2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University

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• more intellectual engagement of the participants • more connections to other disciplines and real world contexts • more information in a “classroom ready” format • increase intellectual rigor • use more constructive criticism • more challenging of participants’ ideas The observers in the classrooms also noted some areas in which the NWO participants can improve by participating in the NWO Center professional development. The observed teachers appeared to need more tips and training in how to: • provide adequate time for sense-making and wrap-up • pay attention to students’ prior experience, preparedness and learning styles • use instructional strategies and activities that reflect attention to issues of access, equity and diversity • use more investigative tasks and strategies • encourage collaborative learning and draw all students into the discussion • develop greater collegiality among students • encourage participation of all students • increase participation of females • adjust instruction for students’ needs when appropriate • using higher order, open-ended questioning, • give students more time to explore misconceptions • making more real world connections and connections to other disciplines • avoid/recognize science and math inaccuracies Suggestions from high school students for improving the OJSHS: • more poster judges to avoid having them in pairs • a better judging procedure (e.g., judging only the work that the students actually did independently on the project) • more diversity in judges’ backgrounds • opportunity to tour science research labs at the university Suggestions from faculty for improving the Research Community: • more directed discussions • better, more generalizable, more current and relevant selection of examples of research on teaching and learning in sciences • better use of time in the Learning Community meetings (hoping for a research project or grant proposal to emerge from the meetings) • less focus on theoretical points of view and more on practical applications • scheduling time for individual members to share their projects, struggles and accomplishments • more structured protocol for evaluating research articles • reading and discussing classic papers/books in STEM education in order to develop an understanding of how STEM education has evolved over time. Suggestions for survey data collection:
• Although the Center has made a substantial progress in standardizing the types and times of data collection, differences were still pronounced with regard to the TBI survey administration (some groups were surveyed twice, some three times, and the times of data collection differed). This made the analysis of change in teacher beliefs and practices less straightforward and clear. It is therefore important to define more clearly which analysis of change will be the most meaningful. Suggestions for session evaluation data collection: • The Center needs to further determine what comparisons across activities/programs/events are of importance and ensure that the session evaluations data are collected and entered with clear identification of the participant affiliation. • It is also important to define more clearly what is meant by NWO professional development activities (e.g., whether this includes only those activities/events that are attended by all participants or program-specific activities as well or both). The data collected this year did not always allow for a clear identification and separation of the responses. Suggestions for data collection instruments: • The number of questions in the teacher and faculty interview protocols as well as in the classroom and session observation protocols can be reduced to increase the efficiency of the data collection, entry and analysis. • For the same reasons as well as to increase the consistency of ratings, the nature of some questions should be changed to better fit the evaluation/research questions that are of interest to the Center. Back to top References James, N., & Busher, H, (2006). Credibility, authenticity, and voice: Dilemmas in online interviewing. Qualitative Research, 6(3), 403-420. Kind, P.M., Jones, K. & Barmby, P. (<strong>2007</strong>). Developing attitudes towards science measures. International Journal of Science Education 29(7), pp. 871-893. Science Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge Survey (SASKS). Arizona Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers Supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DUE-0084434 September, 2000. Back to top
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NWO Activities and Accomplishments
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