TEACHING SCIENTIFIC DECISION-MAKING-- DRUG ABUSE CONTENT

青少年对烟、酒和非法药物的使用有所增加 最近，在经历了近20年的下降后。一种有效的方法 更新预防工作是跨课程接触实质内容 通过计算机辅助教学和互动视频解决滥用问题。关于科学的指导 使用药物实例的方法可以为此提供强大的媒介 曝光。尽管教授学生逻辑是至关重要的 思维和科学方法，学生们几乎没有得到什么指导 两种都行。美国学生在科学推理方面的表现 和科学原理，以国际标准来看是非常低的。 研究支持教学的科学方法，背后的逻辑和 批判性思维技能，通过在小的增量中使用明确的规则 台阶。在科学方法和决策的指导下 可以传递强大的药物滥用预防信息。 在第一阶段，逻辑、批判性思维、科学方法的四节课 将被开发和评估。第一阶段的原型将包括 电脑演示文稿和印刷的学生材料。原型机 将对40名中学生进行疗效评估。在第二阶段， 将开发两个完整的基于CD-ROM的程序--然后 在随机对照试验中进行了有效性测试。 拟议的商业应用：该项目将通向第二阶段 制作两个50课的基于光盘的教学程序 决策技巧及其在药物滥用问题上的应用。 初中生和高中生各设一个项目 在校学生。这两个节目都将融合现场视频、动画、 但仍然存在框架问题。这些产品将对中层人士有吸引力 学校和高中，用于几乎所有的科学课程以及 进入家庭使用市场。

Adolescent use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs has increased recently, after nearly two decades of decline. One effective method of renewing prevention efforts is cross curriculum exposure to substance abuse issues via CAI and interactive video. Instruction in the scientific method using drug examples can provide a powerful medium for this exposure. Despite the critical importance of teaching students logical thinking and the scientific method, students receive little instruction on either. Performance of American students, both in scientific reasoning and scientific principles, is very low by international standards. Research supports teaching scientific method, and the underlying logic and critical thinking skills, by using explicit rules in small incremental steps. Within the instruction on scientific method and decision-making a powerful substance abuse prevention message can be delivered. In Phase I, four lessons in logic, critical thinking, scientific method will be developed and evaluated. The Phase I prototype will include computer presentations and printed student materials. The prototype efficacy will be evaluated with 40 middle school students. In Phase II, two complete 50 lesson CD ROM-based programs will be developed--and then tested for effectiveness in a randomized control trial. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: This project will lead to the Phase II production of two 50 lesson CD-ROM-based instructional programs that teach decision-making skills and their application to substance abuse issues. One program each will be designed for middle school students and high school students. Both programs will incorporate live video, animation, and still frame problems. The products will be attractive to middle schools and high schools for use in virtually any science class as well as to the home use market.