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• Last call for Evolution Survey

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  03.10.09

  

  We will be collecting information from the Where Are We? Evolution Survey for about one more week (through March 18h, 2009). There has been good participation so far but we are still a little short of our goal of 50 responses. This post contains some data summaries for the surveys that have been completed up to this point. Please take 5 minutes and make sure that your voice is heard by completing the survey at http://bioquest.org/blog/2009/02/waw-evolution/.

  From the first two graphs you can see that we are getting very broad representation across institutional types and years of teaching experience.

  

  There are many interesting data to explore from the survey. We are very much looking forward to digging in and sharing our results when the survey wraps up. Until then, we will share one set of questions where the preliminary data look pretty interesting. The survey asks respondents to choose between pairs of “community resources” that they think would help them teach evolution more effectively. The choice for survey submitted before today are represented below. How would you answer?

  

  Add your data to the collection by completing the Where Are We? Evolution Survey. If you have already completed it, consider sending it to a colleague who might be interested in participating.

  In a couple of weeks we will share these results and post a new survey on finding and sharing teaching resources online.

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• Where Are We? Evolution Survey

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  02.10.09

  

  Welcome to our first online survey. We call our surveys “Where Are We?” because they are designed to provide us all with a sense of where we stand as a community. This first survey focuses on teaching evolution.

  The process is simple. You respond to a series of 10 questions (it should only take about 5 minutes). We will compile the data and share it back to the community for discussion. No individual data will be shared but we can all learn something in the process.

  The “Where Are We? Evolution Survey” will be open until March 16th and then we will post a new survey and begin looking at the evolution data.

  We hope you will join us – because it won’t work without you. Please feel free to comment on the process, suggest topics for future surveys and provide feedback in the comment space at the bottom of the page.

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  Where Are We? Evolution Survey

  1. BioQUEST has a long-standing commitment to both evolution education and faculty professional development. Share your thoughts and we will share back where the community stands.

     Thanks in advance for your input.

  2. 1. Where would you rank evolution with respect to other "big ideas" that students should take away from an introductory biology course? Select a response from this pull-down menu Evolution is the most important big idea in introductory biology Evolution is the 2nd or 3rd most important big idea Evolution is the 4th or 5th most important big idea Evolution is an important big idea but not in the top 5 Evolution is not a an important big idea in introductory biology
  3. 2. Do you think there is a difference in the importance of understanding evolution between biology majors and non-biology majors? Select a response from this pull-down menu Understanding evolution is much more important for majors Understanding evolution is somewhat more important for majors Understanding evolution is equally important for majors and non-majors Understanding evolution is somewhat more important for non-majors Understanding evolution is much more important for non-majors
  4. 3. Which statement best captures how you feel about the way you teach evolution? Select a response from this pull-down menu I am very happy with the way I teach evolution I am somewhat happy with the way I teach evolution I am equivocal about the way I teach evolution I am somewhat dissatisfied with the way I teach evolution I am very dissatisfied with the way I teach evolution Not applicable
  5. 4. Which statement best captures how you feel about your knowledge of evolution? Select a response from this pull-down menu The way I teach evolution is greatly enriched by my knowledge of evolution The way I teach evolution is somewhat enriched by my knowledge of evolution The way I teach evolution is unaffected by my knowledge of evolution The way I teach evolution is somewhat limited by my knowledge of evolution The way I teach evolution is greatly limited by my knowledge of evolution
  6. 5. Which statement best captures your belief about how evolution should be addressed in an introductory biology course? Select a response from this pull-down menu Evolution should be taught exclusively as a stand-alone topic Evolution should be taught mostly as a stand-alone topic Evolution should be taught equally as a stand-alone topic and integrating it into other topic areas Evolution should be taught mostly by integrating it into other topic areas Evolution should be taught exclusively by integrating it into other topic areas
  7. 6. Rank the following content resources (from most useful to least useful) with respect to how they could help you improve the way you teach evolution.
     • A. Materials written to help teachers learn to teach evolution
     • B. Descriptions of evolution informing basic biology research
     • C. Descriptions of evolution being used to solve applied problems
     • D. Activities that feature observation, field work, or data collection
     • E. Activities that feature simulations, modeling, or data analysis
  8. 7. For each of the following pairs of community resources select the one that would help you teach evolution more effectively.
  9. Participating in an on-line community of educators Participating in a face-to-face community of educators
  12. Adopting and adapting materials that have been completed and reviewed Adopting and adapting materials that are actively being developed
  15. Having access to peers ratings and / or rankings of materials Having access to peers discussions of their use of materials
  16. 8. Briefly describe your current approach to teaching evolution.Respond here.
  17. 9. Briefly describe a strategy that you think would help you improve how you teach evolution.Respond here.
  18. 10. Please feel free to add any comments, questions or ideas related to evolution education that occurred to you completing this survey.Respond here.

  Who Are You

  1. The following demographic information will help us make sense of the survey results.

     None of your personal information will be shared.

  2. (required)
  3. (valid email required)
  6. Which of the follow are part of your regular teaching responsibility? (check all that apply)
  7. biology majors courses non-biology majors courses introductory biology courses evolution courses high school biology I do not currently teach
  8. Where do you teach? (check all that apply)
  9. High School Informal Science Education Setting Associate’s College Doctorate-granting University Master’s College or University Baccalaureate College
  10. Would you like to receive an e-mail to alert you when we release the results of this survey.
  11. Yes please No thanks
  12. Thanks so much. Be sure to hit the submit button.

   

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