Teacher Education Instruments

Teacher/Faculty Surveys

Instrument 8: STEP Course Revision Faculty Report

Project: Systemic Teacher Excellence Preparation (STEP)
Montana State University

Funding Source: NSF: Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (DUE)

Purpose: To assess faculty team interactions and the degree to which course curriculum has been revised in education, mathematics, and sciences

Administered To: Participating faculty in course reforms

Topics Covered:

• Impact on Outcomes: knowledge
• Impact Variables: project involvement
• Implementation Activities: activities, assessment, collaboration, content, curriculum/materials development, methods use, technology applications
• Perceptions (Teacher/Faculty): collaboration, implementation, student engagement, student impact, student participation
• Plans & Expectations (Teacher/Faculty): continue project involvement
• Background Characteristics & Activities (Teacher/Faculty): collaborative activities, project involvement

Format/Length: 10 questions, 9 open-ended and 1 checklist of course changes

Name of Faculty Team Leader

Name &Number of Course Being Revised

Name of University

Course Revision Team
Revision Team Leader _________________________________ _________________________________	K-12 Teacher Consultant(s): _________________________________ _________________________________
Other Faculty: _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________	Other Consultant(s): _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
Graduate/Undergraduate TAs and RAs: _________________________________ _________________________________	Guest(s): _________________________________ _________________________________

We appreciate your answers to each of the following questions to provide a synopsis of revision efforts this semester. Skip any questions that are not relevant to your plans. Complete questions in the space provided or on an attached sheet if you prefer using a computer.

1. How would you characterize your team interactions? (frequency of meetings, K-12 teacher involvement, barriers, successes)

    

    

    

    

    

2. As a result of course changes, what have you learned? Please mention any notable insights, ideas, or events that took place this semester.

    

    

    

    

    

3. What evidence do you have to gauge the impact of course changes? (This could be formal, like a survey/interview, or informal such as instructor observation or student comments.)

    

    

    

    

    

4. Do you think the implemented changes increased participation and/or interest level of students (especially minorities and/or females)? What evidence do you have?

    

    

    

    

    

5. What is the current timetable or plan for continuing work on this course revision?

    

    

    

    

    

6. Thank you for course descriptions. We also want to give your opinions based on these predetermined categories:

   a. course or curriculum content

    

    

    

    

   b. instructional methods

    

    

    

   c. use of technology

    

    

    

   d. methods for student assessment