model and to discover effect of themodel on nutritional knowledge and behavior of elementary school children in Kendari. Thisstudy was a quasi experimental study using one group with pre-post test design. This study was held in 2017 in Puuwatu district, Kendari. The subjects were 15 fourth-grade teachers and 60 elementaryschool students from SD 05 Mandonga. Data related to knowledge and behavior of the students werecollected and analyzed. The pre- and post-nutrition learning models were analyzed by interview using a questionnaire. Data were statistically tested using paired t-test. Learning model that was developedwas named Model Pembelajaran Gizi Kontekstual or CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning). There was significant improvement in terms of nutritional knowledge and behavior of the studentsbefore and after introduction to a song titled Kebiasaan Makanku and to a flipchart themed Mengenal Jenis dan Manfaat Makanan. There is a need for nutrition education for elementaryschool teachers, especially for the fourth grade. Thus, teachers would have good knowledge onnutrition and therefore, they could use it to educate their students. Eventually, it would helpimplementation of CTL model.