Evaluation of the program to teach life-skill as a preventative measure against HIV infection to grade six students

Abstract

             The purpose of this research was to evaluate the program of teaching life skills as a preventative measure against HIV infection, the CIPP model was used for evaluate this program. The evaluation of the program included 4 components; Context, Input, Process and Product. The sample were 259 grade six students. The 14 teachers and students were interviewed. The paper test, interviews and questionnaires were the tools in this research. The data was analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test. The findings of this study were as follow: From the Context evaluation of the program, it was found that AIDS was in a crisis situation especially for teenagers. The Input evaluation of the program was systematically organized, especially the meeting and the activities. For the Process evaluation of the program, the contents of the program included the ways to protect oneself from AIDS, the necessity of practices for teenagers and the effects of AIDS. Learner-centeredness was used according to the Educational Reform. For the Product evaluation of the program, it was found that the students could apply the lessons to their daily life and they agreed that the course was beneficial for them. There was a significant difference between the pretest and the posttest at the level of 0.01