Effects of a Leisure Education Program on Activity Involvement and Social Interaction of Mentally Retarded Persons

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen C. Anderson ◽  
Lawrence R. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Leisure Education ◽  
Activity Involvement ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
And Control

A 9-week leisure education program to increase activity involvement and social interaction of institutionalized mentally retarded adults was investigated. A disproportional stratified (by residential unit) random sampling technique was employed to select 40 subjects from a total population of 243 mentally retarded persons. Subjects were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. The hypotheses were that there would be no significant increase in activity involvement or social interaction of the subjects who participated in the treatment. Four ANCOVAs were conducted utilizing frequency and duration as the dependent variables for both social interaction and activity involvement. Length of institutionalization was the covariate. The grouping variables were treatment/control and level of retardation. The findings revealed the treatment had a significant effect only on frequency of activity involvement.

The Effect of Group Counseling on Educable Mentally Retarded Boys’ Self Concepts

1969 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 359-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip H. Mann ◽  
James D. Beaber ◽  
Milton D. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Group Counseling ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Educable Mentally Retarded ◽  
And Control ◽  
Significant Factors

The effects of group counseling on the self concepts of young educable mentally handicapped boys were studied, along with the variables of anxiety, deportment and achievement in reading and arithmetic as rated by teachers, attendance, IQ, and age. Results indicated that those who received group counseling tended to exhibit greater improvement in self concept, more reduction in anxiety, and better grades in deportment and the academic subjects of reading and arithmetic, than those who did not receive the counseling. No significant difference was found between experimental and control groups in attendance. Age and IQ were not found to be significant factors in the counseled group.

Effects of Out-door Activities on Students’ Attitude towards Physics in Secondary Schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 126-131
Author(s):  
AWODUN ADEBISI OMOTADE ◽  
JEGEDE S.A
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study investigated the effects of out-door activities on students’ attitude towards learning of Physics in Senior Secondary School Physics in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The research design adopted in the study was Pretest-Posttest Quasi-experimental. The sample for the study was 150 Senior Secondary One (SSI) Physics students (this sample was divided into the experimental and control groups in ratio 1: 1 i.e. 75 in each group), selected through the multistage sampling technique from a total population of 7,852 SS I students offering Physics in all the 184 public Senior Secondary Schools in Ekiti State. The instrument used to collect relevant data from the subjects was Physics Attitudinal Scale (PAS). The reliability of the instrument was determined through the split-half method with the reliability coefficient of 0.83. Two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data collected were analysed using inferential statistics of t-test and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results of the analyses showed that there was significant difference in the attitude of students to Physics in the experimental and control groups in favour of experimental group. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that non-conventional teaching approaches such as using out-door activities, should be introduced into the teaching of Physics in the nation’s secondary schools to reinforce the hitherto adopted conventional teaching method and Physics teachers should be encouraged to make use of these new teaching approaches.

A Diagnostically Based Curriculum for Psychosocially Deprived, Preschool, Mentally Retarded Children: Interim Report

1966 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard H. Spicker ◽  
Walter L. Hodges ◽  
Boyd R. McCandless
Keyword(s):  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
First Grade ◽  
First Year ◽  
Interim Report ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children ◽  
And Control

The development of a diagnostically based curriculum for a group of five year old, psychosocially deprived, mentally retarded children is described. The effects of the treatment on personal and social adjustment and on changes in intelligence and language are presented for the first year experimental and control groups following both their kindergarten and first grade experiences.

scholarly journals PENGARUH METODE PROBLEM BASED LEARNING TERHADAP MOTIVASI, KESIAPAN DAN HASIL BELAJAR

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Dina Martha Fitri ◽  
Srihartati P Pandi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Matched Pair ◽  
P Value ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Learning

