The Relationship between Nutritional Status and Learning Achievement of School-Age Children in Elementary School

^{Authors: 1}Dwi Yanti, ²Irwanto, ³Arief Wibowo

¹Magister Student, ^2,3Faculty Lecturer, at Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia; Address: Kampus C UNAIR, Jalan Mulyorejo, Surabaya, Indonesia, Email: d_y4nti87@yahoo.co.id

Abstract

A good nutritional status affected the growth and development of children, including improved intellectual abilities, which will positively affect learning achievement in school. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between nutritional status and the learning achievement of children of school age. Subjects were 67 students of class II to VI were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data about nutritional status was obtained by measuring anthropometry, based on the body mass index/age and height/age, while data about student achievement, obtained from a list of grades. Data were analyzed with Spearman-rank test. The results showed the distribution of nutritional status were: skinny = 49.3%, normal = 29.9%, very skinny = 14.9%, and fat = 6.0%, while the distribution of student achievement were: good = 53.7 %, moderate = 38.8%, and bad = 7.5%. Hypothesis test results indicated that there was a correlation between nutritional status and student achievement.

Keywords: Children, Mutritional Status, Student Achievement

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