SENSE IT Evaluation Year 1 (2009-2010)


= FOR STUDENTS =

• Pre-survey(Web link)
  
• Post-survey(Web link)
  


• Algebra Readiness Assessment(Web link)
  
• Electricity Pre-Assessment(Web link)
  
• Electricity Post-Assessment(Web link)
  


• Concept mapping tool(Web link)
  

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= FOR TEACHERS: LINKS TO SET UP THE ASSESSMENT TOOLS =

• Concept Mapping(Web link)  Note: Students need to do pre- and post-maps.
  -- Instructions for teachers(PDF)
  -- Instructions for students(PDF)
  


• Assessment results(Web link)
  -- Instructions for teachers(PDF)
  -- Instructions for students(PDF)
  

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= FOR TEACHERS: LIST OF EVALUATION ARTIFACTS =


Teachers

• Pre-survey, to be completed before the project begins(Web link)
  Current SENSE-IT teachers: You don't need to do this again! All of you completed the pre-survey at the Summer 2009 institutes.
  
  
• Post-survey, to be completed after the first course is finished(Web link)
  
• Post-survey, to be completed after the second course (if any) is finished(Web link)
  

Students

   Surveys (web links only, see above)

• Pre-survey, to be completed before the curriculum is implemented
• Post-survey, to be completed after the curriculum is finished

   Assessments (pdf files for printing)

   [Note: If you want your students to use the web versions of the assessments linked to above, you need to have your class rosters uploaded first.]

• Algebra Readiness Assessment, to be completed before the curriculum is implemented (PDF)
  
• Electricity Pre-Assessment, to be completed before the curriculum is implemented (PDF)
  
• Electricity Post-Assessment, to be completed after the curriculum is finished (PDF)
  

   Concept mapping (web link only, see above)

• Concept maps, at beginning of curriculum and again during curriculum
  

   Other pdf files

• Design logs, during curriculum(PDF)
• Temperature data collection sheet, during curriculum as end-of-unit assessment (PDF)

**The instruments are available for use or adaptation. For permission, please contact Dr. Susan Lowes.



Evaluators

Institute for Learning Technologies
Teachers College, Columbia University

Dr. Susan Lowes
Director of Research and Evaluation
lowes@tc.edu
(212) 678-8198

Peiyi (Chris) Lin
Research Assistant
pl2151@columbia.edu
(212) 678-8192