Modern Blanket Toss: Findings and Observations
This book is the last in a series of three covering the National Science Foundation awarded Modern Blanket Toss project. In this book are the evaluation findings for each of the three years as well as observations from Modern Blanket Toss staff.
This book is the last in a series of three covering the National Science Foundation awarded Modern Blanket Toss project. In this book are the evaluation findings for each of the three years as well as observations from Modern Blanket Toss staff.
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2015 FINDINGS<br />
Items can be grouped into three categories. General satisfaction items are shown in Figure 1. Satisfaction remained high (average greater than 3.0) for all six weeks for<br />
most items. However, over all enjoyment of the class appears to have decreased in week 6.<br />
Students’ interest in pursuing a STEM field increased steadily each week for the first half of the course. However, weeks 5 <strong>and</strong> 6 saw a decrease in this area. The material<br />
covered appears to have challenged students through week 5, by week 6 the material became less challenging for the students. Please see Figure 6.<br />
Figure 7 shows that item responses about communication <strong>and</strong> leadership skills varied though remained positive throughout the course. Overall, students were the most<br />
positive about working as part of a group or team.<br />
Figure 4 Satisfaction Items from Weekly<br />
Surveys<br />
Figure 5 Skill <strong>and</strong> STEM Interests from<br />
Weekly Surveys<br />
Figure 6 Communication <strong>and</strong> <br />
Leadership Items from Weekly Surveys<br />
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