Analysis of teaching Health education at primary school

The article deals with the new educational branch Health Education. The research aim was to compare knowledge of basic school pupils after attend of different teaching models. The combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used in 7. (age 12 year) and 9. class (age 14 year). Researcher elaborate after entrance pupil´s questioning a set of didactic manuals on the topic of body care, self-concept, body self-concept and physical activity in education promoting health for the new school subject Health Education. After the practical application of these didactic manuals in the seventh grades of primary school, their effectiveness was verified through a final (output) questionnaire survey and made a comparison with the knowledge of pupils from the ninth grade. The results show significant improvement in pupils’ knowledge compared to the entrance questionnaire survey after regular lessons in duration half of year. The knowledge level after introducing the health topics in other subjects (the old teaching model) were significant lower. Keywords: Body care, eating habits, physical activity, self-concept Ozet Ilkokulda Saglik Egitimi Ogretiminin Analizi Arastirma, Saglik egimiyle ilgili yeni bir egitim dalini kapsamaktadir. Calismanin amaci farkli ogretim modelleri uygulanan ilkokul ogrencilerin bilgilerini karsilastirmaktir. Nicel ve nitel yontemlerinin bir kombinasyonu 7. (12 yas) ve 9. siniftaki (14 yas) ogrencilerde kullanilmistir. Arastirmaci yeni baslayan ogrencinin, yeni okuldaki saglik egitimi icin saglik egitimini tesvik eden bir takim ogretici el kitaplarinin temel konusu olan, egitimde vucut bakimi, benlik kavrami, beden benlik kavrami ve fiziksel aktivite gibi konulari sorgulayarak didaktik bir manuel kullanmistir. Bu ogretici kilavuzlarin ilkokulun yedinci sinifinda uygulanmasindan sonra, etkinlikleri nihai bir anket yontemi ile dogrulanmis ve dokuzuncu siniftan ogrencilerin bilgisi ile karsilastirma yapilmistir. Sonuclar, yariyil boyunca duzenli derslere devam ogrencilerin bilgi duzeylerinde, okula girdikleri sirada uygulanan anketlerdeki bilgi seviyelerine kiyasla belirgin bir iyilesme oldugunu gostermektedir. Diger derslerde (eski ogretim modeli), saglik konularini tanittiktan sonraki bilgi duzeyi kaydadeger sekilde daha dusuktur. Anahtar Kelimeler: Benlik kavrami, beslenme aliskanliklari, fiziksel aktivite, vucut bakimi.