Estratégias de capacitação de professores do ensino fundamental em atividade física e alimentação saudável Training strategies for elementary education teachers in physical activity and health eating

Abstract

O estudo avaliou efeitos de aprendizagem gerados por intervenções educativas longa (IL) e curta (IC) nos conhecimentos em alimentação saudável e atividade física. 42 professores de duas escolas públicas de ensino fundamental responderam a questionários de conhecimento com nota de 0 a 10, pré e pós-intervenção. A IL ofereceu um curso de 40 horas e a IC ofereceu uma palestra de 30 minutos; os dois grupos receberam o mesmo material educativo impresso. As intervenções produziram aumento estatisticamente significativo (pThe study evaluated the learning effects generated by long (IL) and short (IC) educational interventions in health eating and physical activity knowledge. 42 teachers from two public elementary schools completed knowledge questionnaires with a 0-10 grade, pre and post-intervention. IL offered a 40 hours course and IC offered a 30 minutes lecture, and both groups received the same printed educational material. The intervention produced a statistically significant (p<0.05) increased in averaged health eating knowledge [IL: +1.19 (SE=0.31) and CI: +1.18 (SE 0.34) points]. In physical activity, change in average knowledge was only statically significant in IL [IL + 1.69 (SE=0.52) and IC -0.36; (SE=0.45) points]. There were significant differences between groups in final notes for physical activity knowledge. Simple educational activities produced positive effects on health eating knowledge however, for physical activity may be necessary longer intervention.

Keywords

• Atividade física
• Alimentação saudável
• Educação
• Escola
• Physical activity
• Health eating
• Education
• School