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Opportunities for Research in Instruction. Additional Components Ginger Holmes Rowell, Ph.D. Department of Mathematical Sciences. Additional Components. Using Existing Evaluation Instruments Involving Students in Instructional Research Disseminating Your Results. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Opportunities for Research in Instruction
Additional Components
Ginger Holmes Rowell, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Additional Components
• Using Existing Evaluation Instruments
• Involving Students in Instructional Research
• Disseminating Your Results
Using Existing Evaluation Instruments
• Benefits– Saves time and trouble– Already tested for reliability and validity– Appropriate analysis methods for using instrument
and scoring results already exist– Can make comparisons with national norms or with
others who have used the instrument.
• Disadvantages– It may not ask exactly what you would like
Example of Existing Instruments
• The Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics (SATS), Candace Schau ([email protected])– 28 questions, takes 10 minutes, free, validated– Assesses 4 components of student attitudes (Affect, Cognitive
Competence, Value, Difficulty)– Includes demographic questions (academic background, self-
confidence, expected grade)– Pre- and post-course versions available– Provides instructions for scoring– The author requests you share your data with her.
http://www.unm.edu/%7ecschau/infopage.htm
Plenty of Other Examples Exist
• Source for Classroom Assessment Tools– http://www.flaguide.org/index.php
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Another Source
• Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL)– http://oerl.sri.com/
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Glossary
Other Sources
• ERIC/AE Test Locator– The major printed indexes that identify and
review educational and psychological measurement instruments
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
• Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)• Washington State University Assessment &
Evaluation Center
Additional Components
• Using Existing Evaluation Instruments
• Involving Students in Instructional Research
• Disseminating Your Results
Involving Students in Instructional Research
• A Win-Win Situation– Students learning about research – Faculty gaining insight from students
• Examples– Internet Applet Assessment
• 2 students: 1 Rubric, 1 website, led to Co-PI on a NSF Digital Library for Statistics Education (CAUSEweb)
– Biostatistics Laboratories• 2-semester Class Project (78 students), 1 student assistant, 1
paper so far
Involving Students in Instructional Research
• Help students understand the research/creative process (perhaps different in different disciplines)
• Start with a (SMALL) research question related to the Instructional Research that you are doing
• Conduct a literature review• Carefully formulate hypothesis• Decide how to assess hypothesis• Collect data & analyze data• Report the conclusions• Decide what should be done next
Additional Components
• Using Existing Evaluation Instruments
• Involving Students in Instructional Research
• Disseminating Your Results
Disseminating Your Results
• Three Dissemination Components
– Materials Developed
– Research on Effectiveness of Materials Developed
– Student Research (if included in your project)
Disseminating Your Results• Disseminate Materials Developed
– Traditional: • Textbooks, Workbooks, Software, Prints, CDs, …
– Maybe less traditional: For smaller items (individual modules)
• Peer-reviewed Journals (education and discipline/education) – See next slide
• Peer-reviewed Digital Libraries – MERLOT (www.merlot.ort)
– NSDL (www.nsdl.org)
– Eisenhower National Clearinghouse(http://www.goenc.com/)
Disseminating Your Results
• Research on Effectiveness of Materials Developed– Presentation at national conferences– Peer-reviewed Journals
• Some Options: – See handout list– For more details see website:
http://www.mtsu.edu/~rowell/publish_teaching/index.htm
• Student Research Journals– On Campus: Scientia (www.mtsu.edu/~scientia)