Â鶹´«Ã½ research team seeks children’s feedback on nutrition education app
A research team from Â鶹´«Ã½ University seeks feedback from children aged 8 to 10 on the recent updates to Foodbot Factory, a mobile app that teaches children about healthy eating.
About the study
- The study is open until the end of March (with possible extension) and all participation is voluntary.
- Children will participate in a 45- to 60-minute user-testing session via Zoom.
- Researchers will ask participants to use the app installed on a mobile device and provide feedback about their experience through an online interview or focus group.
- The study has been reviewed by the (REB 14879 on January 31, 2022.
If you have a child that would like to test the updates to Foodbot Factory, complete the .
Research team
- JoAnne Arcand, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences (FHSc)
- Bill Kapralos, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT)
- Ann LeSage, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
- Beatriz Franco Arellano, Postdoctoral Fellow, FHSc
- Jackie Brown, student, FHSc
- Courtney Lockhart, student, FHSc
- Quinn Daggett, student, FBIT
For more information, contact the research team at arcand.lab.kids@ontariotechu.ca.
For information about your rights as a participant, complaints or adverse events, contact the Research Ethics office at ext. 3693.
