To Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching on Knowledge Regarding the Benefits of Outdoor Play among School Going Children
Author(s): Archana Taksande*, Vaishnavi Mahantare, Aishwarya Rathod, Apeksha Makode, Pragti Meghe, Mehnaz Khan and Saranga Motghare
Abstract
Introduction: Play is the key center of a healthy child’s life. Play provides the opportunities to be free, creative and expressive. The importance of play for children’s healthily development is grounded in a strong body of research. As a natural and compelling activity, play promotes cognitive, physical, social, emotional well being. Outdoor plays give us all benefits of physical exercise. Outdoor play is open air games. So, we breathe in plenty of fresh air. We breathe in plenty for oxygen. Play is crucial for your child social, emotional, physical, cognitive growth.
Objectives: To assess the knowledge of school going children regarding benefits of outdoor play. To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching on knowledge regarding benefits of outdoor play among school going children. To associated the knowledge with the selected demographic variable.
Materials and methods: Research approach evaluative, research design-pre experimental one group pre test post test design was used setting of the study school in Wardha. Sample student at school, sample size 100.
Results: The study finding show that in pretest score, 42.40%. The finding show that in pre test score, 5% of subjects were having poor knowledge 83% of subject were having average knowledge, 12% having good knowledge and 0% subject having excellent knowledge. However in post test score was 86% in which 0% of subjects were having poor knowledge, 0% having average knowledge and 21% having good knowledge and 79% having excellent knowledge. The tabulated value for n=100, i.e., 99 degree of freedom was 1.98. The calculated values are much higher than the tabulated values at 5% values level of significance for overall and areas wise knowledge is statistically level of significances. hence, it is statically interrelated that the plan teaching regarding benefits of outdoor play effective. So thus H1 is acceptable. There is no significant association between age, gender, school performance, type of family and income with knowledge score.
Conclusion: Play promotes cognitive, physical, social, emotional well being. So it is benefited to the school going children.