Table 2 The objectives and educational content of the intervention sessions
General goals | Specific goals (At the end of the curriculum, students can do the following:) | Teaching methods | Educational media | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
First session | 1. Increasing students’ consciousness about the study | - Explain the purpose of the present study briefly. - Participate actively during the study and receiving educational intervention. | 1. Lecturing with the use of slides 2. Question and answer 3. Group discussion | Video projector, slides, whiteboard, and educational pamphlets |
2. Raising students’ consciousness about the importance of dairy consumption | - Define the dairy group. - Express the recommended daily amount (unit) of dairy products. - Name the best food sources for the body’s calcium supply. - Explain the role of dairy products in body health. - Explain the role of dairy products in preventing osteoporosis. | |||
Second session | 1. Raising the consciousness level of students’ perceived benefits of consuming dairy products | - Explain the health benefits of dairy products. - Name the positive effects of dairy consumption on bone growth and strength. - Name the positive effects of dairy consumption on the growth and strength of teeth. - State at least 4 benefits of milk and dairy consumption. | 1. Lecturing with the use of slides 2. Question and answer 3. Group discussion 4. Brainstorming | Video projector, Whiteboard, Slides |
2. Recognizing individual and family barriers to dairy consumption | - Explain the perceived barriers to dairy consumption. - Separate perceived individual, environmental, and family barriers. | |||
3. Finding solutions to reduce perceived barriers to dairy consumption | - Explain the methods of overcoming individual barriers to dairy consumption. - Describe the ways of overcoming family barriers to dairy consumption. | |||
Third session | 1. Raising students’ consciousness to increase their daily consumption of dairy products | - Express the importance of dairy consumption - Express the positive results of dairy consumption. | 1. Lecturing with the use of slides 2. Role playing 3. Group discussion | Video projector, Whiteboard, Slides |
2. Increase students’ emotional arousal about dairy consumption | Use methods that provoke emotional arousal in dairy consumption. | |||
3. Recognizing the impact of students’ dairy consumption behavior on their living environment | Explain the impact of dairy consumption on their living environment. | |||
4. Increasing students’ assumption of dairy consumption | Explain their assumption of dairy consumption. | |||
5. Increasing students’ belief in their ability to consume dairy products and their commitment | Explain ways to increase commitment to dairy consumption. | |||
6. Informing students to consume dairy products and replace it with undesirable nutritional behaviors | Explain ways to replace dairy consumption with undesirable nutritional behaviors. | |||
7. Developing reinforcement and punishment in dairy consumption | - Explain the methods of strengthening dairy consumption. - Explain the punitive methods in consuming dairy products. | |||
8. Providing and creating guidelines for dairy consumption in students | Explain ways to create guidelines for dairy consumption. | |||
9. Using social opportunities in dairy consumption | Take advantage of social opportunities in dairy consumption. | |||
10. Increasing students’ knowledge of social norms that support dairy consumption | - Know the sources of support to increase dairy consumption. - Use the support of family and teachers to increase dairy consumption. | |||
Fourth Session | Increasing students’ perceived self-efficacy to increase daily dairy consumption | - Explain ways to improve perceived self-efficacy to increase dairy consumption. - Reduce unpleasant feelings about dairy consumption and use verbal persuasion. - Increase their daily dairy consumption. - Use milk and dairy products for breakfast. - Use milk and dairy products for snacks. - Demonstrate this behavior by observing the behavior of successful people. - Use practical guides such as pamphlets and booklets to increase self-efficacy for dairy consumption. - Use booster messages to increase self-efficacy for dairy consumption. | 1. Lecturing with the use of slides 2. Question and answer 3. Interviewing with a believable role model | Posters, educational pamphlets, slides |