Promote of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Students in Chandrakasem Rajabhat University by Use of Learning Media

Abstract

        The objectives of this research were: (1) to study fruit and vegetable consumption behaviors of undergraduate students in Chandrakasem Rajabhat University; (2) To compare the behavior of fruit and vegetable consumption of sample students before and after using learning media; and (3) To study the students’ satisfaction with the learning media. The study population was 300 undergraduate students at the Faculty of Science. The sample group for this study included 50 undergraduate students who were selected through purposive sampling. Research instruments were a questionnaire about fruits and vegetables consumption behavior, learning multimedia about the benefits of fruits and vegetables, a booklet, record-keeping forms to mark weekly fruit and vegetable consumption, a knowledge test and a student satisfaction questionnaire about using the learning media. Data were analyzed by paired sample t-test, percent, average and standard deviation.
        The results of the study were as follows: 1) The fruit and vegetable consumption behavior of undergraduate students was “eating once in a long time” because they were uneducated concerning the advantages of fruit and vegetable intake. However, after using the learning multimedia regarding fruits and vegetables the undergraduate students in this study changed their consumption habits to eat vegetables and fruits more frequently. 2) There were statistically significant differences at the .05 level in fruits and vegetables consumption behavior before and after using the learning multimedia, and also in level of knowledge regarding fruits and vegetables. Before using learning multimedia, the average test score was 10.28 and standard deviation was 1.76, while the average was 16.02 and standard deviation was 1.39 after using learning multimedia. 3) Students’ satisfaction with the learning multimedia and the booklet was very high.