Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 401-403 , November 2008

A Standards-driven Evaluation of Academic Performance: An 8-step Process for Nutrition Educators

  • Marcel Horowitz, MS, CHES

      Affiliations

    • University of California Cooperative Extension, Yolo County, California
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  • Mical Kay Shilts, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Family and Consumer Sciences Department, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, California
    • ,
  • Cathi Lamp, MS, MPH, RD

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition, University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare County, California
    • ,
  • Marilyn S. Townsend, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Department, University of California Davis, Davis, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Marilyn S. Townsend, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Nutrition Department, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8669; Phone: (530) 754-9222

References 

  1. California Department of Education. 2005 Academic Performance Index Base Report Information Guide. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/documents/infoguide05b.pdf2008;Accessed February 12
  2. Shilts MK, Lamp C, Horowitz M, Townsend MS. Pilot study: Eatfit impacts 6th graders' academic performance on achievement of mathematics and English education standards. J Nutr Educ Behav: in Press.
  3. Shilts MK, Horowitz M, Davidson C, Townsend MS. (Chao LK, designer) (Eatfit: promoting academic achievement). http://efnep.ucdavis.edu/EatfitMarketing.htmlAccessed August 27, 2008
  4. United States Department of Education. Elementary and Secondary Education; Guidance on Standards, Assessments, and Accountability; Content and Performance Standards. http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/standardsassessment/guidance_pg3.html2008;Accessed February 12
  5. California Department of Education. 2003-2006 California standards tests released test questions. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp2008;Accessed January 14
  6. Townsend MS, Sylva K, Martin A, Metz D, Wooten-Swanson P. Improving readability of an evaluation tool for low-income clients using visual information processing theories. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2008;40:181–186
  7. Townsend MS. Evaluating food stamp nutrition education: process for development and validation of evaluation measures. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2006;38:18–24

PII: S1499-4046(07)01099-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.12.003

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 401-403 , November 2008

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