Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme Regarding Knowledge of Traffic Rules among Higher Secondary Students 15 18 Years in Selected Schools of Dehradun

Young people in the productive age group lose their lives in road accidents every year. Premature deaths of such young people cause substantial loss of productivity to the nation. The detailed age profile of road accidents victims for the calendar year 2015 reveals that the most productive age group of 15 34 years accounted for the largest share of 54.1 79076 persons in total road accident fatalities A Experimental research study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding traffic rules among higher secondary students of government schools of Dehradun. A total of 70 students were selected through convenient non probability sampling technique. A self structure questionnaire is used to obtain information from higher secondary students. Result revealed that the total of 70 sample, 1.43 sample has inadequate knowledge, 28 sample has moderate knowledge and 58.57 sample has adequate knowledge regarding traffic rules. The mean score of knowledge regarding traffic rules is 9.88 with SD 1.38. 35.71 sample were in the age group of 15 16 years and 64.29 were in the age group of 17 18years. In this study 55.71 sample were male and 44.29 were female. There is no association found with knowledge score, else no demographic variable shows any significant association with their knowledge regarding traffic rules. The study conclude that Majority of the students has adequate knowledge regarding traffic rules and no association with the knowledge regarding traffic rules. The study suggests that there is no need to replicate the study with experimental research design on large number of sample. Naveen Chandra Pandey | Mrs. Renu Sharma "Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme Regarding Knowledge of Traffic Rules among Higher Secondary Students (15-18 Years) in Selected Schools of Dehradun" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33410.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/33410/study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-planned-teaching-programme-regarding-knowledge-of-traffic-rules-among-higher-secondary-students-1518-years-in-selected-schools-of-dehradun/naveen-chandra-pandey