Date of Award
11-1981
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Department
Kinesiology
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Theophanis Hortis
Second Advisor
Frank Osendorf
Third Advisor
Lowell Mortrude
Keywords and Subject Headings
Health Knowledge Test, Leach Standardized Test
Abstract
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the level of health knowledge of freshmen students attending Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, Minnesota, and the factors which might have played a role in the level of health knowledge.
PROCEDURES:
The subjects in this study included 129 ninth grade students, 57 males, and 72 females. For comparative purposes the pre- and post-test format was used. The Kilander-Leach Health Knowledge Test was used to gather data on student 's knowledge level . A personal data sheet was administered to the students to determine parental background and prior class enrollment. The test and personal data sheet were administered to ninth grade males and females attending Cathedral High School. Of the 129 subjects, 66 subjects (27 males, 39 females) were not enrolled in the school's health education class (control group) and 63 subjects (30 males, 33 females) comprised the experimental group, those students enrolled in the school's health education class. The pre-test was given September 15, 1980 and the post-test was given January 12, 1981, near the end of the first semester. The .05 level of significance was used for statistical analysis. Analysis of Variance, T-tests and Crosstabulations, Regression Analysis, and measurements of central tendency were all analyzed to concisely determine specific factors may have had.
FINDINGS:
There was no significant difference between the sexes on either the pre-test or the post-test. Analysis of parental background indicated that, although no significant differences were found, parents with the most formalized education and occupations that demanded a high level of education or dealt in health related areas, had offspring that achieved the highest mean scores. Enrollment in the secondary classes anatomy, biology, drug education and physical science did show significance (P = .033) on the health knowledge test, irrespective of group.
The experimental group scored significantly higher on the post-test (P = .002) than did the control group. All factors considered, as indicated statistically, health education may be the major factor relative to increased post mean score on the health knowledge test.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Dennis L., "A Comparison of the Level of Health Knowledge Between Two Groups of Freshmen Students Attending Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, Minnesota" (1981). Culminating Projects in Kinesiology. 34.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/pess_etds/34
Comments/Acknowledgements
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