AbstractIn this study effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding road traffic rules among children in the age group of 6 to 13 years in a selected school was studied using structured questionnaire on road traffic accidents. The research design used in the study was one group pre-test and post-test pre-experimental design. The knowledge regarding road traffic rules was assessed before and after the conduction of structured teaching program on road traffic rules. The conceptual framework of the study was based on Modified General System Theory by Ludwig von Bertalanffy. The study was conducted among 30 children whose age was between 6 to 13 years. The data was collected and analysed based on objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics based on the objectives of the study. The obtained mean post-test 21.8 was much higher than the mean pre-test 7.5. The obtained ‘t’ value 17.48 was significant. The study revealed that the knowledge regarding road traffic rules was significantly improved after the conduction of structured teaching program. Thus the structured teaching program was effective in improving the knowledge of children on road traffic rules. The effectiveness of the structured teaching program was independent of the selected demographic variables. The study concluded that the structured teaching program on road traffics rules can play an important role in imparting knowledge to the school children.
Keywords: Structured teaching program; Road traffic rules; Knowledge; School children.