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Formative Evaluation of a Sex Education Course for Young Adolescents
Author(s) -
Parcel Guy S.,
Luttman Dave,
Meyers Michael P.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1979.tb07724.x
Subject(s) - permissive , affection , psychology , formative assessment , premarital sex , sex education , variety (cybernetics) , developmental psychology , sexual behavior , social psychology , medical education , human sexuality , mathematics education , medicine , gender studies , virology , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science
The study was done to demonstrate the use of objective instruments to evaluate a sex education course for eighth graders. Results indicated that knowledge scores increased and attitudes toward premarital sexual permissiveness changed to show a greater acceptance of premarital sexual behavior in relationships involving affection or commitment for marriage. Students tended to become less permissive in accepting premarital sexual behavior in relationships not involving affection or commitment for marriage. A sex‐concerns check list measured no overall change in the number of concerns, but there were significant changes in four of the 24 items. Evaluation questionnaires completed by the students, together with the diaries kept by group leaders, provided useful information to evaluate process and to implement program revisions. The experience of using a variety of evaluation instruments led to a greater awareness of types of data needed to measure the effectiveness of the instructional program.