Excite the Mind: Evaluating the Impact of Network Partnerships.

Institution	Science and Mathematics Network of Central Ohio.
Titel	Excite the Mind: Evaluating the Impact of Network Partnerships.
Quelle	(1997), (84 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Career Awareness; Community Involvement; Elementary Education; Mathematics Instruction; Mentors; Partnerships in Education; Program Evaluation; Science Instruction; Science Programs; Scientists; Standardized Tests; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Karrierebewusstsein; Elementarunterricht; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test
Abstract	This report describes an evaluation study designed to examine two major aspects of a partnership program sponsored by the Science and Mathematics Network of Central Ohio. Those aspects are: (1) changes in partners' perceptions about partnering; and (2) science and mathematics education and the impact of partnerships on the instructional process. Two major evaluation activities were employed to accomplish the goals. The first activity had to do with the results from a questionnaire used by the Network to collect comparative before and after data on perceptions. The questionnaire contained scaled and open-ended items designed to capture participants' attitudes toward partnering and science and mathematics education. The second major evaluation activity to examine partners' perceptions toward the impact of the partnership on instructional strategies was an interview study consisting of semi-structured telephone interviews with questions focused on the nature of the partnering relationship and corresponding changes in instructional practices. The report also contains information divided into the following categories: (1) history of network evaluations; (2) 1996 evaluations; (3) methodology; (4) major results and findings; and (5) appendices. (DDR)
Anmerkungen	Science and Mathematics Network of Central Ohio, 445 King Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC