A Report of the School Health Education Curriculum Project, Wichita Model. 1974-75.

Autor/inn/en	Moore, Terry E.; Makalous, Don L.
Institution	Wichita Public Schools, KS.
Titel	A Report of the School Health Education Curriculum Project, Wichita Model. 1974-75.
Quelle	(1975), (57 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cardiovascular System; Curriculum Evaluation; Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Health Education; Parent Attitudes; Program Descriptions; Program Evaluation; Student Attitudes; Units of Study; Kansas (Wichita) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Herz-Kreislauf-System; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Elternverhalten; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schülerverhalten; Lerneinheit
Abstract	This report discusses the genesis, imblementation, and evaluation of the Wichita, Kansas, School Health Education Curriculum Project, instructinq fifth-, sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade public school students in units on the lung and respiratory system, the heart and circulatory system, and the brain and central nervous system. Developed from the prototype Berkeley (California) Health Education Project, the Wichita Model was designed to (1) improve teaching by introducing new methodology in health and other subject matter areas, (2) raise the knowledge levels of students with regard to body systems and functions, (3) improve classroom performance of students, and (4) increase community and parent involvement in education. Health units were taught an average of one hour per day for nine to twelve weeks, using printed materials rather than texts, and emphasizing visual aids and student participation. Attitude and knowledge surveys, scored separately for each of the three units, indicated that the project was both effective and well received. Significant gains in health knowledge were achieved by the students in all three health units. Although they were not universal, improved attitudes toward proper health practices were also evidenced for the students involved in the project. Nearly all of the students and parents polled indicated their satisfaction with the project and their desire to see it continued in the future. Statistical tables are interspersed throughout the report, and attached appendices present demographic questionnaires and responses, knowledge and attitude questionnaires, and student and parent attitude questionnaires with respect to the health units. (MJB)
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