A Study of Lunch Boxes Usability for Elementary School Students

• Main Authors: Ruei-Wen Yu, 尤瑞文
• Other Authors: Hsueh-Shu Liao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/71239044664303450557

碩士 === 華梵大學 === 工業設計學系碩士班 === 103 === The declining birthrate has gradually been patterns of society in Taiwan. Emphasis on the children's education is one of their parents’ subjects of concern, including school nutritious meal. However, food security problems has come out one after the another, too much poisonous materials, like Manganese and Melamine, are contained in children’s lunch boxes, which makes their busy parents worry immensely. How to buy safe and appropriate tableware for children is the important topic for their parents. Therefore, in order to take care of the parents and children in the selection education staff tableware of consultation, the theme of this study investigates the analysis of impact on utensils of comparative style differences, size, insulation effect, and cleansing convenience. This research also provides references on the development of new tableware for designers.The study requested students operate five different utensils of comparative style differences, size, insulation effect, and cleansing convenience. The study also used the questionnaire and video observation to analyze the structure of tableware of their design, size, insulation effect, and cleaning convenience factors. In the final, it came out to curves to analyze the difference and effect on the comparative style differences, size, insulation effect, and cleansing convenience for children.The study found:1. In the analysis of tableware grids, less grid, wide diameter and heat insulation are the most satisfied elements with the sample of design. More grids of the tableware gets lower evaluations.2. On the use of filling thicken soup, most of the students like using single grid of tableware. because it is easier to hold and fill up the food.3. It has been most obviously different on the opinions if the tableware has function of heat insulation or not. Students are less willing to use tableware and cause more danger if it does not prevent from heat. There is no big difference or impact of the evaluations on washing convenience because the students are using their different ways to clean up.