Beulah Daniel, B (2015) A study to evaluate the effectiveness of computer assisted teaching on the level of knowledge regarding the effects of junk foods on health among adolescent children in a selected school , Erode district. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Shivparvathi Mandradiar Institute of Health Sciences, Palayakottai.
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Abstract
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of computer assisted teaching on the level of knowledge regarding the effects of junk foods on health among the adolescent children in a selected school at Erode Tamilnadu was under taken by 301317102 as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master Of Science in Nursing at Shivparvathi Mandradiar Institute of Health Science, under the Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University during the year 2013-2015. The objectives of the study were 1. To assess the pre and post test level of knowledge regarding the effects of junk foods on health among adolescent children in selected school. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of computer assisted teaching on the effects of junk foods on health in terms of gaining knowledge among adolescent children in selected school. 3. To find out the association between the post test level of knowledge regarding the effects of junk foods on health among adolescent children and their selected demographic variables. The investigator developed a structured questionnaire as a tool for the present study. The content validity of the tool was established by 5 experts. The reliability of the tool was ascertained by test retest method reliability co efficient was r=0.9 and the tool was found to be reliable for the study. Pilot study was conducted in Navarasam Matriculation Higher Secondary school Palliyuthu at Erode District among 10 adolescent children, who fulfilled the sample selection criteria. The study was found to be feasible. The main study was conducted in Kongu Kalvi Nilayam, Erode District. Prior permission from the authorities was sought and obtained. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples and informed consent was obtained. Pretest was done to assess the knowledge of effects of junk foods on health and the computer assisted teaching was administered. After seven days of the computer assisted teaching post test was done. The data gathered were analyzed and interpreted manually. A probability of P<0.05 level of significance was considered significant.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Computer Assisted Teaching; Level of Knowledge; Junk Foods; Health; Adolescent Children; School; Erode. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2017 09:54 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2018 12:25 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/3154 |
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