Digital technology has a significant impact on our everyday lives. Children are closely connected to the use of digital technology and can also learn with the help of digital technology in the pedagogical process. In the Master's thesis, we linked digital technology with nutrition
education and used digital technology to address the content about sugar and sweeteners. Excessive sugar consumption is a health problem which is reflected in the incidence of health
problems in children and adults. It is important to raise awareness among children and adults about the responsible consumption of sugars and sweeteners. This can be done successfully via website since a large part of the population has access to a computer or a phone. The website
Goske (Sugar and Sweeteners in Food) has published teaching materials with a multimedia explanation of the learning material in the form of interactive educational videos and tasks through which students acquired new knowledge. Interactive elements enable greater individualization, differentiation, personalization and provide also real-time feedback. In the empirical part we determined the students' prior knowledge about sugars and sweeteners and
their opinion on the importance of the content discussed and learning with the help of digital technology. The data in the research were collected with a pre-, post- and late knowledge test and the opinion survey. The knowledge tests were used to check the students' knowledge of the
content. The opinion survey was used to check the students' opinion on learning with the help of digital technology and their opinion on the importance of knowing the effects of sugar and sweeteners on health. 136 sixth-grade students from two primary schools participated in the
research. The research was conducted in the subject Home Economics. The results of the research showed that students like to learn with the help of digital technology. The interactive materials also focused their attention well, what influenced better understanding. The students
showed better knowledge in the post- and late knowledge test than before learning new content. The average total score in the knowledge test was the highest in the post-knowledge test, slightly lower in the late knowledge test and the lowest in the pre-knowledge test. The results showed that learning with the help of digital technology was effective but it is important that the entire teaching process is well planned and implemented.
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