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Initial Publication Date: January 3, 2018

Formative Assessment

Using a Diet Assessment Tool

Instructions

In this assessment, you will use an online diet assessment tool to test how different foods contribute to the total nutrients in a daily diet. You will follow along in the instruction sheet, and log the nutrient content (e.g. calories, total fat, vitamin C) for each diet option in an excel spreadsheet, to be able to compare the diets.

Download both the instructions and worksheet (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 517kB Jan3 18) (word doc) and the excel spreadsheet (Excel 2007 (.xlsx) 10kB Jan3 18) for logging the results. The spreadsheet has color-coding of cells to transform the data you log into a color that indicates deficiency or sufficiency, which will help you to interpret the result.

We will use the tool My Food Record for this assessment. Important: you should use the "one day analysis" under the "analyze" tab so that you do not have to create an account and can just log in as a guest. You should open this online nutrition assessment tool in an adjoining window or a different browser, so you can see the instructions for the assessment and the online tool at the same time.

Grading Information and Rubric

Your assignment will be evaluated based on the following rubric. The maximum grade for the assignment is 25 points.

Rubric
CriteriaPossible points awarded
Correct use of diet analysis tool and excel "scorecard" for diets in cases 3, 4, 6, and 78 points
Short answers to questions in formative worksheet text (6 answer areas, 2 points each)12 points
Grammar and style in sentence and paragraph answers5 points
These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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