Relationship between Safety Knowledge and Attitude towards Safety of 3rd Graders

Autor/in	Nazir, Nadia
Titel	Relationship between Safety Knowledge and Attitude towards Safety of 3rd Graders
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Education and Research, 44 (2022) 3, S.37-54 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0555-7747
Schlagwörter	Safety; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Attitude Change; Injuries; Grade 3; Elementary School Students; Correlation; Attitude Measures; Likert Scales; Content Validity; Human Body; Child Development; Risk; Fire Protection; Tests; Internet; Information Security; Food; Team Sports; Traffic Safety; Multiple Choice Tests; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sicherheit; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Korrelation; Likert-Skala; Menschlicher Körper; Kindesentwicklung; Risiko; Brandbekämpfung; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Lebensmittel; Mannschaftssport; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Ample of knowledge leads to positive attitude. Knowledge is an important tool that promotes attitude changes. Knowledge and Attitude of students towards safety is important because action of a person depends on believe. Unsafe actions of students are caused most of injuries and harms. It is important to minimize such harms by knowledge. Present study was conducted to find out the relationship between safety knowledge and attitude of students towards their safety. Study was quantitative in nature and researchers applied correlational research design. Sample of the study consisted of eighty-nine grade three students enrolled in government schools. Data were collected by self-constructed knowledge test for safety having 50 items and attitude scale for safety having 40 items mode of 5-point Likert type options. Content validity of self-constructed instruments was ensured from experts and Cronbach's Alpha reliability was censured in SPSS. Researchers personally collected data from respondents after ensuring ethical consideration prior to collect data. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson coefficient of correlation. The major findings of the study indicate that body safety, road safety, food safety, Internet safety, sports safety and fire safety knowledge strengthen the attitude towards safety. The results indicated that there was statistically significant relationship between knowledge and attitude about safety. On the basis of results, it is recommended that existing safety knowledge and attitude should be strengthening in school students in addition to their conventional education. Further researches may include research with male and female students at elementary and secondary level. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01