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OneSmallChangeFinalProjectOutline

I.

Introduction

i.
Justification
TheOneSmallChange(OSC)programisofferedasanincentivebasedwellness
benefittofulltimeemployeesatSaltLakeCommunityCollege.Theprogramis
currentlyruninafacetofacelecturestylesettingandasanasynchronous
webinarthatisonlyavailableforashortwindowinthefiscalyear.Throughoutthe
program,participantsareexpectedtolearnanddemonstrateknowledgeofthe
variousstagesoftheHealthBeliefModelandgeneralhealthybehaviorrelated
changeprinciples.Theymustdemonstratetheirknowledgebyapplyingthe
StagesofChange(aswellashealthyhabitsandmotivation)toanexampleand
theneventuallyapplyingittotheirownlives.
Themainchallengesthisprogram
facesarethatthecontent/programisnotreadilyavailabletoallemployeesatall
times,findingthemethod/technologythatwillbestmeettheirneeds,and
addressingtheneedtoincorporateassessmentmeasuresthatcurrentlydonot
exist.

ii.
BackgroundLiteratureReview
1. Lippke,S.J.(2012).HealthPromotingandHealthRiskBehaviors:
TheoryDrivenAnalysesofMultipleHealthBehaviorChangeinThree
InternationalSamples.
InternationalJournalOfBehavioralMedicine,

19
(1),113.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277822/
a) ThestudyinthisarticlesupportstheOSCProgramstheorythat
participantswhoareinanactivestageofahealthbehavior
changeinoneareaoftheirlivesaremostlikelytobeinanactive
stageofahealthbehaviorchangeinanotherareaoftheirlives.
Thiswillhelpuswiththedesignofthemodulebecausehas
helpedusunderstandthecontentthatneedstogointothe
module.

2. Chen,K.,&Jang,S.(n.d.).Motivationinonlinelearning:Testingamodel
ofselfdeterminationtheory.
ComputersinHumanBehavior,
741752.
http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/science/article/pii/S074
7563210000130
a) Thisarticledescribesastudythattestedamodelformotivationfor
onlinelearnersbasedonselfdeterminationtheory.Basedonthe
theorytheyfoundthattheconstructsofBandurasselfefficacy
andtaskvalueweresignificantpredictorsofonlinestudents
satisfactionandperformance.Thisstudywillbeusefulforour
motivationmodule,butalsoinourdesignoftheonlinemodule.It
alsoaddressesattritioninonlinelearningsystems.

3. Ausburn,L.(n.d.).Coursedesignelementsmostvaluedbyadultlearners
inblendedonlineeducationenvironments:AnAmericanperspective.

II.

EducationalMediaInternational,
327337.
http://anitacrawley.net/Articles/Ausburn.pdf
a)
Thisstudyconfirmswhatourlearnerinterviewshadrevealed,
whichwasthatthelearnershighlyvaluecommunicationwiththeir
peersandinstructors.Thisstudyalsoshowsthatthelearners
valueinstant/timelyfeedbackfromthesystemorinstructor.This
willhelpinformthedesignwiththebestpracticespresented.

iii.
ResearchQuestion
WillatechnologybaseddeliverymethodoftheOSCprogramtothestaffand
facultyatSLCCproducebetterlearningoutcomesasmeasuredbyTylkas
IntuitiveEatingScaleandaknowledgeevaluation.

Methods

i.
Trueexperimentaldesign
1. WewillcreatetwosessionsoftheOneSmallChangeprogramonethat
willbethecurrentmethodofdelivery,andonethatwillusetheonline
module.Theparticipantswillnotknowwhichsessioniswhichtokeepthe
samplerandom.Afterthesignupwindowhaspassed,wewillrandomly
assignparticipantsintoeachgroup.

ii.
Subjects
1. ParticipantswillbeSLCCStaff&Facultywhoareeligibletoreceive
wellnessincentivesthroughtheSLCCEmployeeWellnessBenefit
Program.

iii.
Instrumentsand/orInstrumentation
1. Wewillusepreandposttestinstrumentstoassessknowledgeand
attitudes.Wewillcollectdemographicsonallparticipantspriorto
participation.Pre&posttestonattitudeswewilluseTylkasintuitive
eatingscale.Pre&Posttestonknowledgewewillcreateasummative
assessmentandmeetwithsubjectmatterexpertforreliability.Wewill
alsouseCronbachsalpha.

iv.
Procedures
1. Recruitment&Retention
a) WewillworkwiththeWellnessCoordinatortomarketto
participantsforbothsessions
b) Themodulewillbedesignedinchunkstoreducecognitiveload
c) Themodulewillbeselfpaced
2. Administrationoftheinstrument
a) ThelecturebasedversionwillbeprovidedbytheWellness
Coordinator
b) Participantsintheinterventionsessionwillbegivenaccesstothe
materialsbytheWellnessCoordinator

v.

ThreatstoInternalValidity
1. HistoryThreat
Externalcouldbeanissueifthemediaweretoreleasesomestudythat
lookstodiscreditthecontentbeingtaughtintheOneSmallChange
program.Wecouldminimizethisthreatbyperiodicallyreinforcingthe
contentinapositiveway.Therearenorealexperimentaldesignsolution
tohistorythreats,otherthantonotethem.

2. Selection(SubjectCharacteristics)Threat
Theparticipantsvolunteertobeintheprogram,sotherecouldbeself
selectionbias.Wecouldminimizethisbyselectingatrandomparticipants
intheprogramwillingtobeapartofthestudy.

3. SubjectAttrition(Mortality)Threat
Itisverylikelythatsomeparticipantswillthinkthatthecontentisnot
applicabletothemandtheymaydroptheprogram.Itisalsolikelythat
participantscouldchooseagoalthatisunrealistic,ortheymighttrytodo
toomanychangesatonce,theycouldexperiencesomefrustrationand
droptheprogram.Wecanminimizethisthreatbyemphasizingthe
contentpriortotheirparticipationandalsobyusingsomeearly
interventiontechniquestohelpthemfindagoalthatisrealistic.Potential
problemcouldbethedifferentdropoutratesinthedifferentconditions.
Wewillcollectdemographicdatatocomparedropoutstocompleters.

vi.ProposedDataAnalysis
WewilldoatwobytwoANOVAassessingknowledgeandattitudes
separately.Timewillbeawithinfactorbecausetheinstrumentswillbea
pretestandaposttest.Wealsowouldhaveabetweensubjectsfactor
becausetheinterventionisanonlinemoduleandthecontrolwillbean
inclassstylelecture.Theparticipantsineachinclassandonlinewould
onlyparticipateinthesessiontheywereassignedto.

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