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2017, VOL. 3 ISSUE 2, PART G

To study the effects of intervention program on life skills education level among high school children

Author(s): Dr. Manjula G Kadapatti And Poornima Yaraguppi
Abstract:
Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. The objective of the study was to study the life skills education level among high school students and to study the effects of intervention among selected group of respondents. The life skills rating scale was self-constructed. Expert validity was done to check the validity of the developed tool. A sample of 200 high school children were randomly selected from private and government school. Based on the findings of the research study, 30 for experimental and 30 for control group were selected from government high school and they become the sample for the intervention program. The intervention program was conducted twice in a week, and continued for three weeks. Two sessions were conducted on each day of intervention program. Different topics related to life skills education were conducted. Numerous activities were also conducted such as mind boosting games, vocabulary tests, role plays, group discussions, mock counselling session and work sheet were done. Students-‘t’ test and chi-square test were the statistical methods used. The findings showed that the intervention program had tremendous impact in the development of life skills education levels among the respondents of government school.
Pages: 414-418  |  1287 Views  84 Downloads


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How to cite this article:
Dr. Manjula G Kadapatti And Poornima Yaraguppi. To study the effects of intervention program on life skills education level among high school children. Int J Home Sci 2017;3(2):414-418.

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