Focus on Kids: An Interactive CD-ROM for Educators

描述（由申请人提供）：与时间、成本和保真度有关的障碍继续阻碍以证据为基础的艾滋病毒预防课程的采用和有效实施。为了促进学校和社区教育工作者有效地利用基于证据的方案，Keneko通信公司将制作一个基于技能的教师培训光盘原型，以实施“关注儿童”这一艾滋病毒预防课程，该课程已被证明在减少中学青少年的性冒险行为方面有效。这个第一阶段项目的目的是确定使用具有联机执行支助的互动式光盘培训的技术优点和可行性，以准备和支持教育工作者忠实地执行“关注儿童”课程。三个目标指导设计：1)评估学校和社区团体使用交互式CD-ROM培训和在线实施支持的能力和兴趣水平；2)制作一个原型CD-ROM迷你模块，为教育工作者从课程中教授关键技能活动做好准备；3)评估教育工作者对CD-ROM培训的满意度、表现和接受程度。20名学校和社区教育工作者将使用光盘。他们的经验结果将通过纸/笔调查和使用结构化协议的电话访谈收集。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Barriers related to time, cost, and fidelity continue to impede the adoption and effective implementation of evidence-based HIV prevention curricula. To promote effective use of evidence based programs by educators in schools and communities, Keneko Communications will create a prototype of a skills-based teacher training CD-ROM to implement Focus on Kids, a HIV prevention curricula which has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing sexual risk-taking behavior in middle school-aged youth. The aim of this Phase I project is to establish the technical merit and feasibility of using interactive CD-ROM training with online implementation support to prepare and support educators to implement the Focus on Kids curriculum with fidelity. Three objectives guide the design: 1) Evaluate the capability and level of interest of schools and community groups to use the interactive CD-ROM training and online implementation support, 2) Produce a prototype CD-ROM mini-module to prepare educators to teach a key skills-based activity from the curriculum, and 3) Evaluate educators' satisfaction, performance and acceptance of the CD-ROM for educator training. Twenty school and community educators will use the CD-ROM. Results of their experience will be collected through paper/pencil surveys and telephone interviews using a structured protocol.