Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation

流行病学和能量平衡方程

基本信息

批准号：
8299451
负责人：
Mark A Kaelin
金额：
$ 23.96万
依托单位：
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-08-01 至 2014-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation Project Summary The broad, long-term objectives of this project are to: 1) create a curriculum, called Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation, that develops middle school students' understanding of the science of epidemiology by exploring patterns of physical activity and diet and their health consequences; 2) prepare teachers to teach the curriculum by conducting professional development workshops; 3) evaluate the curriculum by determining the degree to which it is associated with improved scientific literacy, abilities in scientific inquiry, understanding of epidemiology, and knowledge of the physical activity and diet and their health consequences, and increased interest in science and careers in public health; and 4) disseminate the curriculum by having it taught by science, mathematics, and health teachers, in both middle and high school, and in a variety of venues. The curriculum will be created based on backward design curriculum development principles that call for first identifying epidemiology's enduring understandings, then developing authentic assessments that will determine when students have grasped those understandings, and lastly, using the enduring understandings and authentic assessments as design specifications, for planning the learning experiences that will constitute the Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation curriculum. A Field-Testing Team, consisting of 10 pairs of science teachers from five different school districts, will prepare them to teach the curriculum by participating in a three-week, professional development workshop, during which each school-district pair of teachers will pilot-test the entire curriculum with groups of 10 students. The curriculum will field-test the curriculum in after-school Epidemiology and Public Health Clubs that are led by the Field-Testing Team teachers. During the field-test, using a pre-test / post-test, experimental / control group study design, we will test the hypotheses that exposure to the curriculum will improve scientific literacy, abilities in scientific inquiry, understanding of epidemiology, and knowledge of the physical activity and diet and their health consequences, and increase interest in science and careers in public health. Based on the above experiences, the curriculum will be revised, posted on an Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation web site, and disseminate it by leveraging government regulation, presenting at professional meetings, conducting professional development workshops, and adapting the curriculum for use by specific audiences. Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation Project Narrative We will create a curriculum based on backward design curriculum development principles, called Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation, which develops middle school students' understanding of the science of epidemiology by exploring patterns of physical activity and diet and their health consequences. We will establish a Field-Testing Team, consisting of 10 pairs of science teachers, who are members on the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal, and prepare them to teach the curriculum in a three-week, professional development workshop, during which each pair of teachers will pilot-test the entire curriculum with groups of 10 students from Montclair State University Academically Gifted and Talented Youth Program. We will field-test the curriculum in after-school Epidemiology and Public Health Clubs that are led by the Field-Testing Team teachers. During the field-test, using a pre-test / post-test, experimental / control group study design, we will test the hypotheses that exposure to the curriculum will improve scientific literacy, abilities in scientific inquiry, understanding of epidemiology, and knowledge of the physical activity and diet and their health consequences, and increase interest in science and careers in public health. Based on the above experiences, we will revise the curriculum, post it on an Epidemiology and the Energy Balance Equation web site, and disseminate it by leveraging government regulation, presenting at professional meetings, conducting professional development workshops, and adapting the curriculum for use by specific audiences.

流行病学和能量平衡方程项目摘要该项目的广泛长期目标是：1）创建一种称为流行病学的课程和能量平衡方程，这会发展中学生对流行病学科学的理解通过探索体育锻炼和饮食的模式及其健康后果； 2）准备教师教书通过举办专业发展研讨会的课程； 3）通过确定评估课程它与改善科学素养，科学探究能力，理解能力相关的程度流行病学以及对体育锻炼和饮食及其健康后果的知识，并增加了对科学和职业对公共卫生的兴趣； 4）通过教授课程来传播课程中学和高中以及各种场所的科学，数学和健康老师。该课程将基于向后设计课程的开发原则创建，该原则要求首先确定流行病学的持久理解，然后制定真实的评估确定学生何时掌握了这些理解，最后，使用持久的理解和真实的评估作为设计规范，以计划构成的学习经验流行病学和能量平衡方程课程。一个由来自五个不同学区的10对科学老师组成的现场测试团队将准备他们通过参加为期三周的专业发展研讨会来教课程每个学校分区的老师都会与10名学生组成的小组进行整个课程测试。该课程将在课后流行病学和公共卫生俱乐部中对课程进行测试由现场测试的团队老师。在现场测试期间，使用预测试 /后测试，实验 /对照小组研究设计，我们将测试暴露于课程的假设将提高科学素养，科学探究的能力，对流行病学的理解以及对体育活动和饮食的了解以及他们的健康后果，并增加对公共卫生科学和职业的兴趣。根据上述经验，将修订课程，张贴在流行病学和精力上平衡方程网站，并通过利用政府法规进行传播，并在专业会议，举办专业发展研讨会以及调整课程以供特定受众。流行病学和能量平衡方程项目叙述我们将根据向后设计课程开发原则创建一个课程，称为流行病学和能量平衡方程，发展中学生通过探索体育锻炼和饮食的模式以及他们的健康后果。我们将建立一个由10对科学老师组成的现场测试团队，他们是成员在蒙特克莱尔州立大学教育更新网络上，并准备教他们教课程在为期三周的专业发展研讨会上，每对老师将与来自蒙特克莱尔州立大学的10名学生组成的小组进行整个课程测试学术上有才华和才华横溢的青年计划。我们将在课后流行病学和公共卫生俱乐部中进行测试。现场测试的团队老师。在现场测试期间，使用预测试 /后测试，实验 / 对照组研究设计，我们将测试暴露于课程的假设将有所改善科学素养，科学探究的能力，对流行病学的理解以及对体育锻炼和饮食及其健康后果，并增加对科学和职业的兴趣在公共卫生方面。根据上述经验，我们将修改课程，将其发布在流行病学上和能源平衡方程网站，并通过利用政府法规进行传播，在专业会议上介绍，举办专业发展研讨会和适应特定受众使用的课程。