Table 1.
Measure | Response options |
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Curricula use | |
Do you use a substance use prevention curriculum with students in middle or junior high grades in your school? | Yes No |
During the current school year, which of the following substance use prevention curricula are you using with students in middle or junior high grades in your school? | Respondents were provided with a list of 28 curricula from which to choose.a |
During the current school year, which one curriculum are you using the most with students in middle or junior high grades in your school? | Respondents were provided with a list of 28 curricula from which to choose.a |
Training | |
How many hours of training have you received, in total, to prepare you to teach the substance use prevention curriculum you are using the most with students in middle or junior high grades? | Respondents were provided with an open- end field to record the total number of hours of training received. |
When was the most recent time you received training for the substance use prevention curriculum you are using the most with students in middle or junior high grades? | Less than 1 year At least 1 year, but less than 3 years At least 3 years, but less than 5 years At least 5 years I have never received training for this curriculum |
How many hours of training did you receive this most recent time? | Less than 2 hours 2 up to 4 hours 4 up to 6 hours 6 up to 8 hours 8 hours or more |
To what extent did this training prepare you to teach the substance use prevention curriculum you are using the most with students in middle or junior high grades? | Not at all Very little extent Some extent A great extent |
During your most recent training for the substance use prevention curriculum you are using the most with students in middle or junior high grades, how much emphasis was given to closely following the curriculum guide? | None at all Very little Some A great deal |
Adequacy of curriculum guide | |
Have any of the following been a problem in your teaching of the substance use prevention curriculum you are using the most with students in middle or junior high grades? The curriculum guide does not meet my needs. | Yes No |
Dose | |
During the most recent time you taught [curriculum name], how many [curriculum name] lessons did you teach to this class, regardless of how many class periods were used? | Respondents were asked to select between 0 and 15 lessons, or “16 or more”.b |
Adherence | |
How closely did you follow the curriculum guide for [curriculum name] in teaching your lessons? | I did not use a curriculum guide Very closely – I taught the material as specified Somewhat closely – I sometimes adapted the material as appropriate Not very closely – I frequently adapted the material as appropriate |
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The upper bound of the response options varied to reflect the number of lessons in the specific curriculum.