TEACHING SCIENTIFIC DECISION-MAKING-- DRUG ABUSE CONTENT

青少年使用烟草、酒精和非法药物的情况有所增加 最近，在经历了近二十年的衰退之后， 一种有效的方法， 更新预防工作是跨课程接触物质 通过计算机辅助教学和交互式视频讨论虐待问题。 科学教育 使用药物实例的方法可以为此提供强有力的媒介 exposure. 尽管教授学生逻辑思维 思维和科学方法，学生得到很少的指导， 要么. 美国学生在科学推理方面的表现 和科学原则，以国际标准来看是非常低的。 研究支持教学科学方法，以及基本的逻辑和 批判性思维能力，通过使用明确的规则，在小增量 步 在关于科学方法和决策的教学中， 可以传递强有力的预防药物滥用信息。 在第一阶段，逻辑，批判性思维，科学方法的四个课程 将被开发和评估。 第一阶段原型将包括 计算机演示文稿和打印的学生材料。 原型 将对40名中学生进行疗效评价。 在第二阶段， 两个完整的50课光盘为基础的程序将被开发-然后 在随机对照试验中进行有效性测试。 建议的商业应用：该项目将导致第二阶段 制作两个50课的基于光盘的教学程序，教 决策技能及其在药物滥用问题上的应用。 每个项目将为中学生和高中生设计 学校学生。 这两个项目都将包括现场视频，动画， 但仍然存在框架问题。 产品将吸引中 学校和高中几乎可以在任何科学课上使用， 家用市场。

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.