A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on Knowledge regarding Good Touch and Bad Touch among the Primary Students in Selected Government Schools of Kamrup Metro, Guwahati, Assam

Bidyalaxmi Naorem, Banashri Lata Sadhanidar, Dropati Thapa

Abstract: Child is a gift from the creator-Touch is a basic need of human existence. From the minute we are born to our last breath, touch nurtures us. Good touch as a way for people to show they care for each other and help each other like hugging, holding hands. Bad touch is the kind you don?t like and want it to stop right away like hitting, kicking, or touching private parts. Aim is to assess the level of pre-test and post-test knowledge; assess the effectiveness of Video assisted teaching; find out the associations between pre-test knowledge with selected demographic variables. Quantitative approach was adopted. Multistage stratified proportionate random sampling technique 150 students were selected for the study and study was conducted at 3 primary schools of Guwahati, Assam. Data were collected by using self-structured questionnaire for level of knowledge. Findings reveal that, in pre-test majority 53.3% got moderately adequate knowledge, 26.7% had inadequate knowledge and 20% had adequate knowledge. For posttest majority 66.7% had moderately adequate knowledge, 16.7% had inadequate knowledge, 26.7% had inadequate knowledge. Therefore, it shows that there is significant difference between pre-test and post-test level of knowledge. Also, it showed that there was no significant association between the pre-test knowledge score with selected demographic variables such as age, gender, place of residence, type of family, type of parenting, previous knowledge and source of information. The investigator recommended that there should be session in every school regarding good touch and bad touch so that students became aware of it.

Keywords: Knowledge, Primary Students, Good Touch, Bad Touch, Video Assisted Teaching

How to Cite?: Bidyalaxmi Naorem, Banashri Lata Sadhanidar, Dropati Thapa, "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on Knowledge regarding Good Touch and Bad Touch among the Primary Students in Selected Government Schools of Kamrup Metro, Guwahati, Assam", Volume 14 Issue 1, January 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 787-790, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR25118171157, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR25118171157