Middle School Students' Knowledge State Analysis about Light

Clueless: parental knowledge of risk behaviors of middle school students.

OBJECTIVES To determine parental knowledge of risk behaviors of their middle-school-aged children and to compare that knowledge with behaviors reported by the students. DESIGN Confidential surveys were administered to 194 poor and middle-class middle school students and their parents. INTERVENTION None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Compare parental awareness and student admission of risk behavior...

Food safety knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors among middle school students.

OBJECTIVE To assess the level of food safety knowledge, perceptions, and self-reported food-handling behaviors among middle school students. DESIGN Baseline questionnaire administered in class that assessed background characteristics, knowledge, behaviors, and perceptions related to food safety. PARTICIPANTS 178 seventh and eighth grade students from 4 schools in central Pennsylvania. MAI...

Running Head: TEACHERS’ EXPECTATIONS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Teachers’ Expectations of Middle School Students

Knowledge about Epilepsy and Attitudes toward Students with Epilepsy among Middle and High School Teachers in Kuwait

Background and Objectives. Attitudes toward students with epilepsy and epilepsy-related knowledge of teachers are crucial for child's safety in the school. The aim of this study was to evaluate teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy. Methods. This cross-sectional study included 824 teachers from 24 randomly selected middle and high schools. Scale of Attitudes Toward Persons with Epil...

An educational strategy for improving knowledge about breast and cervical cancer prevention among Mexican middle school students

INTRODUCTION Prevention programs have not achieved the expected results in preventing mortality from breast and cervical cancer in Mexico. Therefore, we propose a complementary strategy. METHODOLOGY An educational strategy for high school students in Mexico (2011-2013) was designed (longitudinal design, two measurements and a single intervention). The postintervention assessment included: 1) ...