Abstract 237: Curriculum Development of Pitt Bystander Response Education: Developing "Caring Leaders" Through Early Exposure to Cpr Fundamentals

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Hacker ◽  
Gillian Ahrendt ◽  
Jackson Mitzner ◽  
Clifton W Callaway ◽  
Ankur A Doshi
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Instructional System ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Instructional System Design ◽  
Bystander Response ◽  
Cpr Training

Introduction: Fewer than 25% of US adults feel trained in bystander CPR (bCPR). Barriers include the lack of social acceptance of bCPR, poor understanding of Good Samaritan laws, and inadequate knowledge of the steps needed to help a patient suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Hypothesis: We developed a novel, streamlined curriculum for children ages 11-13 to introduce the principles of bCPR and frame it as a shared social responsibility, hoping to increase bystander response and motivate young citizens to seek future CPR certification. Methods: The curriculum development process employed the Assess Design Develop Implement Evaluate (ADDIE) method of the Instructional System Design (ISD) model. We used an iterative approach where the novel curriculum was developed and then presented to stakeholders for review, editing and revision. Stakeholders included experts in CPR training, educational theory and elementary/middle school education. Pre- and post- survey tools were designed to evaluate curriculum outcomes, using the same process. Upon completing the iterative review, the curriculum and surveys were prepared for a pilot implementation in a middle school setting. Results: Using the ISD approach, we consulted with 9 experts to design the CPR curriculum. Three curriculum goals were identified: awareness, social responsibility and training. The novel curriculum will meet these goals through a single 50 minute in-class session of didactic, technique demonstration of compression-only CPR, and hands-on practice with manikins. Due to the present global pandemic, the curriculum has not yet been implemented as planned. Current efforts are being made to determine the feasibility of potential future implementation of the program and/or virtual options due to need for social distancing. Conclusions: An iterative process can be used to bring together multiple stakeholders to design a novel, age appropriate CPR training curriculum. Another round of stakeholder review of the curriculum is planned post piloting prior to wider dissemination.

Adolescent Students Who Stutter: A Qualitative Exploration of School Experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1327-1336
Author(s):  
Tiffany R. Cobb ◽  
Derek E. Daniels ◽  
James Panico
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Image Data ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Therapy Decision ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which adolescent students who stutter perceive their school experiences. Method This study used a qualitative, phenomenological research design. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 7 adolescent students who stutter (3 in middle school and 4 in high school). Participants were interviewed about their school experiences, including the effects of stuttering on academics, learning, teacher relationships, peer relationships, speech therapy experiences, and self-image. Data analysis consisted of transcribing interviews and analyzing them for emerging themes. Results Findings revealed that participants described a variety of experiences around the school setting. Participants reported less favorable middle school experiences. Middle school participants reflected more on teasing, bullying, and feelings of embarrassment, whereas high school participants revealed that teachers, staff, and peers were receptive and accepting of them and their stuttering. All participants reported that their speech therapy helped with classroom participation. Conclusions As a result of the participants' varied experiences, it is important to listen to and incorporate the voices of students who stutter into school, classroom, and therapy decision-making practices.

Experiences of Stereotyping and Tracking in Appalachia: A Case in Consolidation and Social Class

2021 ◽  
pp. 155545892098233
Author(s):  
Connor J. Fewell ◽  
Michael E. Hess ◽  
Charles Lowery ◽  
Madeleine Gervason ◽  
Sarah Ahrendt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Social Class ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
School Level ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
First Time

This case explores the complexities of how consolidation perpetuates stereotypes among different social classes in a rural Appalachian school setting. Examined are the experiences at the intersection of social class in rural U.S. school districts when two communities—one affluent and one underresourced—are consolidated. We present a nuanced critical incident that focuses on how school leaders perceive and address students’ experiences with tracking and stereotyping—particularly at a middle school level where elementary schools from diverse backgrounds attend school together for the first time.

scholarly journals Kids SIPsmartER: A Feasibility Study to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Middle School Youth in Central Appalachia

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1386-1401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Lane ◽  
Kathleen J. Porter ◽  
Erin Hecht ◽  
Priscilla Harris ◽  
Vivica Kraak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Random Order ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Public Health Literacy

