Suja, M (2018) A study to assess the effectiveness of instructional activities on dysgraphia among primary school children in selected school at Tirunelveli District. Masters thesis, Nehru Nursing College, Vallioor.
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Abstract
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: The present dissertation was under taken “ A study to assess the effectiveness of Instructional activities on Dysgraphia among primary school children in selected school at Tirunelveli District”. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre test and post test level of dysgraphia among primary school children. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of instructional activities on dysgraphia among primary school children. 3. To find out the association between the pre test level of dysgraphia among primary school children with their selected demographic variables. HYPOTHESIS: H1- There will be a significant difference between the pre test and post test level of dysgraphia among primary school children. H2- There will be a significant association between the pre test level of dysgraphia among primary school children with the selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: Pre test was conducted to assess the effectiveness of instructional activities on dysgraphia among primary school children. Quantitative research approach with Quasi- experimental, one group pre test & post test design was adopted to determine the effectiveness of instructional activities on dysgraphia. The study was conducted in Swami Vivekananda Primary School in Ramayanpatti, situated in Tirunelveli. Samples were selected by using Stratified random sampling technique with lottery method. The instructional activities was given to the samples in study group for one hour every day –all working days for one month. After one month post test was conducted using the Dysgraphia disability scale by the investigator. The study finding reveals that during pre-test, in study, among 30 primary school children with dysgraphia 26 (86.67%) had mild to moderate disability and 4 (13.33%) had minimal disability of dysgraphia. During post test, in study, among 30 primary school children with dysgraphia 4 (13.33%) had mild to moderate disability, 24 (80%) had minimal disability of dysgraphia and 2(6.66%) were normal level of dysgraphia. The mean score on level of dysgraphia among primary school children in study group were 48.53 in pre test and 57.6 in post test respectively. Standard deviation value were (3.57) in pre test and (4.96) in post test respectively. The mean difference score was 9.07. The paired ‘t’ values were 14.59* which is significant at p < 0.05. Hence the instructional activities was effective in reducing the level of dysgraphia among primary school children. So the research hypothesis was accepted. CONCLUSION: From the results of the study, it is concluded that instructional activities are effective in reducing the level of dysgraphia. Those skills are easy to follow and cost effective. School children can do self instructional activities. Therefore, the investigator felt that more importance should be given to instructional activities to reduce dysgraphia.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.301631251 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | instructional activities, dysgraphia, primary school children. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2019 02:46 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2019 02:46 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/11661 |
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