ERIC Number: EJ1297548
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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ISSN: EISSN-1474-8479
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What Level of Support Is Required to Enable Secondary School Teachers to Effectively Teach First Aid? A Randomized Trial
Ellis, Lucy; Gordon, Ellen; Forsyth, Mark; Ward, Alexander; Oliver, Emily
London Review of Education, v18 n2 p236-249 2020
In light of the UK government's decision to make first aid education mandatory in schools, this article adds to the body of evidence to inform the implementation of this decision. Our research aimed to explore whether providing extra support to teachers increased their confidence to teach first aid, and whether this support influenced student learning outcomes. Thirty-five teachers were randomly allocated into two experimental groups and one control group. The first experimental group received support through a video medium, the second through an interactive webinar. The control group was provided with no support beyond the learning materials provided to all participants. Our analysis suggests that while providing support for teachers does not positively affect their confidence to teach first aid in the classroom, this increased support does positively affect the first aid knowledge of students.
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, First Aid, Health Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Video Technology, Self Efficacy, Outcome Measures
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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