Drugs and the Brain: Learning the Impact of Methamphetamine Abuse on the Brain through a Virtual Brain Exhibit in the Museum

Autor/inn/en	Cheng, Meng-Tzu; Annetta, Leonard; Folta, Elizabeth; Holmes, Shawn Y.
Titel	Drugs and the Brain: Learning the Impact of Methamphetamine Abuse on the Brain through a Virtual Brain Exhibit in the Museum
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 33 (2011) 2, S.299-319 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
Schlagwörter	Video Games; Narcotics; Prevention; Drug Abuse; Museums; Brain; Exhibits; Program Effectiveness; Pretests Posttests; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Educational Technology; Computer Simulation; Knowledge Level; Whites; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Asian Americans; Personality Traits; Attitude Change; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Narcotic; Betäubungsmittel; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Gehirn; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Unterrichtsmedien; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Wissensbasis; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung
Abstract	"Drugs and the Brain: A Serious Game," a prototype museum exhibit, was designed to employ virtual models of the brain into a video game format. It was done to create a fun and engaging way of conveying knowledge and concepts about neuroscience, as well as the impact of methamphetamine abuse on the brain. The purpose of this study is to evaluate this prototype exhibit that promises to educate participants from various age, ethnicity, and gender backgrounds, and to establish a stronger concept of drug abuse prevention among children. A quantitative methodology using the pre- and post-experimental designs was conducted on 175 museum visitors. A series of two-sample paired "t"-tests and subsequent ANOVAs were performed to examine the difference between pre- and post-tests and to determine if there was a difference in the results in age, gender, ethnicity, and race. Results showed that both the understanding and attitudes of the participants toward the impact of methamphetamine abuse on the brain improved significantly (p less than 0.01). (Contains 4 tables, 2 figures, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10