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Alcohol Pharmacology Education Partnership: Using Chemistry and Biology Concepts To Educate High School Students about Alcohol
We developed the Alcohol Pharmacology
Education Partnership (APEP),
a set of modules designed to integrate a topic of interest (alcohol)
with concepts in chemistry and biology for high school students. Chemistry
and biology teachers (<i>n</i> = 156) were recruited nationally
to field-test APEP in a controlled study. Teachers obtained professional
development either at a conference-based workshop (NSTA or NCSTA)
or via distance learning to learn how to incorporate the APEP modules
into their teaching. They field-tested the modules in their classes
during the following year. Teacher knowledge of chemistry and biology
concepts increased significantly following professional development,
and was maintained for at least a year. Their students (<i>n</i> = 14 014) demonstrated significantly higher scores when assessed
for knowledge of both basic and advanced chemistry and biology concepts
compared to students not using APEP modules in their classes the previous
year. Higher scores were achieved as the number of modules used increased.
These findings are consistent with our previous studies, demonstrating
higher scores in chemistry and biology after students use modules
that integrate topics interesting to them, such as drugs (the Pharmacology
Education Partnership)