TMW-Early Childhood Educator Program
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 432
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK)
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of the proposed study is to determine the efficacy of an eight-module interactive, online multi-media professional development course on our target population: individuals over the age of 18, who have no more than a bachelor's degree, and are employed as early childhood educators of children between the ages of 0 and 3. Outcomes of interest include changing caregiver knowledge and beliefs about child development, and encouraging the use of strategies provided to strengthen early learning environments. The investigators will also measure how participants interact with the online course in order to determine which features help and hinder the online professional development process.
The investigators hypothesize that the TMW-ECE intervention will be effective in improving educator beliefs and knowledge of their role in children's foundational brain development, and increasing the frequency of behaviors that are known to support children's language and cognitive development among our target population.
详细描述
The intervention modules are experimental. The modules will be completed by subjects online using their own computer and internet connection.
TMW will send email reminders to participants whose participation has lapsed for more than 3 weeks (no activity in the learning management system (LMS) during that time).
Phase 1: Pre-Intervention Participant completes a demographics survey on RedCap to determine eligibility based on the exclusion criteria listed below. If they are eligible and desire to participate, they will complete the informed consent process online prior to beginning the intervention.
Participants will be randomized into either the treatment or control group after providing their consent. All participants will be notified via email with detailed instructions on how to complete the study measures online and, if treatment group, how to view the modules.
Survey Session 1: Participant completes the following surveys online: Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK), Course Content Survey, and Theories of Intelligence (TOI).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- •Educators who report having a higher level of education (above a bachelor's degree, including any graduate school coursework).
- •Educators who do not work with children ages 0-3 as their primary age group.
- •Educators who are under the age of
- •Educators who do not have access to a computer or tablet with access to the internet.
- •Anyone not employed by a childcare program (either home or center-based).
- •Anyone whose role within a childcare setting is not that of an educator (primary teacher or assistant teacher)
结局指标
主要结局
Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK)
时间窗: 6 months
Provider knowledge of child language development
Course Content Knowledge
时间窗: 6 months
This survey includes questions specific to the course content conveyed in the professional development modules. True/false, and multiple-choice questions will measure participants' uptake of course material.
Tool to Measure Parenting Self Efficacy (TOPSE)
时间窗: 6 months
The TOPSE measures parents attitudes and beliefs about their parenting style and behaviors. In this study, it is administered only to participants who identified as having a child living in the home
次要结局
- Experience survey(3 months)