• Jayavarshini. S

A Study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of Peer Mediated Teaching on knowledge regarding Hazards of Plastic use among school children at selected school, Puducherry. A Quantitative evaluative research approach with pre-experimental (one group pre test post test) design was conducted among 60 school children in 9th ,10th and 11th standard, who were selected by Non probability convenience sampling technique from Bharathidasan Higher Secondary School, Mutharaiyarpalayam, Puducherry. A Self-Structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of the school children and the class top 6 children were selected as the peer educators and were taught about the hazards of plastic use by the investigator and they in turn taught their peer group contains 10 students from the next day onwards under the direct supervision of the investigator. On the 7th day post test was conducted to assess the knowledge of the school children on hazards of plastic use. Data was analyzed by using Descriptive and Inferential statistics. Pre test level of knowledge regarding hazards of plastic use, shows that percentage of children 43 (71.7%) had inadequate knowledge and moderately adequate knowledge had 15 (25%) and 2 (3.3%) had adequate knowledge. During post-test all of the children 57(95%) had adequate knowledge. The overall pre test knowledge was 12.33+5.768 and the post test mean score was 28.98+1.789 revealing a difference of -16.65 . Highly significant difference found between pre and post test scores of level of knowledge in all the areas and in the overall level of knowledge at P<0.001 level ( t = -21.67 **). There was no significant association between the level of knowledge of school children and their selected demographic variables at P<0.05 level. The study implies that the peer mediated teaching on level of knowledge of school children regarding hazards of plastic use was an effective intervention to increase the knowledge of children.

Effectiveness, Peer mediated teaching, knowledge, Hazards of plastic use, School children

"A study to evaluate the effectiveness of peer mediated teaching on Knowledge regarding hazards of plastic use among school children in selected school at Puducherry. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.g697-g702, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207691.pdf

"A study to evaluate the effectiveness of peer mediated teaching on Knowledge regarding hazards of plastic use among school children in selected school at Puducherry. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppg697-g702, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207691.pdf