Assessment of Particular
Innovations/Components
from the New Traditions end-of-semester survey
FLAG homepage
- Overview of the tool/method
The questions below were taken from the New Traditions end-of-semester
survey administered to Fall 1995 Chem 103 (first-semester general
chemistry), and Spring 1996 Chem 104 (second-semester general
chemistry). Here, the idea was to use the various aspects of a
student's confidence as providing some measure of the extent to
which the student feels that they have integrated/synthesized
concepts, theory, and practice. The groups of questions related
to Lecture, Exams, and Labs were included here since they likely
correlate with a student's level of integration/synthesis.
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- Analysis/interpretation of findings
See the notes provided on the worksheets in the results
1 link under Sample results immediately below.
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- Sample results
- results 1
-New Traditions Chem 104 spring 1997-see worksheets: Course Impact;
Challenge Problems; Topics Approach
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- Who designed and tested the tool
This survey was designed by the LEAD Center in its role as evaluator
for the New Traditions initiative. It was developed on the basis
of interviews with 36 students enrolled at UW-Madison Chem 104,
and Chem 108, Madison Area Technical College, and San Jose State
University in the Spring semester of 1995. A preliminary version
was piloted in the Spring of 1995 at the above three institutions.
Subsequent versions with a variety of revisions were administered
at the same institutions during the Fall and Spring semesters
from Fall 1995 through Spring 1997.
- Name and location of original designer(s)and tester(s)
The survey was originally designed by Dr. Steve Kosciuk, LEAD Center
statistician, and implemented by many of UW-Madison Chemistry faculty,
who taught freshman chemistry courses from Fall 1995 through Spring 1997.
For further information contact:
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Professor John Moore
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1101 University Ave. Madison WI 53706
rm. 1321 Chemistry bldg.
email: jwmoore@chem.wisc.edu;
Phone: 608-262-5154
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Dr. Steve Kosciuk,
LEAD Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1402 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706
email: kosciuk@engr.wisc.edu;phone:
608-265-5926;
LEAD Center administrative office: 608-265-5920
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Others who have used this tool
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Professor Steve Branz
Department of Chemistry, San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0101
email: branz@leland.stanford.edu;phone:
408-924-4999
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Professor David Shaw
Department of Chemistry, Madison Area Technical College
email: dbshaw@facstaff.wisc.edu ;
UW phone: 608-262-2940; MATC phone: 246-6656
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Professor Kim Kostka
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Rock County
email: kkostka@mail.uwc.edu;phone:
608-758-6532
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