Abstract
Abstract This study was designed to determine if intrinsically programed materials and techniques can be effectively used to teach a health education unit to secondary school students, and to compare levels of achievement resulting from the utilization of programed materials as opposed to traditional classroom methods. Twelve secondary school health education classes in New York City, involving 343 students, were divided into matched groups. Branched, self-teaching materials on the topic of alcohol education were presented to the experimental group to be studied at home for a 3-day period without recourse to classroom instruction. The control group was taught the topic in a 3-day unit utilizing traditional classroom teaching techniques. The results of the achievement test administered at the conclusion of the unit indicate that branched or intrinsically programed materials and techniques can be effectively used in the teaching of a secondary school health education unit and that in this particular investi...
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