A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Risk Factors and Prevention of Coronary Artery Diseases among B. Ed. Students of D.Y. Patil Colleges of Education, Maharashtra

1. To assess the knowledge regarding risk factors and prevention of CAD among B. Ed. students.

2. To prepare and administer a planned teaching programme regarding risk factors and prevention of CAD among B. Ed. students.

3. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding risk factors and prevention of CAD among B. Ed. students.

4. To find out an association between pre-test knowledge score and selected socio demographic variables among B. Ed student.

Quantitative Evaluative Survey research approach was used; population were students of D.Y. Patil B. Ed. Colleges of Education, Maharashtra. The sample of the present study consisted of 60 students of B. Ed. Colleges of Education, Maharashtra. The technique used was simple random sampling followed by lottery method with replacement.

The research design used for this study was pre-experimental one group pre-test, post-test design that consisted of structured questionnaire based on knowledge, risk factors and prevention of CAD

During pre-test out of 60 B. Ed students Majority 40 (66.66%) of B. Ed students had average knowledge, and Minimum 10 (16.66%) had poor knowledge.

After the introduction of planned teaching programme majority B. Ed students 60 (100%) had good knowledge score. and none of them were in average and poor knowledge level.

Paired ’test value of 22.695 revealed that there is a significant gain in knowledge score of

B. Ed students after administrating the planned teaching program at 0.05 level of significance.

The findings reveal that the variables computed Chi-square values at df (4) for age of

B. Ed. students was 4.834, at df (2) for gender was 0.2263, at df (6) for religion was 3.819, at df (2) for marital status was 2.900, which exhibits statistically that there is no significant association with pre-test knowledge scores and socio-demographic variables.

PTP is an effective learning method for B. Ed. students to increase their knowledge about risk factors and prevention of CAD and there is intense need to make people aware regarding the disease.