Sex Education via Computer-Aided Instruction for Early Secondary School Students(cid:31)
Wachara Eamratsameekool MD*
Affiliation : (cid:31) Presented to 16th World Congress of Sexology for scientific meeting of World Association for Sexology as oral presentation on March 12th, 2003 at International Conference Center of Havana, Cuba * Research and Development Division, Provincial Health Office, Roi Et
Background : Development and utilization of computer-aided instruction (CAI) on sex education may facilitate
learning and provide an additional education channel to early secondary school students.
Material and Method: Randomized control-group pretest-posttest design was used and was applied to four
student groups from different schools within Roi Et Municipality as 1) CAI, 2) CAI control, 3) Teacher, and 4)
Teacher control groups. The CAI were developed and organized in accordance with new sex education
concepts. Questionnaires were also developed accordingly. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was employed.
Results : One hundred and eighty three students from four rooms from four different schools were enrolled. The
pretest scores were 24.65, 27.44, 31.51, and 33.66; and posttest scores were 25.00, 25.74, 33.80, and 34.77 for
CAI, CAI control, Teacher, and Teacher control groups, respectively. The ANCOVA revealed there was no
significant difference between the CAI and the CAI control groups (F = 0.399; p = 0.529) and between the
Teacher and the Teacher control groups (F = 0.307; p = 0.581).
Conclusion : Sexual knowledge of CAI group did not differ from the control group. Computer competency of
the students underlined CAI usage.
Keywords : Computer-aided instruction, Education, Knowledge, Sexuality
