A survey of students' perceived knowledge and attitudes regarding a high school course on family living
The purpose of this study was to compare the perceived knowledge levels about, and attitudes toward, issues and topics covered by the Family Living 2200 course of two groups of high school students. One group consisted of students who did Family Living 2200 as part of their program of studies. The s...
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
1988
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| Online Access: | https://research.library.mun.ca/5080/ https://research.library.mun.ca/5080/1/Case_RaymondArchibald.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5080/3/Case_RaymondArchibald.pdf |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to compare the perceived knowledge levels about, and attitudes toward, issues and topics covered by the Family Living 2200 course of two groups of high school students. One group consisted of students who did Family Living 2200 as part of their program of studies. The second group consisted of students who did not do this course as part of their program of studies. -- To make this comparison a questionnaire was administered to students to ascertain their perceived knowledge of and attitudes toward the content of the Family Living 2200 course. This questionnaire was administered to all students in their final year of secondary school in the Avalon North Integrated School District in the province of Newfoundland. These included students who had completed Family Living 2200 as part of their high school program and students who had not completed this course as part of their high school program. The questionnaire was administered during the last week of May, 1987. At this time students doing Family Living 2200 in the school year 1986-87 had all issues and topics covered and were therefore considered as students who had completed the course. -- Data collected from four hundred and sixty-eight students in eleven secondary schools provided the data used in the testing of the various hypotheses. Statistical procedures used to test these hypotheses included a chi-square test of independence, and a comparison of mean scores of the Family Living 2200 and Non-Family Living 2200 groups. -- Analysis of the data revealed that there was a significantly higher number of females than males doing the course. -- Analysis of the data revealed a practical difference in the level of perceived knowledge about issues and topics covered in the course between students who had completed Family Living 2200 and those who had not completed Family Living 2200. -- Analysis of data revealed that there were no practical differences in attitudes toward issues and topics covered in Family Living 2200 between students ... |
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