Evaluating Health Education Outcomes

This 1949 paper considers the evaluation of health education outcomes. It describes the nature of health education, discusses whether it is possible to measure all health education outcomes, then examines how to evaluate student health habits and skills, health attitudes, and health knowledge. It co...

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Published in:The Journal of school health 2001-10, Vol.71 (8), p.414-416
Main Author: Patty, Willard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy
Attitude Measures
Communicable Diseases
Comprehensive School Health Education
Elementary Education
Elementary Schools
Elementary Secondary Education
Environment
Evaluation Methods
Health attitudes
Health Behavior
Health education
Health Programs
Individual Characteristics
Knowledge Acquisition
Knowledge Level
Management
Measurement Techniques
Mental Health
Observation
Outcomes of Education
Physical Activities
Physical Education
Physical Education Teachers
Physical Health
Principals
Quality of education
Remedial Instruction
Safety Education
School-based health clinics
Stimuli
Student Evaluation
Testing
W W Patty
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Summary:This 1949 paper considers the evaluation of health education outcomes. It describes the nature of health education, discusses whether it is possible to measure all health education outcomes, then examines how to evaluate student health habits and skills, health attitudes, and health knowledge. It concludes that it is important to evaluate health education outcomes. Selected test sources are presented. (SM)
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb03539.x