Subjective Evaluation Of Health Education By Czech Students

Abstract

Health education (HE) is an established educational field in lower secondary education in the Czech Republic (CR). Therefore, researching HE, including state curriculum, implemented curriculum and achieved curriculum is emphasised to assess whether students studying HE under the leadership of a qualified teacher evaluate this course as more popular, enjoyable and beneficial compared with students without such leadership. Identical effects are also assessed in terms of the real number of lessons and health promotion projects. The research sample included 755 students in grade 9 from 23 elementary schools in 5 regions of the CR. The research tool was a questionnaire focusing on students’ opinions about the HE implemented curriculum using numerical scales ranging from 1-10. The factors that influence the reality of Health education were investigated by means of a questionnaire for head teachers. Relevant analyses were used to identify the effect or confirm the positive trend of selected factors of educational reality, such as HE teacher qualification, additional HE lessons, and health promotion projects, while the subjective evaluation of the HE curriculum was evaluated in terms of the popularity and benefits of HE in the students’ personal lives. The selected factors of educational reality have an effect on the subjective evaluation of Health education by students at the end of compulsory education in the Czech Republic. HE should be taught by a qualified teacher using an adequate number of lessons, and health promotion projects should be implemented.