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Abstract:- A Pre- Experimental design, one group pre test II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
and post test design was used for this study. A total of 50
parents who fulfilled the inclusive criteria were selected by A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Computer
using stratified random sampling technique at selected Assisted Instruction Regarding Child Abuse Among Parents In
area madapattu at Villupuram District. The structured Selected Area Madapattu At Villupuram District
questionnaire used for this study consisted of two parts.
Part I - demographic variables, Part II- structured
questionnaire for assessment of knowledge on child abuse III. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
among parents. Data were collected, organized and
analyzed in terms of both descriptive and inferential To assess the level of knowledge regarding child abuse
statistics. The pre test knowledge score on child abuse among parents in pre test and post test.
among parents revealed that 50 (100%) study participants To evaluate the effectiveness of Computer Assisted
had inadequate knowledge. In pre test the overall mean Instruction regarding child abuse among parents .
was 8.88 with the standard deviation of 2.73 Followed the To associate the level of knowledge regarding the child
Computer Assisted Instruction, the post test knowledge abuse among parents with selected demographic variables
score on child abuse among parents, revealed that 35(70%) among parents. .
had moderately adequate knowledge and 15(30%)had
adequate knowledge. Post test overall mean knowledge
score was 22.42 with standard deviation of 1.87. The IV. HYPOTHESES
paired “t” value of comparison of pre and post test was
34.54, which was statistically significant at level p H1: There is a significant difference between pre and
<0.001. The study findings proved that the Computer post test on knowledge redarding child abuse among parents
Assisted Instruction administered by the researcher was who were given Computer Assisted Instruction.
effective to increase the knowledge on the child abuse
among parents. H2: There is a significant association of selected
demographic variables with the post test level of knowledge
I. INTRODUCTION on child abuse among parent