School Health Education to Prevent AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) : Handbook for Curriculum Planners (UNESCO - WHO, 1994, 88 p.): C. Programme evaluation instruments: 7. Peer leader form and checklist for focus group

School Health Education to Prevent AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) : Handbook for Curriculum Planners (UNESCO - WHO, 1994, 88 p.)

(introduction...)

Acknowledgments

A. Designing the programme

(introduction...)

Introduction

Programme model

Making a situation assessment

Defining the type of programme

Selecting objectives

Making a curriculum plan

Planning for material production

Developing the students’ activities

Participation of parents and family members

Involvement of peer leaders

Developing the teachers’ guide

Validating the curriculum

Planning for teacher training

Designing the programme evaluation

B. Sample materials for introducing the curriculum and for teacher training

(introduction...)

1. Checklist for focus group with students (situation assessment)

2. Sample agenda for parent meeting

3. Sample letter to parents

4. Sample introduction to parent activities

5. Sample instructions to parents

6. Sample questions - student to parent

7. Peer leader training guide

8. Test items for student evaluation (with correct answers)

9. Needs analysis for the teacher training programme

10. Three-day teacher training agenda

11. Teacher satisfaction with training workshop

C. Programme evaluation instruments

1. Model pre-post test

2. Additional questions for pre-post test

3. Teacher feedback form

4. Teacher interview

5. Checklist for student focus group

6. Parent interview

7. Peer leader form and checklist for focus group

8. School director’s interview

7. Peer leader form and checklist for focus group

Notes to interviewer

1. Explain to the peer leaders that the function of this session is to obtain their perceptions of their training to be peer leaders and the experience of being a peer leader.

2. Explain that you would like them to complete the attached form before discussing the experience in the group.

3. Hand out a form to each peer leader. Give them sufficient time to finish the form. Stress that they do not have to sign the form.

4. Ask the questions in the checklist allowing an open discussion of each topic. Use appropriate probes where necessary.

5. If possible, tape the discussion. If this is not possible, record words or expressions that will aid you in transcribing important information at a later date.

6. Thank the students. Collect the completed forms.

7. Summarize pertinent comments from the interview and submit this summary and the completed forms to the programme evaluator.

Peer leader survey

A) Background information

1. Date of interview:

Day
Month
Year

2. School/District: _________________________________________________________________

3. Sex:

Male
Female

4. Age:

years

B) Peer leader training

5. Did you receive any training to be a peer leader? [If no, skip to 9]

Yes
No

6. What did you find most interesting in your training?

7. a) Do you think the training helped you to be a better peer leader?

Yes
No
Don’t know

b) If yes, what specific aspects were most helpful? ______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

c) If no, what kinds of things would have helped you? ____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

8. Please evaluate the following aspects of the training by ticking the appropriate box.

	Good	Fair	Poor
The peer leader manual or materials
The instructor(s) that conducted the training
The amount of time given to training
The skills you learned in the workshop

C) The peer leader experience

9. Please evaluate the following aspects of your peer leader experience by ticking the appropriate box.

	Good	Fair	Poor
My contribution to discussion
My help to the teacher
My listening to others
My ability to give support and help to students
My ability to write activities on the blackboard
My ability to read parts of activities
Help you received from your teacher
Reactions of your peers during the activity
Reactions of your peers after class.

10. a) Would you be a peer leader again if you were asked?

Yes
No
Don’t know

b) Why? ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Checklist for group discussion

1. What aspects of being a peer leader bothered you?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

2. What aspects did you like?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

3. What did you find most difficult?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

4. What changes would you like to see, if you were asked to do this task again?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

5. How would you improve the training you received?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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