Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Schilling, M. Wes
Committee Member
Williams, J. Byron
Committee Member
Swortzel, Kirk A.
Date of Degree
8-12-2016
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Food Science and Technology
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Abstract
Historically, high school chemistry has been the predominate venue for introducing food science curriculum to students. The purpose of this research was to determine if high school students in a biology class without a chemistry background could comprehend eight basic food science principles equally as well as students in a chemistry class that were taught the same principles. This study assessed baseline knowledge of high school students, determined the effect of food science-based lessons on baseline knowledge and level of understanding, and determined the effect of food science-based lessons on students’ awareness of and interest in food science. Baseline knowledge and awareness of food science was low. Food science-based instruction resulted in higher post-test scores. Results indicated no differences between biology and chemistry and supported the idea of further incorporating a food science curriculum into high school biology.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/19784
Recommended Citation
Ivey, Lauren Elizabeth, "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Integrating Food Science Lessons in High School Biology Curriculum in Comparison to High School Chemistry Curriculum" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 1962.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1962