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A Comparison Of Two Instructional Methods In Teaching An Introductory Course In Health, Charlotte Mitchell
A Comparison Of Two Instructional Methods In Teaching An Introductory Course In Health, Charlotte Mitchell
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The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of the independent study method of instruction in promoting health knowledge and health attitude change. The experimental method was compared to the traditional classroom model of instruction.
A random sample of ten subjects was taken for the experimental group and matched control subjects were then selected. Control subjects were chosen based on the demographic variables of age, race, sex, academic classification and grade point average.
A pretest-posttest design using two standardized instruments was employed to measure the health knowledge gain and health attitude change. Data was statistically analyzed by use …