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Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation

流行病学和能量平衡方程

基本信息

批准号：
7663987
负责人：
Mark A Kaelin
金额：
$ 26.62万
依托单位：
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-08-01 至 2013-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The broad, long-term objectives of this project are to: 1) create a curriculum, called Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation, that develops middle school students' understanding of the science of epidemiology by exploring patterns of physical activity and diet and their health consequences; 2) prepare teachers to teach the curriculum by conducting professional development workshops; 3) evaluate the curriculum by determining the degree to which it is associated with improved scientific literacy, abilities in scientific inquiry, understanding of epidemiology, and knowledge of the physical activity and diet and their health consequences, and increased interest in science and careers in public health; and 4) disseminate the curriculum by having it taught by science, mathematics, and health teachers, in both middle and high school, and in a variety of venues. The curriculum will be created based on "backward design" curriculum development principles that call for first identifying epidemiology's "enduring understandings," then developing "authentic assessments" that will determine when students have grasped those understandings, and lastly, using the enduring understandings and authentic assessments as design specifications, for planning the learning experiences that will constitute the Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation curriculum. A Field-Testing Team, consisting of 10 pairs of science teachers from five different school districts, will prepare them to teach the curriculum by participating in a three-week, professional development workshop, during which each school-district pair of teachers will pilot-test the entire curriculum with groups of 10 students. The curriculum will field-test the curriculum in after-school Epidemiology and Public Health Clubs that are led by the Field-Testing Team teachers. During the field-test, using a pre-test / post-test, experimental / control group study design, we will test the hypotheses that exposure to the curriculum will improve scientific literacy, abilities in scientific inquiry, understanding of epidemiology, and knowledge of the physical activity and diet and their health consequences, and increase interest in science and careers in public health. Based on the above experiences, the curriculum will be revised, posted on an Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation web site, and disseminate it by leveraging government regulation, presenting at professional meetings, conducting professional development workshops, and adapting the curriculum for use by specific audiences. We will create a curriculum based on "backward design" curriculum development principles, called Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation, which develops middle school students' understanding of the science of epidemiology by exploring patterns of physical activity and diet and their health consequences. We will establish a Field-Testing Team, consisting of 10 pairs of science teachers, who are members on the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal, and prepare them to teach the curriculum in a three-week, professional development workshop, during which each pair of teachers will pilot-test the entire curriculum with groups of 10 students from Montclair State University Academically Gifted and Talented Youth Program. We will field-test the curriculum in after-school Epidemiology and Public Health Clubs that are led by the Field-Testing Team teachers. During the field-test, using a pre-test / post-test, experimental / control group study design, we will test the hypotheses that exposure to the curriculum will improve scientific literacy, abilities in scientific inquiry, understanding of epidemiology, and knowledge of the physical activity and diet and their health consequences, and increase interest in science and careers in public health. Based on the above experiences, we will revise the curriculum, post it on an Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation web site, and disseminate it by leveraging government regulation, presenting at professional meetings, conducting professional development workshops, and adapting the curriculum for use by specific audiences.

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目的广泛的长期目标是：1）创建一个名为流行病学和能量平衡方程的课程，通过探索身体活动和饮食的模式及其健康后果，培养中学生对流行病学科学的理解; 2）通过举办专业发展讲习班，为教师教授课程做好准备; 3）通过确定它与提高科学素养，科学探究能力，流行病学的理解，以及体育活动和饮食及其健康后果的知识，以及对科学和公共卫生事业的兴趣增加的程度来评估课程; 4）通过在初中和高中以及各种场所由科学、数学和卫生教师讲授来传播课程。该课程将基于“反向设计”课程开发原则创建，该原则要求首先确定流行病学的“持久理解”，然后开发“真实评估”，以确定学生何时掌握这些理解，最后，使用持久理解和真实评估作为设计规范，规划将构成流行病学和能量平衡方程课程的学习经验。一个由来自五个不同学区的10对科学教师组成的实地测试小组将通过参加为期三周的专业发展研讨会为他们教授课程做好准备，在此期间，每个学区的教师将与10名学生一起对整个课程进行试点测试。该课程将在由实地测试小组教师领导的课后流行病学和公共卫生俱乐部进行实地测试。在现场测试中，使用前测/后测，实验/对照组研究设计，我们将测试的假设，暴露于课程将提高科学素养，科学探究能力，流行病学的理解，以及身体活动和饮食及其健康后果的知识，并增加对科学和公共卫生事业的兴趣。根据上述经验，将对课程进行修订，将其张贴在流行病学和能量平衡方程网站上，并通过利用政府法规、在专业会议上发言、举办专业发展讲习班以及调整课程以供特定受众使用等方式进行传播。我们将根据“反向设计”课程开发原则创建一门课程，称为流行病学和能量平衡方程，通过探索体育活动和饮食模式及其健康后果，培养中学生对流行病学科学的理解。我们将建立一个实地测试小组，由10对科学教师组成，他们是蒙特克莱尔州立大学教育更新网络的成员，并准备在为期三周的专业发展研讨会上教授课程，在此期间，每对教师将与来自蒙特克莱尔州立大学学术天才青年计划的10名学生一起对整个课程进行试点测试。我们将在由实地测试小组教师领导的课后流行病学和公共卫生俱乐部对课程进行实地测试。在现场测试中，使用前测/后测，实验/对照组研究设计，我们将测试的假设，暴露于课程将提高科学素养，科学探究能力，流行病学的理解，以及身体活动和饮食及其健康后果的知识，并增加对科学和公共卫生事业的兴趣。根据上述经验，我们将修改课程，将其发布在流行病学和能量平衡方程网站上，并通过利用政府监管、在专业会议上演讲、举办专业发展研讨会以及调整课程以供特定受众使用来传播它。