MEDMYST: Dissemination Phase II

描述(由申请人提供)： MEDMYST：传播第二阶段 来自国家研究资源中心(R25 RR15295)的第一阶段拨款--重建者调查医学之谜--资助了针对中学生的创新网络材料的创建和现场测试。该产品被称为MEDMYST。这是一部插曲冒险系列，伴随着课堂活动，重点关注传染病及其引发疾病的微生物。MEDMYST的材料包括：a)网络冒险；b)课堂活动；c)MEDMYST杂志--所有这些都是为了让学生参与在其他地方不太可能遇到的问题解决活动。这些组件中的每一个都可以在网站上免费获得(http://medmyst.rice.edu)和所有组件都符合国家科学教育内容标准。 来自9所不同学校的700多名学生参加了广泛的实地测试，测试了这些材料的有效性。研究结果发表在美国微生物学会的微生物学教育杂志上，结果表明，接触材料的互联网部分可以显著提高学习效果。在此第二阶段应用程序中，目标是： 1)建立MEDMYST传播伙伴网络并领导教师，他们的专业知识和培训将在国家环保总局的资助之后继续下去。 2)通过MEDMYST在中学课堂上扩大传染病相关概念的教学，培训至少1200名教师，他们将在两年内教授大约15万名学生。 3)评估MEDMYST教师培训的影响，并记录在课堂上采用的过程。 4)继续在各种教育环境中宣传MEDMYST，如家庭、课后计划、博物馆，并通过其他网站的链接进行宣传。 为了实现这些目标，我们与华盛顿大学教育外展、明尼苏达科学博物馆、约翰·P·麦戈文健康与医学科学博物馆和美国微生物学会建立了合作伙伴关系。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): MEDMYST: Dissemination Phase II A Phase I grant, The Reconstructors Investigate Medical Mysteries, from the National Center for Research Resources (R25 RR15295) funded the creation and field-test of innovative web-based materials targeted for middle school students. The product has come to be known as MEDMYST.It is an episodic adventure series with accompanying classroom activities focusing on infectious diseases and the microbes that cause them. The MEDMYST materials consist of: a) web adventures; b) classroom activities; c) MEDMYST Magazine--all designed to engage students in problem-solving activities not likely to be encountered elsewhere. Each of these components is available free of charge on the web site (http://medmyst.rice.edu) and all components are aligned with the National Science Education Content Standards. An extensive field test involving over 700 students from 9 different schools tested the efficacy of these materials. The results, accepted for publication in American Society for Microbiology's Microbiology Education journal, indicated significant learning gains with exposure to the Internet component of the materials. In this Phase II application, the goals are: 1) To create a network of MEDMYST Dissemination Partners and Lead Teachers whose expertise and training will continue beyond the SEPA funding. 2) To amplify teaching of Infectious Disease related concepts though MEDMYST in middle school classrooms by training a minimum of 1200 teachers, who will teach approximately 150,000 students over a two-year period. 3) To evaluate the impact of MEDMYST teacher training and document the adoption process in classrooms. 4) To continue to promote MEDMYST in a variety of educational settings, such as homes, after-school programs, museums, and with links from other web sites. To accomplish these goals, we have formed partnerships with the University of Washington Educational Outreach, The Minnesota Science Museum, the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, and the American Society for Microbiology.