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of problem based learning (PBL) method on motivation readiness and learning outcomes.The research employs quasi experimental design “On Group Pretest-Postest Design”. The total population is 70 students, and the samples selected is18 respondent. The sampling technique employed is non probability sampling. The results of analysis using Wilxocon Matched Pair indicates that there is significant influence of  PBL on the dependent variables, with the p-value for learning motivation, p = 0,000, study readiness, p = 0,001 and learning outcomes p = 0,001. The findings confirm that problem based learning (PBL) method has significant effects on motivation study, readiness and learning outcomes, which implies that this methods can be employed for effective teaching learning.   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan pengaruh metode Problem Based Learning (PBL) terhadap motivasi, kesiapan dan hasil belajar. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi eksperimen (quasi eksperimental design) dengan rancangan “One Group Pretest-Posttes Design”. Jumlah populasi 70 mahasiswa dan sampel yang diambil sebanyak 18 responden. Teknik pengambilan sample dengan Non probability Sampling jenis purposive sampling. Hasil pengolahan data uji Wilcoxon Matched Pair menyatakan bahwa terdapat pengaruh dengan nilai p-value dari masing-masing variabel yaitu motivasi belajar p =0,000, kesiapan belajar p = 0,001 dan hasil belajar p = 0,001. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwaterdapat pengaruh signifikan penggunaan metode problem based learning (PBL) terhadap motivasi, kesiapan dan hasil. Dengan demikian metode problem based learning ini dapat menjadi bahan pertimbangan dalam upaya menghasilkan pembelajaran yang efektif.

scholarly journals Effect of Diabetes Education Program on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Among Diabetic Pregnant Women: An Experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchenna Cosmas Ugwu ◽  
Osmond Chukwuemeka Ene
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Diabetes Education ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a disease condition present during pregnancy and if not properly managed would have severe effect on the maternal and neonatal health. This research determined the effect of diabetes education program (DEP) on gestational diabetes mellitus knowledge (GDMK) among diabetic pregnant women (DPW) and significant differences within groups.Methods: This study was based on a pretest – posttest measures of experimental research design involving experimental (n=110) and control (n=110) groups. A total of 220 DPW were purposively recruited from public hospitals in Nigeria between October and December 2019. The DEP was delivered to DPW in experimental group. The Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire (GDMKQ) of 0.774 was used for data collection. The statistical analysis was completed using IBM SPSS version 22. Results: The results revealed that no statistically significant difference existed on GDM history (P=0.801>0.05), smoking habit (P=0.0615>0.05), parity status (P=0.503>0.05), and level of education (P=0.720>0.05), while difference was observed on alcohol status (P=0.011<0.05), and age by birth (P=0.009<0.05). Also, while no significant difference existed between the DPW in the treatment and control groups on GDMK pretest measures (P=0.901>0.05), difference existed between the DPW in the intervention and control groups on GDMK posttest scores (P=0.026<0.05). Also, the higher percentage score (78%) of DPW in the experimental group in the posttest GDMK measures which is higher than the score in the pretest measures (55%) of the same group were indications that DEP has significant effect on GDMK among DPW.Conclusion: This demonstrates that reliable interventions are effective in combating pregnancy-related complications. This requires collaborative efforts by concerned bodies to combat notable complications during pregnancy using reliable intervention.Trial Registration: In retrospect, the Pan African Clinical Trial Registry documented the study with registration trial code (Trial No.: PACTR201903003187005)

scholarly journals The Effects of Community Empowerment on Preventing Dengue Fever in Lampung Province, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (E) ◽  
pp. 194-197
Author(s):  
Achmad Farich ◽  
Nur Indrawati Lipoeto ◽  
Hafni Bachtiar ◽  
Hardisman Hardisman
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
And Control

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of community empowerment on preventing dengue fever in Lampung Province, Indonesia. METHODS: This study used a quasi-experimental design with two groups of pretest-posttest design. The number of samples in this study was 120 people in the intervention group and 120 people in the control group, who is a housewife living in Gading Rejo and Pringsewu subdistrict, Lampung, Indonesia. The sampling technique used a proportional stratified random sampling technique. Community empowerment interventions have been carried out through socialization and inculturation to gather information about community participation, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of respondents in the prevention of dengue fever. Then, the next stage is the implementation of interventions with capacity building and planting dengue mosquito repellent plants. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon test using the SPSS version 21.0 software. RESULTS: This study showed that there were differences in the median score of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors between the intervention and control groups (p < 0.05). The results of the analysis based on the entomologist indicators (larvae-free numbers, house index, container index, and Breteau index) found that there were differences in larvae-free numbers, house index, and Breteau index between the intervention and control groups (p < 0.05), while there were no differences in the container index between the intervention and control groups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study confirmed the effects of community empowerment on preventing dengue fever in Lampung Province, Indonesia.

