Experiential Learning Interventions and Healthy Eating Outcomes in Children: A Systematic Literature Review
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Experiential learning is the process where learners create meaning from direct experience. This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of experiential learning activities on dietary outcomes (knowledge, attitudes, behaviors) in children. Four databases: Education Research Complete, Scopus, Web of Science and PsychINFO were searched from database inception to 2020. Eligible studies included children 0–12 years, assessed effect of experiential learning on outcomes of interest compared to non-experiential learning and were open to any setting. The quality of studies was assessed using the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool by two independent reviewers and effect size was calculated on each outcome. Nineteen studies were conducted in primary school, six in pre-school and one in an outside-of-school setting and used nine types of experiential learning strategies. Cooking, taste-testing, games, role-playing, and gardening were effective in improving nutrition outcomes in primary school children. Sensory evaluation, games, creative arts, and storybooks were effective for preschool children. Multiple strategies involving parents, and short/intense strategies are useful for intervention success. Experiential learning is a useful strategy to improve children’s knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards healthy eating. Fewer studies in pre-school and outside of school settings and high risk of bias may limit the generalizability and strength of the findings.
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Experiential learning approaches were found to be associated with improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and healthy eating behaviors.
“At the same time, experiential learning approaches were found to be associated with improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and healthy eating behaviors [66].”
From Effects of school-based nutrition literacy Intervention on obesity prevention in school-age students: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [66]
Such approaches have also been linked to gains in nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, food preferences, and dietary behaviors in school-age students.
“Such approaches have also been linked to gains in nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, food preferences, and dietary behaviors in school-age students [65, 66].”
From Effects of school-based nutrition literacy Intervention on obesity prevention in school-age students: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [66]
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- Authors
- Varman, S. D., Cliff, D. P., Jones, R. A., Hammersley, M. L., Zhang, Z., Charlton, K., & Kelly, B.
- Affiliations
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Varman, Sumantla D.
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-10-15
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 20
- Pages
- 10824
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8535521
- OpenAlex
- W3207383977
- Cited by
- 71
- References
- 66
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 7
- FWCI
- 1.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Online (University of Wollongong) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51578130)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Keywords
- experiential learning, healthy eating, children, nutrition knowledge, food attitudes, dietary habits, culinary education, taste testing, role play, gardening, sensory evaluation, creative arts, storybooks, parental involvement, elementary school students, preschool children
- MeSH terms
- Diet, Healthy, Child, Child, Preschool, Diet, Educational Status, Humans, Schools, Problem-Based Learning
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