Purpose: To test the feasibility of Kids SIP smartER, a school-based intervention to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Design: Matched-contact randomized crossover study with mixed-methods analysis. Setting: One middle school in rural, Appalachian Virginia. Participants: Seventy-four sixth and seventh graders (5 classrooms) received Kids SIP smartER in random order over 2 intervention periods. Feasibility outcomes were assessed among 2 teachers. Intervention: Kids SIP smartER consisted of 6 lessons grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior, media literacy, and public health literacy and aimed to improve individual SSB behaviors and understanding of media literacy and prevalent regional disparities. The matched-contact intervention promoted physical activity. Measures: Beverage Intake Questionnaire-15 (SSB consumption), validated theory questionnaires, feasibility questionnaires (student and teacher), student focus groups, teacher interviews, and process data (eg, attendance). Analysis: Repeated measures analysis of variances across 3 time points, descriptive statistics, and deductive analysis of qualitative data. Results: During the first intervention period, students receiving Kids SIP smartER (n = 43) significantly reduced SSBs by 11 ounces/day ( P = .01) and improved media ( P < .001) and public health literacy ( P < .01) understanding; however, only media literacy showed between-group differences ( P < .01). Students and teachers found Kids SIP smartER acceptable, in-demand, practical, and implementable within existing resources. Conclusion: Kids SIP smartER is feasible in an underresourced, rural school setting. Results will inform further development and large-scale testing of Kids SIP smartER to reduce SSBs among rural adolescents.

Gender Differences in Health Risk Behaviors and Physical Activity Among Middle School Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsu-Yin Wu ◽  
Sherry E. Rose ◽  
Joanna M. Bancroft
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
School Students

Adolescence is a period of accelerated growth and change, bridging the complex transition from childhood to adulthood. This period offers adolescents an opportunity to begin planning for their futures and to adopt healthy attitudes about risk behaviors that can continue into adulthood, thus setting the stage for a lifetime of desirable health behaviors. This study used the Youth Risk Behavior Survey on middle school students and examined the gender differences of health risk behaviors among 674 8th-graders from an urban setting. The results showed that males were more likely to be involved in fights, to initiate alcohol use, and to participate in physical activity; whereas females were more likely to try to lose weight with unhealthy practices, such as fasting and laxatives. School nurses are in a prime position to promote adolescent health in the school setting by providing health-related services and teaching to help students initiate and maintain healthy lifestyles.

Combining Instructional Design and Game Design

2011 ◽  
pp. 359-372
Author(s):  
Celina Byers
Keyword(s):  
Memory Consolidation ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Instructional System ◽  
Instructional System Design ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Implementation Evaluation ◽  
Analysis Design ◽  
Goals And Objectives

The desired outcome of instructional game design is to combine the powerful attraction of games and the proven effectiveness of instructional system design (ISD). This combination would have the capacity to focus player concentration on game play and learning the planned content in order to successfully complete the game. Conjoining game design elements (e.g., rules, goals and objectives, outcomes and feedback, conflict and challenge, interaction, representation or story) with ISD elements (e.g., analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation) may be the means of reaching the desired outcome. Applying recent findings (e.g., working memory capacity, mental models, memory consolidation) from cognitive psychology may provide further assistance.

The i2Flex Transformation of a Commemorative Event to a Service-Learning Experience

2021 ◽  
pp. 589-615
Author(s):  
Christina Bakoyannis ◽  
Sevasti Koniossis
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Advisory Program ◽  
Teachers And Students

The American Community Schools (ACS) Athens Middle School was able to transform a one-day commemorative event known as United Nations Day into long-term service-learning using i2Flex principles and methodologies. The i2Flex blended learning component enabled teachers and students to overcome time limitations and empowered students to take ownership of their service. Utilizing i2Flex strategies can prove meaningful for long term student character development, innovation, and critical thinking skills required in the 21st century. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs or Global Goals) guided the development of the Moodle course shell and a lasting service-learning experience for middle school students. The authors also discuss how the transformation of United Nations Day into authentic service-learning shaped an advisory program in the middle school and what implications it can further have in a school setting.

Effectiveness of Basic Life Support Training for Middle School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 262-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Aloush ◽  
Ahmad Tubaishat ◽  
Mohammed ALBashtawy ◽  
Mohammad Suliman ◽  
Intima Alrimawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Educational Course ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a basic life support (BLS) educational course given to 110 middle school children, using a pretest posttest design. In the pretest, students were asked to demonstrate BLS on a manikin to simulate a real-life scenario. After the pretest, a BLS training course of two sessions was provided, followed by posttest on the same manikin. Students were assessed using an observational sheet based on the American Heart Association’s BLS guidelines. In the pretest, students showed significant weakness in the majority of guidelines. In the posttest, they demonstrated significant improvement in their BLS skills. BLS training in the middle school was effective, considering the lack of previous skills. It is recommended that BLS education be compulsory in the school setting.

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