scholarly journals Giving Watermelon Juice on the Reduction of Blood Pressure of Young Adult Hypertension

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
Nurjannah Nurjannah
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Systolic Pressure ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Watermelon Juice ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pressure Lowering ◽  
And Control

The incidence of hypertension in Southeast Sulawesi tends to increase each year. Many people with hypertension are tired of taking blood pressure-lowering drugs because they are addictive and have side effects. The objective of the study was to understand the effect of watermelon juice supplementation to decrease blood pressure on early adult hypertension sufferers in the working area of the Public Health Center of Poasia Kendari city. This study was a true experiment through pretest-posttest with a control group design. The sample size was 30 people who were determined by purposive sampling technique and was allocated by matching within 15 people for both treatment and control groups. The statistical test result showed that there were different blood pressure both systolic and diastolic blood pressures before and after receiving watermelon juice supplementation for 7 days with the dose was twice 350/gr/glass/day on treatment group with significance value ρ = 0,000 (α = 0,05). Meanwhile, for the control group, there was no different blood pressure before and after receiving supplementation with significance value ρ = 1,000 (α = 0,05) for systolic pressure and ρ = 0,499 for diastolic one. There was different blood pressure after receiving watermelon juice supplementation between treatment and control groups with significance value ρ =0,031 (α = 0,05) for systolic pressure and p = 0,012 for diastolic one. Hence, it’s concluded that there was a significant effect of watermelon juice supplementation to decrease the blood pressure on early adult hypertension sufferers. 

Effect of Breathing Exercise With Buteyko Methods Improveing Forced Expiratory Volume In One Second (Fev1) Score With Moderate Persistent Asthma

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mufarika Mufarika ◽  
Mulia Mayangsari ◽  
Mustofa Haris ◽  
Wahyu Andrian
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Persistent Asthma ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Breathing Exercise ◽  
Breathing Exercises ◽  
And Control ◽  
Moderate Persistent Asthma

Objective: to know effect of breathing exercise with buteyko methods improveing forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) score with moderate persistet asthma.Methods: The research design used in this study is quasy-experiment. With the independent variable is breathing exercise with buteyko method and the dependent variable is forced expiratory volume in one second (fev1) score. This study used a simple random sampling technique which consisted of 9 treatment groups and 9 control groups with pair t test statistical test and man whitney test.Result: The results of the analysis using the man whitney test in the treatment and control groups obtained pvalue = 0.001 thes it can be concluded that there are differences between treatment and control groups.Conclusion: It is expected that this study provides benefits and knowledge as an alternative therapy in increasing FEV1 valuesin patients with moderate persistent asthma, and can be useful for patients with moderate persistent asthma to be able to practice breathing exercises with buteyko method independently, and it is expected that future researchers can do research on the effect of exercise breathing with buteyko method in individuals with moderate persistent asthma with longer interventions and other variables.

Reproductive Rates in Families of Children with Idiopathic Mental Retardation

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-677
Author(s):  
ELENI BACOLA
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Reproductive Rates ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children ◽  
And Control ◽  
Idiopathic Mental Retardation

Analysis was made of pregnancy records in families of 28 normal and 28 mentally retarded children. The pregnancy records of mothers, maternal aunts, and grandmothers of the retarded population were compared to the records of the normal population. There were no significant differences in the mean reproductive rates between the retarded and control groups.

scholarly journals Between-Groups Study Designs Demand Between-Groups Analyses: A Response to Hernandez-Reif, Shor-Posner, Baez, Soto, Mendoza, Castillo, Quintero, Perez, and Zhang

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Moyer
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Remission ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Randomized Control Trials ◽  
Statistical Regression ◽  
Placebo Effects ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
And Control

The most recent massage therapy (MT) study by Hernandez-Reifet al.displays flaws persistent in this area of research that are attributable to MT researchers’ frequent mistake of using within-group analyses of dependent variables in studies that are purported to be randomized control trials. This practise violates the logic of using randomization to create treatment and control groups, and thereby fails to control for the validity threats of spontaneous remission, placebo effects, and statistical regression. The result is that a clear understanding of what MT can and cannot do is seriously hampered.

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