A Study on Chain Learning Method in Cooking Practice

Abstract

Some of the criticism on usual cooking practice were:1) students did not commit the practice actively; 2) they could not participate in the whole process of cooking practice but only a part of it; and 3) they usually cooked alone in their houses. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of chain learning method which was supposed to avoid the criticisms on usual cooking practice. Characteristics of chain learning method used in this study were as follows: one of the students cooked in front of the others; others observed the way he cooked and helped him whenever necessary; thus, all the students could observe the whole process of cooking. The task was 'Rice and Miso-soup' from the textbook for 6th grade. Two groups, experimental and control, were given equal treatment except for learning method. Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed 1) stable acquisition and understanding of the knowledge on cooking. 2) Control group was better than experimental group in inspector's evaluating.