Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on the knowledge and opinion of teacher trainees about learning disabilities
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
The present study was designed with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of structured teaching program on the knowledge and opinion of teacher trainees regarding learning disabilities among children. This study was carried out among 32 teacher trainees studying the Diploma in Education (D.Ed.) course. One group pre-test, post-test without control group, quasi experimental research design was adapted for the study. Instruments, socio-demographic data sheet, knowledge questionnaire on learning disabilities and opinion questionnaire on learning disabilities (prepared by the investigator) were used to assess the changes in the level of knowledge and opinion among the Teacher trainees before and after the structured teaching program. The students are exposed to five sessions of structured teaching program which included concept and definition, incidence and prevalence, causes and classification, clinical manifestations, investigations, treatment and outcome of the learning disabilities. Data collected through self report method were analyzed and processed using descriptive statistics like percentage, mean and standard deviation. Inferential statistics such as t-test, Pearson correlation and chi-square were also used. Findings revealed that, there was significant difference in the pre and post test scores on various dimensions of knowledge and opinion questionnaire (p<0.001), demonstrated the effectiveness of structured teaching program.
Authors and Affiliations
Padmavathy D, K. Lalitha, Uma Hirisave
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