MSP Evaluation Summit II: Evidence-Based Findings from MSPs
Sponsors:
Consortium for Building Evaluation Capacity (Utah State University) and the Adding Value to the Mathematics and Science Partnerships Evaluations (University of Wisconsin-Madison) RETA projects.
Meeting Purpose: The purpose of this meeting was to provide an opportunity for NSF-funded MSP principal investigators, evaluators, researchers, project leadership, and graduate researchers to report findings from their work. Department of Education state-level MSP leaders were encouraged to attend. The first cohort of NSF MSPs is completing its fourth year, while other MSPs are completing third and second years. The evaluators of these MSPs have developed and implemented research designs, evaluated project implementation and outcomes, collected and sifted through evidence, and are drawing findings from their efforts. RETA researchers have been immersed in studying significant design, implementation, measurement, and evaluation questions. This summit meeting provided an opportunity for MSP project leadership, evaluators, researchers, and STEM faculty to showcase their work and to engage in dialogue on key issues related to evaluating MSPs.
Meeting Agenda: View the agenda for this meeting
Papers presented at this conference:
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Measuring Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching: Measurement and Modeling Issues in Constructing and Using Teacher Assessments |
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The Veritable Quandary of Measuring Teacher Content Knowledge |
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Deepening Teacher Content Knowledge for Teaching: A Review of the Evidence |
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Indicators of Quality of Teacher Professional Development and Instructional Change Using Data from Surveys of Enacted Curriculum: Findings from NSF MSP-RETA Project |
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Engaging Higher Education Faculty in K-16 Learning Communities to Improve Teaching and Learning in Science and Mathematics in the K-12 Schools |
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Increasing Teacher Content Knowledge through STEM Faculty Involvement |
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Focused Mathematics Professional Development Results in Student Achievement Gains |
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VMP Evaluation Findings Related to Changes in Teaching Practice, Drawn from Qualitative Focus Group Data |
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Using Data to Guide Mathematics Reform within a K-12 District |
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Exploration of the Process and Impact of STEM Faculty Involvement |
 D. May |
Networking Among VIP Participants: Innovative Survey Research on New Collaborative Relationships |
  J. Steele & V. Williams |
Professional Development Participation and the Role of Administrator Involvement in the MSP of Southwest Pennsylvania Steele, Pane, Williams, and Olmsted (MSP: MSP of Southwest Pennsylvania) |
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Teachers’ and Students’ Learning With Understanding in Science and Mathematics: Methods and Results from PRMSP/Alacima |
 R. Atwood |
Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Understanding of Standards-based Magnetism Concepts |
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Evaluation of the Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership (GBMP): A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluating Changes in Teachers’ Mathematics Understanding |
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Magic or Mirrors? Questions about Partnership as a Construct Arising from Micro-Level Case Analysis |
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Emerging Conceptions of Effective K-12-Higher Education Partnerships |
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Developing a Reward Structure for Higher Education Faculty Involvement in K-12 Schools |
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Report on Course and Curriculum Changes in Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Programs |
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Linking Teacher Characteristics to Student Mathematics Outcomes: Preliminary Evidence of Impact on Teachers and Students after Participation in the First Year of the Math in the Middle Institute Partnership |
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The Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership: A Path Model for Evaluating Teacher and Student Effects |
 T. Shanahan |
Continued Integration of Curriculum Guides, Quarterly Benchmark Assessments, and Professional Development to Improve Student Learning in Mathematics and Science |
 P. Odell |
The Use of Various Types of Evidence in MSP Evaluations: A Case Study. |
 M. Ziolo-Royer |
Impact of a Hands On Science Outreach Program on Student Interest in Science |
 J. Altschuld |
Evaluating a Minority STEM Retention Project: Evaluation Issues in Working in a Consortium and Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story |
 D. Huinker |
How Valid is Self-Report Survey Data Obtained from School District Personnel? |
 R. Torres |
Evidence-Based Decision Making to Support Teacher Learning in the Mathematical ACTS MSP |
Development and Use of a Science Lesson Plan Analysis Instrument for Evaluating Teacher Practice and Informing Program Instruction |
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  R. Heaton & D. Hartman |
A Study of Middle Level Students’ Mathematical Understanding Using Alternative Assessments |
 D. Weaver |
Assessing the Quality and Quantity of Student Discourse in Mathematics Classrooms: Year 1 Results Weaver and Dick (Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute) |
