All Stars Technology: Web-Based Program Enhancements

描述（由申请人提供）：以研究为基础的预防项目的成功取决于它们被忠实执行的程度。这个第二期项目将通过整合网络和多媒体技术，加强预防药物滥用计划“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。它们将通过强化行为的中介来提高效率。计划进行7项改进：(1)建立一个识别同侪领导和社会孤立的自动化系统；(2)用于收集和整理意见调查游戏中学生回答的自动化方法；（三）申请制作个性化承诺书；(4)一份帮助学生优先考虑理想未来的申请；(5)帮助学生创作体现其理想的高质量个人徽章的应用程序；(6)申请每月向学生提供关于学生态度的规范性反馈；(7)一个名为“数字年鉴”的产品，它将包含照片、视频片段和文字，总结学生参加全明星赛的情况，以加强他们的个人承诺。第一阶段的项目证明了这些增强的可行性。教师们发现该程序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。将完成一项独立评估的现场试验。本研究将记录这些改进在多大程度上提高了保真度，使程序更容易完成，并改善了学生的目标中介和行为结果。

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.