Substance Abuse Prevention Media Literacy HS Curriculum

描述（由申请人提供）：为了响应NIDA发表的研究课题，呼吁在旨在预防药物滥用的教育项目中进行创新，提议的项目将开发一个经实证测试的媒体素养药物滥用预防课程，供高中生使用。课程将采用海报大小的挂图的形式，一面是视觉辅助工具，另一面是教案、讨论笔记、活动、多媒体应用和学科领域联系。这个SBIR的最终目标是开发一个基于证据的，易于使用的课程，可以灵活地适应现有的课程，这样青少年使用媒体素养药物滥用预防项目就会增加。在项目的第一个阶段，我们将探索制定建议课程的科学依据。我们将开发三节课的原型以及相应的课程计划和活动。然后将与高中生进行四个焦点小组，以评估拟议的教育方法的可行性。最后，我们将邀请专家对课程原型进行评估。假设原型显示出希望，该项目的第二阶段将完成课程开发，并评估课程在改变高中生关于物质使用的知识，态度和行为方面的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to published NIDA research topics calling for innovation in educational programs aimed at substance abuse prevention, the proposed project will develop an empirically tested media literacy substance abuse prevention curriculum for use with high school students. The curriculum will take the form of a poster-size flipchart with visual aids on one side of the page and lesson plans, discussion notes, activities, multi-media applications, and subject area connections on the reverse. The ultimate goal of this SBIR is to develop an evidence-based, easy-to-use curriculum that can be flexibly fit into existing curricula such that use of media literacy substance abuse prevention programs with adolescents increases. In Phase of the project, we will explore the scientific basis to develop the proposed curriculum. We will develop prototypes of three lessons and their accompanying lesson plans and activities. Four focus groups will then be conducted with high school students to assess the feasibility of the proposed educational methodology. Finally, we will have experts evaluate the curriculum prototypes. Assuming the prototype shows promise, Phase II of this project will complete curriculum development and evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum in changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of high school students regarding substance use.