Deck 12: Educational Strategies, Technology, and Evaluation

Question 1

April is implementing a course on healthy eating at the local university. During this course, she will talk about how to eat healthy in college, including grocery shopping tips and demonstrating how to prepare a quick, healthy meal. Which of the following action-oriented techniques could April include to demonstrate how to eat healthy in college?

A) Debate
B) Role-playing
C) Educational games
D) Simulations
E) Laboratories

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Marta provided a presentation on healthy eating using MyPlate. She was well prepared, varied her pitch and volume, and used engaging language. While Marta was prepared for the presentation, she was nervous and found herself tapping her foot. After the presentation, she was upset to read some of the feedback. Which of the following categories should Marta likely improve for the next presentation?

A) Use vocal variety.
B) Limit vocal fillers.
C) Dress professionally.
D) Limit avoiding eye contact.
E) Limit distracting mannerisms.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Darla is creating a presentation on MyPlate. How can Darla incorporate an educational game into her presentation?

A) She can have participants cook a stir-fry that includes at least three of the food groups from MyPlate.
B) She can have participants build a balanced meal using food models.
C) She can have participants debate whether eating healthy on a budget is possible.
D) She can have participants take a quiz on MyPlate using the platform Kahoot!
E) She can have participants discuss the five food groups depicted by MyPlate.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Visual aids can help enhance a nutrition demonstration. Which of the following is a visual aid that could be used for a lecture on MyPlate?

A) A PowerPoint presentation
B) Food models to build a healthy meal
C) A quiz via Kahoot!
D) Measuring cups to measure different cereals
E) MyFitness Pal dietary tracking app

Question 5

MyFitness Pal, Lose It!, and Fooducate are all examples of

A) smartphone dietary tracking apps.
B) web-based nutrition activities.
C) technology-based education resources.
D) action-oriented techniques.
E) visual aids.

Question 6

When creating a PowerPoint presentation for a nutrition education intervention, which of the following recommendations should you follow?

A) Include bullet points with full sentences.
B) Font size should be 12-point Times New Roman.
C) Limit bullet points to six per slide.
D) Use four to six different colors per slide.
E) Use three to four different font sizes per slide.

Question 7

Which of the following is the first step in planning a demonstration?

A) Plan an attractive ending
B) Define a topic
C) Practice
D) Develop a sequential plan
E) Develop and outline

Question 8

Which of the following action-oriented techniques requires participants to engage in a spontaneous acting out of a scenario, displaying the emotional reactions of individuals in a specific situation?

A) Debate
B) Role-playing
C) Educational games
D) Simulations
E) Laboratories

Question 9

Which of the following are benefits of using technology-based techniques in nutrition education interventions?

A) They make interventions less interactive.
B) They can aid in decreasing self-efficacy to make dietary changes.
C) They can interfere with participants' meeting dietary goals.
D) They can provide opportunities for group learning.
E) They can aid in disengaging individuals in nutrition.

Question 10

Words such as "um," "uh," "like," and "you know" should be avoided during presentations. Such words are called

A) nervous words.
B) vocal variety.
C) vocal fillers.
D) small talk.
E) mannerisms.

Question 11

Which of the following individuals would be most likely open to using a smartphone or web-based dietary tracking app?

A) A 22-year-old woman
B) A 32-year-old woman who owns a flip phone
C) A 56-year-old man who doesn't know how to use the computer
D) A 13-year-old boy
E) A 76-year-old woman who prefers to use paper and pen to journal

Question 12

Julia, a registered dietitian, is responsible for creating a mass media material to be displayed on the television in the waiting room of the clinic she works in. She wants to encourage patients to consume more vegetables through this message. What is the first question Julia should consider before working on this task?

A) What does this message mean to the patients?
B) How receptive was the test audience to the message?
C) What potential barriers could inhibit patients from adopting the behavior change?
D) What specific action(s) or behavioral change(s) do I want patients to implement?
E) Are patients aware of this issue?

Question 13

Amanda is planning a fruit and vegetable demonstration for a group of middle school students. She already created an outline and knows when she is going to cover each topic and activity. She is ready to practice and finalize the ending of the demonstration. Which of the following steps did Amanda miss when planning this nutrition demonstration?

A) She forgot to define a topic.
B) She forgot to consider the intended audience.
C) She forgot to develop the major concepts to be covered during the presentation.
D) She forgot to include and gather the resources needed for the presentation.
E) She did not forget any of the steps in planning a nutrition demonstration.

