2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Introduction 5<br />
PART I. NWO Center Goals 5<br />
NWO Center Mission 5<br />
NWO Center Vision 5<br />
NWO Center Original Goals 6<br />
NWO Center Revised Goals and Objectives 6<br />
PART II. Evaluation Goals, Questions, and Procedures 8<br />
Evaluation Goals and Questions 8<br />
Participants 10<br />
Data Collection Instruments 11<br />
Data Collection Strategies and Procedures 15<br />
Data Analysis Methods 16<br />
Limitations of the Data 18<br />
PART III. Evaluation Results 19<br />
Goal 1. Effectiveness of the NWO Center research based math and science<br />
professional development programs geared towards pre-service and in-<br />
service teachers 19<br />
Evaluation Question 1: What are the beliefs and practices of NWO<br />
participants? How do these beliefs compare for TEAMS, TeachOhio<br />
and Other NWO participants? 19<br />
Evaluation Question 2: What are the emic and etic perceptions<br />
regarding the effectiveness (quality, relevance, usefulness) of the<br />
NWO Professional development activities? 22<br />
Evaluation Question 3: How do participants perceive that NWO<br />
activities have impacted their beliefs and practices? 28<br />
Evaluation Question 4: How have the universities responded by<br />
developing/revising courses and/or programs to better prepare<br />
teachers? 29