THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BRAIN CHANGES DURING PUBERTY AMONG SCHOOL GIRLS AT SELECTED SCHOOL OF INDORE M.P.

Abstract

In this pre experimental design, sample consisted of 60 school girls, selected by Non probability convenient sampling technique. A self structure questionnaire tool was used for assessing the knowledge of school girls. Pre test was conducted by using the same structured questionnaire and after 30 days post test was conducted using the same structured questionnaire for assessing the effectiveness of self instructional module. Mean percentage of the knowledge score of post test28.63 was higher than  pre test 20.55 The ‘t’ value for total pre test and post test was 13.89.The data was analyzed in terms of descriptive and inferential statistics.

Adolescence term derived from Latin verb adolescere, meaning “to grow into adulthood” is commonly considered as a transitional phase between childhood and adult world. This transition is a long gradual process that encompasses pubertal events and other fundamental developmental changes of psychological, cognitive, social and emotional nature that altogether enables a child to achieve adult identity and behaviour eventually. World Health Organization (WHO, 2016) Recognized adolescence as a period of human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood, from ages 10 to 19, characterized by a massive pace in growth and change that is considered second only to that of infancy. The onset of puberty marks the  passage from childhood to adolescence. During this passage several key developmental experiences occur besides physical and sexual maturation, such as movement towards social and economic independence, development of identity, the acquisition of skills needed to carry out adult relationships as well as roles and the capacity for abstract reasoning. While adolescence is a time of enormous development and potential, it is additionally a period of extensive risks as many individuals also experience a wide range of mental health problems, during which social contexts like family as well as community exert powerful influences. “These formative changes that accompany this stage of life are universal and are experienced by every individual.