Zika Virus Summary
The researchers discussed in class and all agreed that Zika Virus is a very dangerous and continuing to plaque southwest Florida. In hopes to promote public safety and aware other about the virus and how it can be contracted, the researchers decided to focus our intervention towards first year students living on campus. The researchers started off the project by contacting Florida Gulf Coast University Student housing and Residence life. The plans for a Zika Virus intervention were shared with the administrator of Eagle Hall in South Lake Village which is an on campus, first year housing for students who attend the university. On September 20th the researchers sat down as a group to discuss a game plan of how an intervention would be arrange
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Following the pre-test, an informational presentation was shown to the students that pertained information regarding Zika Virus symptoms, causes, and preventive measures. The students responded well to the presentation. In addition to the presentation a brochure was handed out to all the students. This brochure allowed the students to follow along with the presentation and provided addition information about Zika Virus. After the presentation, a fun, online game called Kahoot, was played. The game allowed the students to refresh their memory about the information that they just learned. The students enjoyed the game and were able to get more involved while still learning about Zika Virus. Throughout the whole intervention, there were numerous times were the researchers asked if any of the students had any questions or comments regarding Zika Virus. There were a few clarification question as well as more critical questions, such as the student’s safety on Florida Gulf Coast University’s campus. The last step of the intervention was a post test. The students took a post-test that was identical to the pre-test. This allowed the researchers to compare and contrast what the students had learned throughout the intervention. The post-test were increasingly better than the pre-test. The average score on the post-test was 94%. After the presentation, the last
Following the pre-test, an informational presentation was shown to the students that pertained information regarding Zika Virus symptoms, causes, and preventive measures. The students responded well to the presentation. In addition to the presentation a brochure was handed out to all the students. This brochure allowed the students to follow along with the presentation and provided addition information about Zika Virus. After the presentation, a fun, online game called Kahoot, was played. The game allowed the students to refresh their memory about the information that they just learned. The students enjoyed the game and were able to get more involved while still learning about Zika Virus. Throughout the whole intervention, there were numerous times were the researchers asked if any of the students had any questions or comments regarding Zika Virus. There were a few clarification question as well as more critical questions, such as the student’s safety on Florida Gulf Coast University’s campus. The last step of the intervention was a post test. The students took a post-test that was identical to the pre-test. This allowed the researchers to compare and contrast what the students had learned throughout the intervention. The post-test were increasingly better than the pre-test. The average score on the post-test was 94%. After the presentation, the last