RESEARCH ARTICLE
“A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on
Knowledge Regarding Management of Selected Adolescent Behavioral
Problems and its Prevention Among B.Ed. students of a Selected B.Ed.
College, Hassan.”
Ms. SYEDA FAZILATH KHANUM. A, Mr. SANDEEP K R
ASST.PROFESSOR, Smt. PADMA G MADEGOWDA COLLEGE OF NURSING, BHARATHINAGARA,
MANDYA
ABSTRACT: Mental health means the ability to balance feelings, distress, ambitions for idea in once daily life and
the ability to face and accept realities of life. 1 Importance of good habit lays the fact that if we practice habit, it will
take form of your character Bad habits are a patterned behavior regarded as detrimental to on physical and mental
health. The decade of adolescence conceptualize as the ages of 10 to 19 years normal behavior in adolescence
depends on age, personality and physical and emotional development. Adolescents are at risk for the development of
problem behaviors that are distressing and socially disruptive. Some problem behaviors, such as having multiple sex
partners, can result in problems for the individual and others. 4 METHODS: Evaluative research approach was used
for this study and it aims to assess the knowledge regarding Behavioral Problems for B.Ed. students. Structured
knowledge questionnaire was used. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample.
Result: The reliability of the tool is computed using split half Karl Pearson’s correlation formula (Raw score
method). The reliability co-efficient of half test of knowledge questionnaire (r1/2) is found to be 0.96. The mean
percentage of post-test knowledge score (85 %) was higher than the mean percentage of pre-test knowledge score
( 40.1 %).The calculated 't 'value ( 28.92 %)is greater than the table value (0.05,49df) .It showed a significant
difference between mean pre and post-test knowledge scores. Calculated 2 values are showed significant association
between age, family income/month. CONCLUSION: A pre-experimental one group pretest posttest design was
used in the study. The data was collected from 50 samples through purposive sampling technique. This study is
concluded that, the knowledge of the adolescent was not adequate before the introduction of STP. After the
introduction of the STP, the posttest findings showed the significant increase in the knowledge of B.Ed. students on
selected Behavioural problems. STP is proved to be one of the effective teaching strategies.
KEY WORDS: B. ED, CDC, DF, STP
INTRODUCTION: Health is an essential factor for a happy contended life. Habits are influence the health
and behavior of the individual. Habit is an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost
involuntary.2 Importance of good habit lays the fact that if we practice habit, it will take form of your character Bad
habits are a patterned behavior regarded as detrimental to on physical and mental health. This is often link lack of
self-control and psychological changes some of them are consumption of tobacco (smoking), alcoholism, drug abuse
etc. Adolescence, the period of transition from childhood to adulthood, is a decade filled with profound and often
confusing changes. In the current culture adolescent are viewed as neither children nor adults. The decade of
adolescence conceptualize as the ages of 10 to 19 years normal behavior in adolescence depends on age, personality
and physical and emotional development. According to the world Health Organization smoking disease are set to
become a greater problem in developing countries than communicable disease and malnutrition. Nearly 50,000
deaths annually are attributed tobacco and smoking in adolescents age time as a mass media initiation. Globally the
prevalence rate of behavior problems varied from 5% - 51%. In the Indian studies prevalence rate varied from 13 per
1000 to 431 per 1000. Analysis at out- patients department revealed behavior problems in the range of 3.36% to
50%. Single parenting and violence have been associated with beginning for the grown-up ones. Studies from India
have revealed the prevalence rates to be 12.5% in 11-16 years community-based sample from Bangalore; 9.4% in
12-14 years old from a community sample in Kerala and 6.3% in 10-15 years old youth in Chandigarh. 3
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the existing knowledge of B.Ed students regarding management of selected adolescent behavioral
problems and its prevention.
To evaluate the effectiveness of STP on selected adolescent behavioral problems management among B Ed
students.
To find the association between posttest knowledge scores of B.Ed students and their selected socio
demographic variables.
RESULT:
SECTION –A Findings related to selected socio- demographic variables.
56% of the respondents are in the age group of 16 years, 44% are in the age group of 17 years. 64% of the
respondents are males, 36% of the respondents are females. Majority of the respondents are 50% of the respondents
are Hindus, remaining 20% of respondents are muslims and 30% of the respondents are Christians. 66% of the
respondents are from rural and 44% of respondents are from urban. Most of the respondents are 44% in joint family,
56% of the respondents are in nuclear family. Majority of the respondents are 58% were stayed in home, remaining
26% of the respondents are stayed in hostel and 16% were stayed in PG. 66%% of the respondents were having
monthly income 5001-10000/-, 34% of the respondents were having monthly income 10001- 15000/- .22% of the
respondents’ father had no formal education 26% of the respondents’ father studied up to primary education 20% of
the respondents father studied up to secondary education, 18% of the respondents of father studied up to PUC and
finally 14% of the respondents of father studied up to Degree & above. 18% of the respondent’s mother were no
formal education, 26% of the respondents’ mother studied up to primary education, 26% of the respondents’ mother
studied up to secondary education 14% of the respondents’ mother studied up to PUC & 16% of the respondents
were studied up to Degree & above. 70% of the respondents were having previous knowledge about Behavioural
problems & 30% of the respondents were not having previous knowledge about Behavioural problems. 16% of the
respondents having knowledge about Behavioural problems from friends & relatives, 26% of the respondents were
having knowledge about Behavioural problems from mass media, 28% of the respondents were having knowledge
about Behavioural Problems from self-reading and remaining 30% of the respondents were not having any sources
about Behavioural problems.
