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The Handbook for Evaluating HIV Education - Booklet 3

Appraising an HIV Curriculum

Judging an HIV Curriculum
by Its Internal Characteristics

Curriculum under consideration:__________________________________________

 

 

1.  Instructional Psychology
 |____________|____________ |____________ |____________|
 Clearly adheres to sound instructional principles  Embodies few principles drawn from instructional psychology
2.  Functional Knowledge
 |____________|____________ |____________ |____________|
 Emphasizes knowledge apt to influence one's risk behaviors  Emphasizes general, less personally useful HIV-related knowledge
3.  Vulnerability Perceptions
 |____________|____________ |____________ |____________|
 Includes content/activities designed to increase students' perceptions of their personal vulnerability to HIV  Gives little or no attention to increase accuracy of students' perceptions of their vulnerability to HIV
4.  HIV-Related Attitudes
 |____________|____________ |____________ |____________|
 Includes content/activities designed to foster appropriate HIV-related attitudes  Gives little or no attention to the fostering of appropriate HIV-related attitudes
5.  Interpersonal Skill
 |____________|____________ |____________ |____________|
 Emphasizes student acquisition of interpersonal skills related to HIV-risk avoidance  Places little or no emphasis on the promotion of students' HIV related interpersonal skills
6.  Involvement of Parents and Guardians
 |____________|____________ |____________ |____________|
 Provides concrete activities to involve parents and guardians in HIV prevention education  Gives little or no attention to involving parents and guardians in instructional activities
7.  Adequate Duration
 |____________|____________ |____________ |____________|
 At least 12-15 hours of instruction provided  Only 1-3 hours of instruction provided




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