2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University

Table 1. Alignment of NWO Center Goals and Initiatives/Activities with the Evaluation
Questions and Data Sources (Cont.)
Revised NWO
Center Goals
Goal 2: Recruit and
retain students into
STEM and STEM
education disciplines
NWO Center
Goals
Goal 3: Conduct and
communicate
collaborative
research on how
people best teach
and learn science
and mathematics
and/or on the barriers
and enablers related
to current reform
efforts.
NWO Center
Goals
Goal 4: Develop and
sustain a regional
collaborative alliance
including university,
school, and
community partners
through a shared
vision and
collaborative spirit for
tackling current
STEM education
issues.
NWO Center
Activities/
Initiatives
- Future Teacher
Conference;
- TeachOhio
- OJSHS
NWO Center
Activities
- Research
Community
- Educational
Statistics Seminar
NWO Center
Activities
- COSMOS
Collaborative
Council (CCC)
- NWO Executive
Board
Evaluation Questions Evaluation Data
Sources
Used to Answer These
Questions
1). What types and how many
students have been served as
a result of the NWO recruiting
and retention activities?
2). How did these participants
rate the effectiveness of each
activity?
- Attendance data for
Future Teacher
Conference, TeachOhio,
and OJSHS;
- Session evaluations from
these events and Inquiry
Series (for TeachOhio
candidates)
- Program documentation
Evaluation Questions Evaluation Data
Sources
1). How have BGSU faculty
contributed to the body of
knowledge on how people best
learn science and mathematics
and/or on the barriers and
enablers related to current
reform efforts?
2). What do faculty believe
about the utility of the
Research Community as a
faculty development
opportunity that serves to
enhance the research efforts of
the university in mathematics
and science education?
3). How do faculty perceive the
role of NWO in impacting
problems associated with K-16
mathematics and science
teaching and learning?
- Attendance data
- Mid-year evaluations
- Faculty interviews
Evaluation Questions Evaluation Data
Sources
1). How has NWO developed
and sustained a regional
collaborative alliance
including university, school,
and community partners
through a shared vision and
collaborative spirit for
tackling current STEM
education issues?
- Attendance and minutes
from the CCC council;
- Attendance and minutes
from the 2 NWO
Executive Board
meetings
- Faculty Interviews