EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING PROGRAM ON THINKING SKILLS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS

Kiruba J C; Sreelekha B; Jaideep Mahendra; Aruna S; Roy.K George

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING PROGRAM ON THINKING SKILLS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS

Kiruba J C, Sreelekha B, Jaideep Mahendra, Aruna S, Roy. K George

Abstract :

Objectives : Assess the level of thinking skills of adolescent girls before and after training programme. Find out association between thinking skills and selected demographic variables.

Methods: Experimental –Pre–test post test control group design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in selected schools. Sample size was 40 adolescent girls in the experimental group and 38 adolescent girls in the control group. collected data were analysed by descriptive and inferential statistics.

Summary: Among the adolescent girls 48(61.5%) were having poor thinking skills,23(29.5%) were having average thinking skills and 7( 9%) were having good thinking skills. There was a significant difference in the mean scores of pre test thinking skills with that of post test thinking skills. (p<0.001).There was a significant association between number of siblings and thinking skills(P<0.05).There was no association between other variables.