Substance Abuse Prevention Media Literacy Curriculum

描述(由调查人员提供)：为了回应NIDA发表的呼吁创新旨在预防药物滥用的教育计划的研究主题，拟议的项目将为三至五年级的学生开发一门经验性测试的媒体素养酒精和烟草使用预防课程。课程将采取海报大小的活动挂图的形式，页面的一面是视觉辅助材料，背面是教案、讨论笔记和活动。SBIR的最终目标是开发一个以证据为基础的、易于使用的课程，该课程可以灵活地适应现有课程，从而增加提供媒体素养物质滥用预防课程的学校数量。在项目的第一阶段，我们将开发三张海报的原型及其配套的课程计划和活动。将举办六个重点小组(三个是小学教育工作者，三个是三至五年级学生)，以评估拟议教育方法的可行性。假设原型显示出希望，这个项目的第二阶段将完成课程开发，并评估课程在改变小学后期儿童关于吸烟和酒精使用的知识、态度和行为方面的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): In response to published NIDA research topics calling for innovation in educational programs aimed at substance abuse prevention, the proposed project will develop an empirically tested media literacy alcohol and tobacco use prevention curriculum for third through fifth graders. The curriculum will take the form of a poster-size flipchart with visual aids on one side of the pages and lesson plans, discussion notes and activities on the reverse. The ultimate goal of this SBIR is to develop an evidence-based, easy-to-use curriculum that can be flexibly fit into existing curricula such that the number of schools offering media literacy substance abuse prevention programs increases. In Phase I of the project, we will develop prototypes of three posters and their accompanying lesson plans and activities. Six focus groups will be conducted (three with elementary school educators and three with third through fifth grade students) in order to assess the feasibility of the proposed educational methodology. Assuming the prototype shows promise, Phase II of this project will complete curriculum development and evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum in changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of late elementary school-aged children regarding tobacco and alcohol use.