Question 14

Why is it important to develop an outline for a nutrition demonstration?

A) Outlines can assist program planners in selecting a topic.
B) Outlines provide guidance on how to conduct evaluations of a nutrition demonstration.
C) Outlines serve as a guide for the nutrition demonstration.
D) Outlines can hinder the organization of a nutrition demonstration.
E) Outlines are not essential for effective nutrition demonstrations.

Question 15

Which of the following is the last step in planning a demonstration?

A) Plan an attractive ending
B) Pre-preparation activities
C) Practice
D) Develop a sequential plan
E) Develop and outline

Question 16

Paras put together a presentation on heart healthy eating. He forgot to add a PowerPoint slide on label reading. What should Paras do?

A) Tell the audience he forgot before the presentation.
B) Tell the audience at the end of the presentation.
C) Tell the audience during the presentation.
D) Don't tell the audience he forgot something.
E) Cancel the presentation and reschedule it for a later date.

Question 17

When delivering an oral presentation, it is important to

A) use a monotone voice.
B) use vocal fillers.
C) dress professionally.
D) avoid eye contact.
E) use distracting mannerisms.

Question 18

Paul was developing a presentation on sports nutrition. He wanted to add a technology-based education technique to his presentation. Which of the following techniques could Paul add to his presentation?

A) Discussion
B) Video clips
C) Debate
D) Role-playing
E) Visual aid

Question 19

Which of the following is the first step in developing mass media messages?

A) Validate messages
B) Develop initial message concepts
C) Define issues
D) Assess message concepts
E) Fine tune messages

Question 20

Which of the following action-oriented techniques contain components of both role-playing and games and are a symbolic representation of a particular life experience?

A) Debate
B) Role-playing
C) Educational games
D) Simulations
E) Laboratories

Question 21

List and describe the four common visual aids used to enhance learning.

Question 22

Evaluations always occur at the end of a nutrition education intervention.

Question 23

Good writing skills are an asset for nutrition professionals and can enhance their credibility and visibility.

Question 24

What is vocal variety and how can it be used to enhance the delivery of a presentation?

Question 25

When writing for the public, it is important to use an active voice. Which of the following statements is written in active voice?

A) To sleep better, registered dietitians recommend not eating too close to bedtime.
B) The registered dietitian taught patients how to carbohydrate count.
C) To prevent high cholesterol, registered dietitians recommend patients limit their saturated fat intake
D) The clients learned how to read a food label by the registered dietitian.
E) The patients learned the basics of MyPlate by the nutrition students.

Question 26

Individuals retain more information after active learning experiences compared to passive learning experiences.

Question 27

List three factors nutrition counselors need to consider when writing for the public and provide examples of each.

Question 28

When developing print materials, individuals should ensure they are "ICIC." ICIC stands for

A) isolated, clear, informational, and confrontational.
B) intriguing, concise, informational, and confrontational.
C) interesting, concise, informational, and competent.
D) interesting, clear, informative, and concise.
E) intriguing, competent, informative, and competent.

Question 29

Describe the planning process for an evaluation.

Question 30

Describe the four main learning strategies that can be used during a nutrition education intervention.

Question 31

Which of the following evaluations are conducted in the beginning of a program to assess progress and to make necessary adjustments to improve methodology as indicated by the analysis?

A) Process evaluation
B) Formative evaluation
C) Summative evaluation
D) Group evaluations
E) Impact evaluation

Question 32

When developing PowerPoint Presentations, nutrition counselors should follow the KISS principle. Define the anonym KISS and describe what each component entails.

Question 33

Effective mass media messages can be developed in very few steps.

Question 34

When developing print materials, nutrition counselors should follow the interesting, clear, informative, and concise (ICIC) method. Describe the four stages involved in writing ICIC messages.

Question 35

Compare and contrast summative and formative evaluations.

Question 36

Which of the following is the last step in developing mass media messages?

A) Validate messages
B) Develop initial message concepts
C) Define issues
D) Assess message concepts
E) Fine tune messages

Question 37

Which of the following evaluations are conducted at the conclusion of a program or learning activity to assess outcomes?

A) Process evaluation
B) Formative evaluation
C) Summative evaluation
D) Group evaluations
E) Impact evaluation

Question 38

When providing presentations, presenters should use the word "I" instead of "we" to connect to the audience.