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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(TEAMS, TeachOhio and Other NWO): more time for sense-making and wrap-up, more<br />
investigative tasks and strategies, and greater encouragement of collaborative learning.<br />
The aspects of the implementation in which the NWO participants seem to be very successful<br />
in their teaching include: lesson was consistent with best practices for inquiry and investigative<br />
science (54% of observed lessons); teacher confidence and/or flexibility in teaching science<br />
(65% of observed lessons); teacher’s management strategies enhanced the quality of the<br />
lesson (45% of observed lessons); using questioning strategies that were likely to enhance the<br />
development of the students’ decision-making process (49% of observed lessons – especially<br />
high for TeachOhio); and using appropriate pace for the developmental needs of the students<br />
(44% of observed lessons). The observed teachers appear to need to improve on adjusting<br />
instruction for students’ needs when appropriate (12% of observed lessons). Other<br />
recommendations for improving the implementation aspect of teaching that were mentioned<br />
across the three groups (TEAMS, TeachOhio and Other NWO) included: increasing amount of<br />
“wait” time, using higher order, open-ended questioning, better classroom management,<br />
encouraging more discussion, and giving students more time to explore misconceptions.<br />
The aspects of the content in which the NWO participants seem to be very successful in their<br />
teaching include: teacher displaying understanding of math/science content (50% of observed<br />
lessons); teacher drawing real world applications (33% of observed lessons); covering<br />
significant and worthwhile content (72% of observed lessons); presentation of math/science as a<br />
dynamic body of knowledge (30% of observed lessons); teaching the content appropriate for the<br />
developmental levels of students (35% of observed lessons); and engaging students<br />
intellectually with important ideas relevant to the focus of the lesson (47% of observed lessons).<br />
The observed teachers appear to need to improve on providing adequate degree of sensemaking<br />
(25% of observed lessons). Other recommendations for improving the content aspect of<br />
teaching that were mentioned across the three groups (TEAMS, TeachOhio and Other NWO)<br />
included: making more real world connections and connections to other disciplines and paying<br />
attention to science and math inaccuracies.<br />
The aspects of the culture in which the NWO participants seem to be very successful in their<br />
teaching include: encouragement of active participation by all students (68% of observed<br />
lessons); a climate of respect (59% of observed lessons); having a climate that encourages<br />
students to generate ideas, questions or conjectures (50% of observed lessons); collaborative<br />
relationship between teacher and students (48% of observed lessons); of observed lessons);<br />
intellectual rigor and challenging of ideas (30% of observed lessons). Among the<br />
recommendations for improving teaching, the following were mentioned across the three groups<br />
(TEAMS, TeachOhio and Other NWO): drawing all students into the discussion, developing<br />
greater collegiality among students, encouraging participation of all students, increasing<br />
participation of females, and increasing the intellectual rigor.<br />
Finally, the numeric ratings show that, on the average, implementation aspect of classroom<br />
teaching received the highest ratings across all three groups, followed by classroom culture.<br />
Content and lesson design received similar ratings. All ratings were above 3.5 on a 5-point<br />
scale.<br />
Evaluation Highlights: Types And The Number Of Students That Have Been Served As<br />
A Result Of The NWO Recruiting And Retention Activities