How sure are you? Science, Biostatistics and Cancer Education

描述（由申请人提供）：你有多确定？9-12年级的《科学、生物统计学和癌症教育》是一个课程开发和传播项目，旨在创建四个基于网络的教学模块，使高中教师或其他教育工作者能够轻松访问和利用他们可能认为与课程不太匹配的癌症教育资源。这些模块将利用学习经验和教学策略解决国家科学、数学和健康教育标准，并得到有效教授不同学习者的研究的支持。旨在解决临床试验和STEM职业中代表性不足的问题，学生学习的具体目标是：(1)了解癌症，人口研究和临床试验；(2)设计并提出有效的科学研究的能力；(3)能够选择和使用适当的统计方法来分析数据；(4)对科学和STEM职业的兴趣。三年的开发阶段是一个持续的、迭代的过程，包括设计、试验、评估和修改模块。每个模块将有六个组成部分：(1)3-5个具有挑战性的问题和数据集的实践课程，(2)基于探究的项目，(3)扩展活动的建议，(4)基于绩效的评估，(5)美国国立卫生研究院支持的癌症科学家或生物统计学家的简介，他们来自STEM代表性不足的群体，正在从事与该主题相关的工作，以及(6)与其他相关资源的链接。在为期两年的传播阶段，这些模块将通过国家环境保护局网站进行全国实地测试，并通过国家卫生教育、科学和数学教师组织（如美国国家科学学会、美国国家科学与技术学会、美国科学与工程学会）进行推广。从关键的数学、科学探究和健康教育标准中选择的模块主题是：(1)临床试验的分布特征和社区知识；(2)随机化和临床试验；(3)癌症风险与筛查的因果关系；(4)设计和分析癌症人群研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): How Sure Are You? Science, Biostatistics and Cancer Education for Grades 9-12 is a curriculum development and dissemination project to create four web-based teaching modules that will make it possible for high school teachers or other educators to readily access and make use of cancer education resources they otherwise might not consider well matched to their curriculum. The modules will address national science, mathematics, and health education standards using learning experiences and instructional strategies supported by research on effectively teaching diverse learners. Designed to address issues of under representation in clinical trials and STEM careers, specific aims for student learning are: (1) understanding of cancer, population studies, and clinical trials; (2) ability to design and present a valid scientific study; (3) ability to select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data; and (4) interest in science and STEM careers. The three-year development phase is an ongoing, iterative process of designing, piloting, evaluating, and revising modules. Each module will have six components: (1) 3-5 hands-on lessons with challenging problems and data sets, (2) an inquiry-based project, (3) suggestions for extension activities, (4) a performance-based assessment, (5) a profile of an NIH-supported cancer scientist or biostatistician from a STEM underrepresented group who is doing work related to the topic, and (6) links to other relevant resources. Modules will also serve as a professional development tool for teachers by providing the background and support necessary for effective teaching During the two-year dissemination phase, modules will undergo a national field test, be published via the SEPA website and promoted through national organizations of health education, science, and mathematics teachers (e.g., NSTA, NCTM, AAHE). The module topics selected from key mathematics, science inquiry, and health education standards are: (1) Characteristics of Distributions and Community Knowledge about Clinical Trials; (2) Randomization and Clinical Trials; (3) Causation vs. Correlation in Cancer Risks and Screenings ; and (4) Designing and Analyzing Cancer Population Studies. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): Are you Sure? curriculum modules will help students become citizens who are knowledgeable about clinical trials, population disparities in cancer research, and cancer prevention and able to make informed evidence-based health decisions.