A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on Level of Knowledge Regarding Importance of Outdoor Physical Activity of Children Between 6 12 Years of Age among Mothers in Selected Area, Bangalore

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Children will have close physical contact with other children and care through regular daily activities and play. The study was undertaken to “assess the effectiveness of Self instructional module on level of knowledge regarding the importance of outdoor physical activity of children between 6 – 12 years of age among mothers in selected area, Bangalore”. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY – To assess the level of knowledge regarding the importance of outdoor physical activity of children between 6 12 years of age among mothers in selected area. To assess the effectiveness of Self Instructional Module regarding the importance of outdoor physical activity of children between 6 12 years of age among mothers in selected area. To determine the association between the post test knowledge score of mothers with their selected demographic variables regarding the importance of outdoor physical activity of children between 6 12 years of age among mothers in selected area. METHODOLOGY – The conceptual framework adopted for this study was Modified Ludwig Von Bertalanffy General System Theory. An evaluative approach with one group pre test and post test design was adopted for this study in order to accomplish the objectives. 50 mothers were selected using non probability convenient sampling technique. The data collection was carried to obtain the data from the mothers by using structured knowledge questionnaire followed by Self instructional module was administered to the sample and post test was conducted. Data collected from the samples are analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS – The study reveals that majority, 60 of mothers had adequate knowledge, 40 had moderate knowledge and none of them had inadequate knowledge. Thus, the effectiveness of Self instructional module in post test is found to be significant, df49 = 15.42 P 0.05 . CONCLUSION – Findings of the study reveal that the Self instructional module is effective in all areas of improving the knowledge of the mothers regarding the importance of outdoor physical activity in children. Ms. Nandarani Yumnam | Mrs. Nimmy Priyanka "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on Level of Knowledge Regarding Importance of Outdoor Physical Activity of Children Between 6-12 Years of Age among Mothers in Selected Area, Bangalore" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-4 , August 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd67116.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/67116/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-self-instructional-module-on-level-of-knowledge-regarding-importance-of-outdoor-physical-activity-of-children-between-612-years-of-age-among-mothers-in-selected-area-bangalore/ms-nandarani-yumnam