A Data Management System Integrating Web-Based Training and Randomized Trials

Autor/inn/en	Muroff, Jordana; Amodeo, Maryann; Larson, Mary Jo; Carey, Margaret; Loftin, Ralph D.
Titel	A Data Management System Integrating Web-Based Training and Randomized Trials
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 14 (2011) 2, S.136-148 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Internet; Web Based Instruction; Counselor Training; Cognitive Restructuring; Substance Abuse; Educational Research; Instructional Effectiveness; Research Design; Research Methodology; Science Experiments; Database Management Systems; Ability; Information Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web Based Training; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Unterrichtserfolg; Forschungsdesign; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Datenbanksystem; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung
Abstract	This article describes a data management system (DMS) developed to support a large-scale randomized study of an innovative web-course that was designed to improve substance abuse counselors' knowledge and skills in applying a substance abuse treatment method (i.e., cognitive behavioral therapy; CBT). The randomized trial compared the performance of web-course-trained participants (intervention group) and printed-manual-trained participants (comparison group) to determine the effectiveness of the web-course in teaching CBT skills. A single DMS was needed to support all aspects of the study: web-course delivery and management, as well as randomized trial management. The authors briefly reviewed several other systems that were described as built either to handle randomized trials or to deliver and evaluate web-based training. However it was clear that these systems fell short of meeting our needs for simultaneous, coordinated management of the web-course and the randomized trial. New England Research Institute's (NERI) proprietary Advanced Data Entry and Protocol Tracking (ADEPT) system was coupled with the web-programmed course and customized for our purposes. This article highlights the requirements for a DMS that operates at the intersection of web-based course management systems and randomized clinical trial systems, and the extent to which the coupled, customized ADEPT satisfied those requirements. Recommendations are included for institutions and individuals considering conducting randomized trials and web-based training programs, and seeking a DMS that can meet similar requirements. (Contains 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10