All Stars Technology: Web-Based Program Enhancements

描述（由申请人提供）：以研究为基础的预防计划的成功取决于它们的忠实实施程度。这个第二阶段项目将通过结合网络和多媒体技术，加强预防药物滥用方案“全明星”。增强功能将通过使程序更容易交付来提高程序的保真度。他们将通过加强行为的中介来提高效率。计划进行七项改进：（1）用于识别同伴领导者和社会隔离的自动化系统;（2）用于收集和组织学生在民意调查游戏中使用的响应的自动化方法;（3）用于创建个性化承诺证书的应用程序;（4）用于帮助学生优先考虑期望的未来的应用程序;（5）用于帮助学生创建体现他们的理想的高质量个人顶峰的应用程序;（6）一个应用程序，每月向学生提供有关学生态度的规范反馈;（7）一个名为数字年鉴的产品，其中将包含照片，视频剪辑和总结学生参加全明星的文字，以加强他们的个人承诺。第一阶段项目证明了这些改进的可行性。教师们发现该计划的增强版更容易实施，并报告说，完成课外任务节省了大量时间。在第二阶段，将完成技术改进。将完成一项独立评价的田间试验。这项研究将记录增强功能在多大程度上提高保真度，使程序更容易完成，并改善有针对性的调解人和学生的行为结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The success of research-based prevention programs depends on the degree to which they are implemented with fidelity. This Phase II project will enhance All Stars, a drug abuse prevention program, by integrating web-based and multimedia technologies. Enhancements will improve program fidelity by making the program easier to deliver. They will improve effectiveness by reinforcing mediators of behavior. Seven enhancements are planned: (1) an automated system for identifying peer leaders and social isolates; (2) an automated method for collecting and organizing students' responses used in the Opinion Poll Game; (3) an application for creating personalized commitment certificates; (4) an application to help students prioritize desired futures; (5) an application to assist students create high-quality personal crests that embody their ideals; (6) an application to provide students with monthly normative feedback about students' attitudes; and (7) a product called the Digital Yearbook that will contain photos, video clips, and text that summarizes students' participation in All Stars to reinforce their personal commitments. The Phase I project demonstrated the feasibility of these enhancements. Teachers found the enhanced version of the program easier to implement and reported meaningful time savings for completing out-of-class tasks. During Phase II, technological enhancements will be completed. An independently evaluated field trial will be completed. This study will document the extent to which enhancements increase fidelity, make the program easier to complete, and improve targeted mediators and behavioral outcomes for students.