Evaluating a Health Educational First aid Program with the Implementation of Synchronous Distance Learning

Area of Science:

• Health Education
• Distance Learning
• Emergency Preparedness

Background:

• Health education programs promote population health.
• E-learning and distance education offer innovative knowledge delivery.
• Assessing educational effectiveness for educators is crucial for school safety.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate an educational program's effectiveness on candidate educators' knowledge and emergency preparedness.
• To assess the impact of synchronous distance learning on health education delivery.

Main Methods:

• Solomon four-group design with two intervention and two control groups.
• Statistical analysis to compare knowledge and preparedness levels across groups.
• Implementation of a health education program utilizing synchronous e-learning.

Main Results:

• Intervention groups showed significant knowledge improvement post-program.
• The educational program was effective in enhancing candidate educators' knowledge.
• Synchronous distance learning successfully improved health education outcomes.
• No significant findings were observed for other independent variables (p>0.05).

Conclusions:

• Synchronous distance learning is an effective method for health education.
• The program successfully enhanced candidate educators' knowledge of first aid and emergency preparedness.
• This approach can improve a school's ability to handle emergencies.