The Influence of Nutrition Education Media in the Form of Storybooks and Digital Animation on Preschool Children's Nutrition Knowledge

Lusi Anindia Rahmawati, Amalina Ratih Puspa, Zakia Umami, Siti Fatimah Masnun, Aini Nur Halimah

Abstract


This study aims to analyze the influence of media education in the form of storybooks and digital animations on the nutritional knowledge of preschool children. Using a quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest samples, 78 preschool children were randomly assigned into a control group, a storybook group, and a digital animation group. Nutritional knowledge was measured using a validated 10-item questionnaire. The storybook group demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in nutritional knowledge (p = 0.006) with the highest mean score increase of +10.2 points. In contrast, the digital animation group showed a minimal, non-significant improvement of +2.7 points (p = 0.343), while the control group experienced a decline of -3.2 points. The difference in knowledge score changes among the three groups was statistically significant (p = 0.002). Storybooks proved more effective because their structured, narrative-visual format allows for active interaction and step-by-step comprehension, whereas the digital animation likely caused cognitive overload and passive learning due to excessive visual stimulation. Storybooks are effective and appropriate media for improving nutritional literacy in early childhood. Implementing this approach in preschool curricula can systematically improve children's healthy eating habits, serving as a viable strategy to combat long-term nutritional issues like stunting and obesity.

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Digital animation; Nutrition education; Preschool children storybooks.

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