Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Health Education Grade 9

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Newfoundland and Labrador Grade 9 Health Education with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Climate Building and Communication

Overall Expectations

Knowledge and Understanding

Specific Expectations

Students will be able to:

  1. identify the types of communication (passive, aggressive, assertive, verbal, nonverbal and refusal skills).
  2. identify the steps in the decision-making process.
  3. recognize the role of factual information in the decision making process.

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Overall Expectations

Skills and Abilities

Specific Expectations

  1. demonstrate positive communication strategies in a variety of social situations.
  2. develop an awareness of sensitive issues associated with relationships
  3. demonstrate an understanding of rights and responsibilities in group discussions.
  4. apply the decision making process to common scenarios.

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Overall Expectations

Attitudes and Behaviours

Specific Expectations

  1. assess personal communication skills and their impact on relationships with others.
  2. identify one’s own values and their influence on decision making.
  3. assess the role that respect for sensitive issues plays in relationships.

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Self-Concept

Overall Expectations

Knowledge and Understanding

Specific Expectations

2. identify the factors that build positive self concept and be aware of the effect of positive and negative feedback.
3. identify healthy ways of coping with stress.

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Overall Expectations

Skills and Abilities

Specific Expectations

  1. develop an increased awareness of self by engaging in a variety of situations.
  2. critically analyze the effect of media on self concept.
  3. analyze the potential stress created by the inter-relatedness of self concept, values and the decision-making process.

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Overall Expectations

Attitudes and Behaviours

Specific Expectations

  1. assess one’s own values.
  2. analyze the extent to which one’s personal values affect choices/ decisions made in a variety of relationships.
  3. assess the role of family and friends in the development of self concept.

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Human Sexuality

Overall Expectations

Knowledge and Understanding

Specific Expectations

6. define sexual orientation and to be knowledgeable of the sexual orientation continuum.

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Overall Expectations

Attitudes and Behaviours

Specific Expectations

2. be aware of reliable and accessible community resources when seeking sexual health information.

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Interpersonal Relationships

Overall Expectations

Knowledge and Understanding

Specific Expectations

1. identify the characteristics of healthy interpersonal relationships.
3. develop an awareness of attitudes, expectations and roles as they relate to dating.

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Overall Expectations

Skills and Abilities

Specific Expectations

  1. practice methods of initiating, maintaining, and terminating relationships.
  2. distinguish between appropriate behaviors for relationships with peers and those of adults.
  3. analyze influences on dating behaviors.
  4. develop effective communication skills to assist in maintaining personal values and coping with other issues that may arise in dating relationships.
  5. assess the effect of high risk dating practices on overall wellness.
  6. analyze media portrayals of relationships and sexuality.

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Overall Expectations

Attitudes and Behaviours

Specific Expectations

  1. analyse the personal decision making processes used in dealing with an issue in a interpersonal relationship.
  2. reflect upon their decisions, choices, actions, and words and the effect these may have on themselves and others.

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