scholarly journals Development of a Health Literacy Assessment for Young Adult High School Students: A Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Arif Shah ◽  
Siti Raba’ah Hamzah ◽  
Turiman Suandi ◽  
Ismi Arif Ismail
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (PPLA-Q) for adolescents (15–18 years) from grades 10–12: development, content validation and pilot testing

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
João Mota ◽  
João Martins ◽  
Marcos Onofre
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Physical Literacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Pilot Testing

Abstract Background The Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment (PPLA) is a novel tool to assess high-school students’ (grade 10–12; 15–18 years) Physical Literacy (PL) in Physical Education (PE); inspired by the four domains of the Australian Physical Literacy Framework (APLF), and the Portuguese PE syllabus. This paper describes the development, content validation, and pilot testing of the PPLA-Questionnaire (PPLA-Q), one of two instruments in the PPLA, comprised of modules to assess the psychological, social, and part of the cognitive domain of PL. Methods Development was supported by previous work, analysis of the APLF, and literature review. We iteratively gathered evidence on content validity through two rounds of qualitative and quantitative expert validation (n = 11); three rounds of cognitive interviews with high-school students (n = 12); and multiple instances of expert advisor input. A pilot study in two grade 10 classes (n = 41) assessed feasibility, preliminary reliability, item difficulty and discrimination. Results Initial versions of the PPLA-Q gathered evidence in favor of adequate content validity at item level: most items had an Item-Content Validity Index ≥.78 and Cohen’s κ ≥ .76. At module-level, S-CVI/Ave and UA were .87/.60, .98/.93 and .96/.84 for the cognitive, psychological, and social modules, respectively. Through the pilot study, we found evidence for feasibility, preliminary subscale and item reliability, difficulty, and discrimination. Items were reviewed through qualitative methods until saturation. Current PPLA-Q consists of 3 modules: cognitive (knowledge test with 10 items), psychological (46 Likert-type items) and social (43 Likert-type items). Conclusion Results of this study provide evidence for content validity, feasibility within PE setting and preliminary reliability of the PPLA-Q as an instrument to assess the psychological, social, and part of the cognitive domain of PL in grade 10 to 12 adolescents. Further validation and development are needed to establish construct validity and reliability, and study PPLA-Q’s integration with the PPLA-Observation (an instrument in development to assess the remaining domains of PL) within the PPLA framework.

scholarly journals Pilot study of abuse of asthma inhalers by middle and high school students

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 531-534
Author(s):  
Carol J Boyd ◽  
Christian J Teter ◽  
Sean Esteban Mccabe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
School Students

Attitudes of High School Students toward their Classmates with Severe Disabilities: a Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Shalev ◽  
Jennifer M. Asmus ◽  
Erik W. Carter ◽  
Colleen K. Moss
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Engaging high school students in neuroscience research -through an e-internship program

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim E Crusio ◽  
Cynthia Rubino ◽  
Anna Delprato
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Management System ◽  
Brain Disorders ◽  
School Students ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Neuroscience Research ◽  
Scientific Poster

In this article, we describe the design and implementation of an e-internship program that BioScience Project offers high school students over the summer. Project topics are in the areas of behavioral neuroscience and brain disorders. All research, teaching, and communication is done online using open access databases and webtools, a learning management system, and Google apps. Students conduct all aspects of a research project from formulating a question to collecting and analyzing the data, to presenting their results in the form of a scientific poster. Results from a pilot study involving fifteen students indicate that students are capable of successfully completing such a project, and benefit both intellectually and professionally from participating in the e-internship program.

scholarly journals Assessing sleep quality of Lebanese high school students in relation to lifestyle: pilot study in Beirut

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (08) ◽  
pp. 722-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramez Chahine ◽  
Rita Farah ◽  
Michèle Chahoud ◽  
Alain Harb ◽  
Rami Tarabay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Health Literacy of Hearing-Impaired High School Students, Some of the Problem, and their Expectations

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Gür ◽  
G Dolaner ◽  
R Turan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
School Students

Abstract Purpose This study aims to determine hearing-impaired students’ levels of health literacy, problems when they receive healthcare service and their expectations. Methods This descriptive study was conducted on 88 hearing-impaired high school students over 15 years of age. The data collection tools used in the study are “Form of Problems Experienced When Receiving Healthcare Service”, “Form of Expectations from Healthcare Service”, and Turkey Health Literacy Scale (THLS-32). The researchers know sign language. The Health Sciences Faculty granted approval for the study (04.12.2017-255). The families were informed of the program through the school administration, and their consent was obtained. Results 70.5% of the students had inadequate, 19.3% had limited, 2.3% had adequate and 8% had excellent health literacy levels. Those who had communication problems with the doctor (25%), those who misused the prescribed medication (13.6%) and those who could not use the medication without help (43.2%) had low THLS scores (<0.05). Those who stated that they did not understand what the nurses said (43.2%) and the health education materials (56.8%) and those who reported that they were confused when they had more than one appointment (20.5%) had significantly low THLS scores (<0.05). 55.7% of them expected that their prescriptions or care procedures were to be given in writing, and 87.5% expected them to be told in sign language. Conclusions Most of of the participants have significantly weaker general health literacy. Students with low THLS scores have less understanding of the given information and have problems with health workers. Main messages: This can create disparities and inequalities in the use of healthcare services and in the health outcomes. Key messages This can create disparities and inequalities in the use of healthcare services. This can create disparities and in the health outcomes.

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