Neuroscience drug and alcohol education has impact on students

Abstract

Prior research has shown the significant and positive impact that community outreach and involvement can have on a student's educational experience. The outreach component of this research project involved two elementary schools in Martinez (CA) and one middle school in Pleasant Hill (CA). Our neuroscience station – The Human Brain on Drugs – discussed the physiological effects of stimulants and depressants on the human brain. Each station began with a three‐minute pretest, ten‐minute poster presentation and activity, and three minute post‐test. Additionally, students were given a learning experience survey at their final station. After the outreach activity was finished, all qualitative and quantitative data were collected and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and scored for statistical analysis. The results from all three schools showed statistically significant increases in mean test scores from pretest to post test. Overall, the results provided some insight on the importance of educational outreach and its effectiveness to enhance a student's learning experience.This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.