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Title: 77 Ripple Effect

Released: 2007-11-09

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Run Time: 57 min.

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his randomized controlled study, conducted in the Fall of 2003, included 527 urban and rural, African-American (40%), Latino (31%), European American (23%) and Asian American and American Indian (6%) middle and high school students from six regular, alternative, charter, and continuation schools. The treatment studied was a culturally inclusive, multimedia behavior-training program from Ripple Effects. Students were asked to individually explore 42 computer-based, interactive tutorials (10-14 hours total) over seven weeks. They were required to complete three of the eight to ten possible exercises for each tutorial. Facilitators were not all teachers; they also included two secretaries, a school custodian, a volunteer and a social worker. Topics for half of the tutorials were assigned by Ripple Effects, and the other half were chosen by adult facilitators from the individual schools, based on their perception of students' needs and site-specific goals. In all schools, students were able to pursue topics beyond those assigned. Implementation rates averaged 60%. While still insufficient, this rate was obtained in "real world" conditions, in some of the lowest performing schools in a troubled school district. Both the overall effects of the Ripple Effects software at sites where implementation was high (90% or higher), and the dosage-correlated effects at sites where overall implementation was low (30% or lower), support the hypothesis that Ripple Effects software has positive effects on risk and protective factors, including attitude (reduced fatalistic thinking, increased perception of risk of alcohol), behavior (discipline referrals, absenteeism, and tardiness) and performance (GPA and citizenship grades). Pooled effects–high implementation schools, compared to the control group: Stream all the latest Documentaries only at iwatchdocumentaries.eu for free.