| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 工業科技教育學系 === 107 === In the era of common public technology developed and advanced medical technology is well-established ,building the right knowledge of diseases and behavioral intentions of diseases prevention is a must-have ability for everyone. The study,from a school teacher’s point of view, intends to educate the primary school children to develop correct hygiene concepts and good health habits. This study is based on the educational resources of the National Science and Technology Museum via interactive science and technology simulation in the Diseases Prevention Combat Camp Exhibition (DPCC Exhibition). By visiting DPCC Exhibition and experiencing interactive simulation games, the school children learned the knowledge of diseases and epidemics prevention. The study identies the relationship and differences between the awareness of diseases prevention and the behavioral intentions of diseases prevention of the school children.
The study data was collected by a one-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this study were 185 students in the 5th grade from an elementary school in Kaohsiung area. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, ANCOVA and Pearson correlations were conducted for the research questions.
The findings of this study were:
1. The awareness of diseases prevention and behavioral intentions of diseases prevention learning achievement of students in the 5th grade were above average ability.
2. The awareness of diseases prevention of students in the 5th grade had a significant difference among having experience in infectious diseases on campus and the frequency of visiting the DPCC Exhibition.
3. The behavioral intentions of diseases prevention of students in the 5th grade had a significant difference among individual gender, having experience in infectious diseases on campus, and the frequency of visiting the DPCC Exhibition.
4. The awareness of diseases prevention and behavioral intentions of diseases prevention showed a low degree of positive correlation.
5. On the delayed-test of the awareness of diseases prevention of common diseases and epidemics on campus, the 5th grade students from elementary school had better performance than the pre-test one. It indicated that the interactive science and technology simulation of the museum helps the awareness of diseases prevention of school children.
6. On the delayed-test of the behavioral intentions of diseases prevention of common diseases and epidemics on campus, the 5th grade students from elementary school had better performance than the pre-test one. It indicated that the interactive science and technology simulation of the museum helps the the behavioral intentions of diseases prevention of school children.
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