A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme in terms of knowledge regarding prevention and management of iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls of selected English medium schools, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

  • Unique Paper ID: 183317
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 3
  • PageNo: 829-835
  • Abstract:
  • A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme in terms of knowledge regarding prevention and management of iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls of selected English medium schools, Gandhinagar, Gujarat objective of the study is 1. To evaluate the knowledge of adolescent girls in selected English medium School, Gandhinagar regarding prevention and management of iron deficiency anemia before and after the administration of planned teaching programme. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme on prevention and management of iron deficiency anemia. METHODOLOGY: In this study pre- experimental research approach and one group pre-test and post-test. Research design was used; variables under study were XII planned teaching program as independent variable; knowledge of the English medium students as dependent variable. Research setting was selected English medium colleges of Gandhinagar. Among which total 60 samples were selected with nonprobability sampling technique in that convenient sampling method was used. The tools used for data collection were the structured knowledge questionnaire. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION: The data obtained were analyses and interpreted in the light of objective and hypothesis using descriptive and inferential statistical in terms of mean, standard deviations , test and chi- square test value. The mean Pre-test score was 10.85and the mean post test score was 21.7 The mean difference between pretest and posttest knowledge is 10.88 the table was also showing that the standard deviation of pretest was 1.6 and posttest was 2.69 the calculated was 31 and Table 't' value is 2.00 at 0.05 level of significance association with the pretest knowledge score of samples. CONCLUSION: The study reveals that the mean post-test score was significantly lower than mean pre-test score. The calculated value was greater than the tabulated value. Hence the null hypothesis was rejected and the research hypothesis was accepted. Thus, findings indicate that the plan teaching program was a suitable and effective method of instruction for updating and enhancing the knowledge of the students

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