Teacher/Faculty Surveys                      
                  Instrument 5: RMTEC Faculty Survey, Spring 1996 
                  Project: Rocky Mountain Teacher Education Collaborative 
                    (RMTEC) 
                    University of Northern Colorado/Colorado State University, CSMATE 
                  Funding Source: NSF: Collaboratives for Excellence 
                    in Teacher Preparation (DUE) 
                  Purpose: To determine how faculty have 
                    added value to the course they revised 
                  Administered To: All participating faculty 
                Topics Covered: 
                  
                                    
                    - Comparisons: methods, pedagogy
 
                    - Impact on Outcomes: student knowledge
 
                    - Impact Variables: instructional methods
 
                    - Implementation Activities: assessment, methods
                      use
 
                    - Lesson/Curriculum Plan: evaluation, methods
 
                    - Perceptions (Teacher/Faculty): mentoring/support
 
                    - Plans & Expectations (Teacher/Faculty): develop
                      methods
 
                    - Background Characteristics & Activities 
                      (Teacher/Faculty): prior practice
 
                    
                   
                  Format/Length: 7 
                    open-ended questions 
                 
                
                   
                  
                    RMTEC Faculty Survey 
                     Spring 1996 
                  
                   
                   
                   
                  Faculty member's name: ______________________________________________ 
                   
                   
                  1. What RMTEC course(s) have you taught? 
                   
                   
                  2. What changes, if any have you made in instructional methods 
                  that have differed from the traditional format in RMTEC course 
                  you've taught? 
                   
                   
                  3. What efforts have you made, if any, to determine if these 
                  instructional methods have been successful? 
                   
                   
                  4. What changes have you made in the way you used to think about 
                  assessing students and in what ways, if any, have you changed 
                  your methods of assessing students? 
                   
                   
                  5. What evidence do you have that students are learning course 
                  content in the RMTEC course(s) you've taught as well or better 
                  than in traditionally taught classes? 
                   
                   
                  6. How might you change your assessment techniques in RMTEC 
                  courses in the future? 
                   
                   
                  7. Would it be beneficial for you to have help in developing 
                  alternative assessments? 
                   
                   
                  
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