All documents from essays.org are for research assistance purpose only. Do not present the material as your own work!
bookmark & share the essay...
All /
/
/
EFFECTS OF NUTRITION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRE-SCHOOLERS .
The paper has discussed the effects of nutrition on academic performance of pre-schoolers. Nutrition is a very significant factor in the learning of the pre-school children, as it evolves in their life both at home and at school.
Details
language | | english |
wordcount | | 6423 (cca 18 pages) |
contextual quality | | N/A |
language level | | N/A |
price | | free |
sources | | 0 |
Table of contents
none
Preview of the essay: EFFECTS OF NUTRITION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRE-SCHOOLERS .
EFFECTS OF NUTRITION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRE-SCHOOLERS . CHAPTER ONE 1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nutrition is fundamental for the development and growth of the human body from conception to adulthood. It is essential to health and to the quality of life at every age. A normal healthy child grows at genetically predetermined rate that can be compared or accelerated by over nutrition (pipes 1989). According to Cameron and Hof vander (1983) nutritional diseases usually have multiple causes which include poverty, food habits, infection and lack of knowledge. Learning of pre-school children is affected and influenced by the way these children are fed. The effects are both negative and positive. These effects are brought about by the way the children are malnourished or being well nourished. In both cases children are affected in their cognitive, social, emotional and physical development which directly affects the learning of pre-school children (Cameron and Ho Vander 1983). Nutrition is a very significant factor in the learning of the pre- school children, as it evolves in their ...
... be classified in categories of nutritional status using the national centre for Health statistics (NCHS) as reference data. This data allows classification of people into two types of malnutrition. Weight for age reflects a combination of acute and chronic under nutrition. A child may have low weight for age either because he has grown at reduced rate over a long period of time. Or has recently suffered form an episode of acute malnutrition. It does not distinguish between acute and chronic protein energy malnutrition. The children will be classified as both malnourished or well nourished using pie-charts and bar graphs. ----------------------- Maternal and under 5years child death Household food insecurity Reproduction process Malnutrition Diseases Knowledge, technology, organizational structures, income and its control Inadequate maternal &child health case Manifestation Limited access to basic services Immediate causes NATIONAL RESOURCE BASE Political and ideological superstructure. Traditional beliefs and practices Basic causes Underlining Causes
Essay is in categories
/
Humanistic Studies
/
Sociology
/
/
Humanistic Studies
/
Education
/
Comments
none