How to Improve Classroom Atmosphere and Undergraduate Nutrition Students’ Performance in Learning Nutrition Care Process?

Setyaningrum Rahmawaty

Abstract


Purpose: To investigate the implementation of Multiple Intelligences (MI) combined with map concept and portfolio assessment to improve classroom atmosphere and nutrition students’ performance in learning nutrition care process (NCP). Methods: An individual action research project was implemented in the subject of basic dietetics involving 51 undergraduate nutrition students  at the Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Science Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia. Results: Findings indicated that all students enjoyed the lectures; about 91% of them actively participated in the class; and more than half of the students were found to be more creative in completing the dietetics tasks. The assumption of most students that the subject of dietetics is scourge and difficult, turned into an exciting, relaxed but serious and easy to understand tasks, because students could learn using their own intelligence. The map concept and portfolio assessment trained students to be more thorough and disciplined in doing NCP. The average score of students’ achievements at the end of semester indicated a very satisfactory category.

https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.17.11.10


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Classroom atmosphere; concept map; Multiple Intelligences; performance; portfolio; nutrition students

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