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HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Field Test of the Discovering
the Science of Alcohol Curriculum
Summary: In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
regarding the opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects, the National institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA), the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval.
Proposed Collection: Title: Field Test
of the Discovering the Science of
Alcohol Curriculum. Type of
Information Collection Request: New.
Need and Use of Information Collection:
The Discovering the Science of Alcohol
curriculum (DSA) was developed with a
Phase II SBIR grant to bring accurate,
research-based information to high
school students in biology and science
classrooms. The curriculum includes
standards-based content objectives and
assessment activities. Curriculum
materials include a teacher’s guide and
website. The field test is necessary to
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estimate the DSA curriculum’s
effectiveness in conveying information
to students and teachers. Specifically,
the field study is designed to enable
NIAAA to determine whether teachers
and students who complete the DSA
curriculum demonstrate significantly
greater knowledge of the topics covered
in the curriculum than teachers and
students who do not use the DSA
curriculum. In addition, the study is
designed to enable NIAAA to determine
whether the students who are exposed
to the curriculum components selfreport different beliefs, attitudes, and
intentions regarding alcohol use than
their counterparts who are not exposed
to the curriculum at their schools.
Participating in this field test will be
an experimental group of 30 high school
biology classrooms with a total of
approximately 400 to 500 students and
a control group of 30 high school
biology classrooms with approximately
400 to 500 students. Teachers and
students from grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
will comprise both groups. The field test
will include two surveys: (1) An online,
computerized survey that measures
teachers’ knowledge of the DSA
curriculum components and teacher
satisfaction with the DSA curriculum
components. (2) For students, an
anonymous, online, computerized
survey that measures three factors: (a)
student knowledge of the DSA
components, (b) student attitudes,
beliefs, and intentions, and (c) student
satisfaction with the DSA curriculum
components. Frequency of response:
Once per respondent. Affected Public:
Individuals. Type of Respondents:
Biology/Science teachers and high
school students.
The reporting burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: It is
estimated that we will be able to recruit
approximately 60 teachers and
approximately 1000 students. Estimated
Number of Responses per Respondent:
One response per respondent. Average
Burden Hours per Response: 15 minutes
per individual in the control group and
30 minutes per individual in the
experimental group, for a total
respondent burden of 662.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
Requested: 662.5 hours. Estimated Costs
to Respondents: Assuming an hourly
rate of $22 for teachers, we estimate the
total costs to be $825. There are no
Capital Costs to report. There are no
Operating or Maintenance costs to
report.
Request for Comments: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
on the following points: (1) Whether the
data collection is necessary for the
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proper performance of the function of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
For further information contact: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Jason Lazarow,
M.Ed., NIH/NIAAA/ORTC/HSEB, 5635
Fishers Lane, Room 3101, MSC 9304,
Bethesda, MD 20892–9304, or e-mail
your request to: jlazarow@mail.nih.gov.
Mr. Lazarow can be contacted by
telephone at 301–435–8043.
Comments Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
Dated: August 8, 2005.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Field Test of the
Discovering the Science of Alcohol Curriculum
Summary: In compliance with the requirement of Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, regarding the
opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects,
the National institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval.
Proposed Collection: Title: Field Test of the Discovering the
Science of Alcohol Curriculum. Type of Information Collection Request:
New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The Discovering the
Science of Alcohol curriculum (DSA) was developed with a Phase II SBIR
grant to bring accurate, research-based information to high school
students in biology and science classrooms. The curriculum includes
standards-based content objectives and assessment activities.
Curriculum materials include a teacher's guide and website. The field
test is necessary to estimate the DSA curriculum's effectiveness in
conveying information to students and teachers. Specifically, the field
study is designed to enable NIAAA to determine whether teachers and
students who complete the DSA curriculum demonstrate significantly
greater knowledge of the topics covered in the curriculum than teachers
and students who do not use the DSA curriculum. In addition, the study
is designed to enable NIAAA to determine whether the students who are
exposed to the curriculum components self-report different beliefs,
attitudes, and intentions regarding alcohol use than their counterparts
who are not exposed to the curriculum at their schools.
Participating in this field test will be an experimental group of
30 high school biology classrooms with a total of approximately 400 to
500 students and a control group of 30 high school biology classrooms
with approximately 400 to 500 students. Teachers and students from
grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will comprise both groups. The field test will
include two surveys: (1) An online, computerized survey that measures
teachers' knowledge of the DSA curriculum components and teacher
satisfaction with the DSA curriculum components. (2) For students, an
anonymous, online, computerized survey that measures three factors: (a)
student knowledge of the DSA components, (b) student attitudes,
beliefs, and intentions, and (c) student satisfaction with the DSA
curriculum components. Frequency of response: Once per respondent.
Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Biology/Science
teachers and high school students.
The reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of
Respondents: It is estimated that we will be able to recruit
approximately 60 teachers and approximately 1000 students. Estimated
Number of Responses per Respondent: One response per respondent.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 15 minutes per individual in the
control group and 30 minutes per individual in the experimental group,
for a total respondent burden of 662.5 hours. Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours Requested: 662.5 hours. Estimated Costs to Respondents:
Assuming an hourly rate of $22 for teachers, we estimate the total
costs to be $825. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no
Operating or Maintenance costs to report.
Request for Comments: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on the following points: (1)
Whether the data collection is necessary for the proper performance of
the function of the agency, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
For further information contact: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Jason Lazarow, M.Ed., NIH/NIAAA/ORTC/HSEB, 5635
Fishers Lane, Room 3101, MSC 9304, Bethesda, MD 20892-9304, or e-mail
your request to: jlazarow@mail.nih.gov. Mr. Lazarow can be contacted by
telephone at 301-435-8043.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: August 8, 2005.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
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