Pilot-Testing a Cancer Education Curriculum for Grades K-6.

Schonfeld, David J.; Bases, Hugh; Quackenbush, Marcia; Mayne, Susan; Morra, Marion; Cicchetti, Domenic

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Publication Date: 2001

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Pilot-Testing a Cancer Education Curriculum for Grades K-6.

Schonfeld, David J.; Bases, Hugh; Quackenbush, Marcia; Mayne, Susan; Morra, Marion; Cicchetti, Domenic

Journal of School Health, v71 n2 p61-65 Feb 2001

Pilot-tested a developmentally appropriate cancer prevention education curriculum for grades K-6, assessing its feasibility and acceptance. Pretesting and posttesting of students who participated in the program indicated that students made significant gains in conceptual understanding for cancer causality and prevention. They also made significant gains in factual knowledge and decreases in misconceptions about casual contact. (SM)

Descriptors: Cancer, Child Development, Comprehensive School Health Education, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Education, Health Promotion, Knowledge Level

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Language: English

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