MEDMYST II: Middle School Infectious Disease Materials

描述(由申请人提供)：通过之前的R25教育资助，开发了向中学生传授传染病及其致病微生物的创新材料。这种产品后来被称为MEDMYST。MEDMYST的材料目前包括：a)网络冒险；b)课堂活动；c)MEDMYST杂志--所有这些都是通过互联网提供的，旨在让学生参与其他地方不太可能遇到的解决问题的活动。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。在这一模型成功的基础上，提出了对现有材料进行扩展，以包括新的主题。第二届南方共同市场的工作将包括： (1)将目前MEDMYST的三个网络冒险翻译成西班牙语； (2)创建两个新的MEDMYST网络冒险和配套材料； (3)对新的MEDMYST材料和师范学院的效果进行全面评估；以及 (4)通过积极寻找其他网站的链接、赞助师范学院和出版关于该项目各个方面的研究数据，扩大MEDMYST的覆盖范围。 为了实现这些目标，我们与贝勒医学院、德克萨斯大学健康科学中心、德克萨斯大学的传染病专家建立了合作伙伴关系 医学部-加尔维斯顿和来自三个州的课堂教师。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Through a previous R25 Education grant, innovative materials to teach middle school students about infectious diseases and the microbes that cause them was developed. The product has come to be known as MEDMYST. The MEDMYST materials currently consist of: a) web adventures; b) classroom activities; and c) MEDMYST Magazines--all delivered via the Internet and 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. Based upon the success of this model, an expansion of the current materials to include new topics is proposed. The work of MEDMYST II will include: (1) translating the three current MEDMYST web adventures into Spanish; (2) creating two new MEDMYST web adventures and accompanying materials; (3) conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy of the new MEDMYST materials and the Teacher Institutes; and (4) expanding the reach of MEDMYST by aggressively seeking links from other web sites, sponsoring Teacher Institutes, and publishing research data on all aspects of the project. To accomplish these goals, we have formed a partnership with infectious disease specialists from Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center, the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston and classroom teachers from three states.