Teacher Classroom Practices
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The purpose of this survey is to find out about current science research practices in your classroom Please answer the questions in terms of your current practices.
1 Do you currently teach an ecology research unit?
____ yes (if yes go to question 2) ____ no (if no, go to question 3)
2. Briefly describe the ecology research unit:
a. Was it optional or mandatory? ____ yes ____no
b. Grade level(s) in the course ____________c. Number of students in course ___________
d. Title of Unit:______________________________________________________________
e. Brief description of content (learning goals, instructional methods, etc.)
d. Check which best describes this unit:
_____distinct, stand alone unit
______integrated through out term
______other, please explain
3. Circle the number that best describes the frequency when you taught each element during your ecology or biological study unit.
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Field ecology concepts |
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Field-based data collection |
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Mapping using GIS-GPS |
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Methodologies and protocols |
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Formulating scientific questions |
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Designing scientific investigations |
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Data Analysis |
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Data interpretation, and reporting |
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Share results w/ colleagues |
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Use of modeling |
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4. Student Activities—Check the column that best describes how frequently your students engaged in the following activities during the ecology research unit.
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1. Working in teams to conduct field research |
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2. used more than one science protocol |
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3. entered their data into spreadsheets |
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4. Designing investigations |
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5. Used GIS to map a field site |
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6. Discussed aspects of research in class |
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7. formed their own research question |
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8. used a research question provided by the teacher |
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9. used the internet to conduct searches for their research project |
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10. Analyzed their own data |
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11. analyzed data sets provided by the teacher |
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12. Assessing their own work using the scoring rubrics |
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13. Listened to lectures about ecology content |
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14. Interacted with scientists |
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15. Reads ecology texts |
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16. uses project website |
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17. gave presentations about their study to an outside agency |
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18. Prepared posters about their research results |
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19. Using the computer to search for information |
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20. Listening to lectures to learn content |
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21. Discussed the significance of their findings in class |
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22. logically ordered their information into written work |
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23. Demonstrated their understanding about the relationship between evidence and conclusions. |
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24. worked with conceptual models |
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25. Read ecology journal articles |
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Comments about other aspects of your use of field ecology in your classroom not covered by the above questions