SECTION 2
ANALYSIS OF PRE- TEST AND POST TEST SCORES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED
TEACHING PROGRAMME.
TABLE-1: ASPECT WISE PRE-TEST MEAN KNOWLEDGE SCORES OF RESPONDENTS
N=50
Respondent’ Knowledge
Statem Max.
Knowledge Aspects Mean
ents Score Mean SD CV
(%)
I-General Information about
08 08 3.28 0.96 41 29.26
behavioural problems
II-Smoking management and its
09 09 3.7 1.16 41.1 31.35
prevention
III-Aggression management and
08 08 3.48 1.47 43.5 42.24
its prevention
IV- Suicide management and its
08 08 2.56 1.12 32 43.75
prevention
V- Abnormal sexual behaviour
07 07 3.02 0.86 43.14 28.47
management and its prevention
Combined 40 40 16.04 4.41 40.1 27.49
TABLE-2. ASPECT WISE POST TEST MEAN KNOWLEDGE SCORES OF RESPONDENTS
N=50
Respondent’ Knowledge
Stateme Max.
Knowledge Aspects Mean SD
nts Score Mean SD
(%) (%)
I-General Information
about behavioural 08 08 7.42 0.60 92.75 8.08
problems
II-Smoking management
09 09 7.56 0.64 84 8.46
and its prevention
III-Aggression
management and its 08 08 7.18 0.62 89.75 8.63
prevention
IV- Suicide management
08 08 6.5 0.70 81.25 10.76
and its prevention
V- Abnormal sexual
behaviour management 07 07 5.34 0.77 76.28 14.41
and its prevention
Combined 40 40 34 1.69 85 4.97
TABLE-3 OVER ALL PRE-TEST AND POST TEST MEAN KNOWLEDGE SCORES
Aspects Max. Respondents’ knowledge Paired
Score Mean SD Mean (%) SD (%) ‘t’
Test
Pre test 40 16.04 4.41 40.1 27.49 28.92*
Post test 40 34 1.69 85 4.97
Enhancement 40 17.96 4.39 44.9 24.44
*Significant at 5% level, t(0.05,49df)=3.84
Table 4: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AND POST TEST
KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ON SELECTED ADOLESCENTS’ BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS
SL Demographic Category Sa Respondents’ Chi P value
N variables mp knowledge level square
O le Good Very good value
(ꭓ2)
N % N %
1 Age 21 years 07 03 06 04 08 7.81 P>0.05
22 years 11 03 06 08 16 NS Df-3
23 years 24 15 30 09 18
24 years 08 05 10 03 06
2 Gender Male 32 16 32 16 32 0.142 P>0.05
Female 18 10 20 08 16 NS Df-1
3. Religion Hindu 25 12 24 13 26 1.52 P>0.05
Muslim 10 07 14 03 06 NS Df- 2
Christian 15 07 14 08 16
Others 00 00 00 00 00
4. Place of Rural 33 20 40 13 26 2.88 P>0.05
Residence Urban 17 06 12 11 22 NS Df-1
5. Type of Family Joint Family 22 14 28 08 16 2.131 P>0.05
Nuclear Family 28 12 24 16 32 NS Df-1
Extended Family 00 00 00 00 00
6. Nature of Stay Home 29 15 30 14 28 0.02 P>0.05
Hostel 13 07 14 06 12 NS Df-2
Paying guest 08 04 08 04 08
7. Family Income <5000 00 00 00 00 00 0.480 P>0.05
5001-10000 33 16 32 17 34 NS Df-1
10000-15000 17 10 20 07 14
>15000 00 00 00 00
8. Educational No formal 11 06 12 05 10 5.036 P>0.05
status of the education NS Df-4
Father Primary 13 07 14 06 12
education
Secondary 10 04 08 06 12
education
PUC 09 03 06 06 12
Degree & above 07 06 12 01 02
9. Educational No formal 09 05 10 04 08 7.40 P>0.05
status of education NS Df-4
Mother Primary 13 07 14 06 12
education
Secondary 13 06 12 07 14
education
PUC 07 06 12 01 02
Degree & above 08 02 04 06 12
10 Previous Yes 35 18 36 17 34 0.015 P>0.05
. Knowledge No 15 08 16 07 34 NS
11 Sources of Friends & 08 04 08 05 10 2.54 P>0.05
. information Relatives NS Df-4
Mass media 13 09 18 04 08
Self-reading 14 05 10 08 16
Contact with 00 00 00 00 00
health personal
No sources 15 08 16 07 14
*Significant at 5% Level NS: Non-Significant
CONCLUSION:
The focus of the study was to determine the “effectiveness of structured teaching programme on
knowledge regarding Behavioral problems among B.ed students selected in B.ed college at Hassan”. A pre-
experimental one group pretest posttest design was used in the study. The data was collected from 50 samples
through purposive sampling technique.
Conclusions drawn from the study were as follows:
B.ed students were willingly participated in the study. The B.ed students had some knowledge regarding
Behavioral problems
. The study was based on the General System Theory. It provides a comprehensive systematic framework for
effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Behavioural problems.
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