JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Multi-Year Evaluation

JASON Multimedia Science CurriculumJASON Multimedia Science Curriculum

Multi-Year EvaluationMulti-Year Evaluation

Harouna Ba and Lauren B. GoldenbergEDC Center for Children & Technology

June 18, 2003

Year 1: ExploratoryPilot: JASON impact on student learning

JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Evaluation

Year 1 Findings Highlights

JMSC changes teaching practices» Increases collaboration among teachers» Supports an interdisciplinary approach to teaching» Increases teachers’ use of technology

Students» Keeps students engaged and interested in science» Helps students ask better science questions» Acquired scientific inquiry and analytical skills» Consistently scored above average and outperformed

non-JASON students

Year 1 (cont.)

Contextual factors for this success» The JASON curriculum is flexible for different

teaching situation

» Dedicated and innovative teachers

Year 1: ExploratoryPilot: JASON impact on student learning

Year 2: TeachersTeachers’ Use andOpinion of JASON

JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Evaluation

Year 2 Findings Highlights

JASON teachers:» Are female and white (86.2%)

» Have a lot of teaching experience (average of 15 years)

» Have access to quality technologies (68%)

» Serve a white student population with a range of academic placement levels and socioeconomic backgrounds

» Assess their students using presentations, reports, or multiple-choice tests

Year 2 (cont.)

As JASON teachers, the JMSC meet most of their:

» Teaching objectives

» Assessment objectives

» Student learning objectives: collaboration, problem-solving, research, assessment, and technology

Year 2 (cont.)

JMSC is flexible enough to accommodate the educational needs of a range of students: gifted, regular, at-risk, special ed., and homeschoolers

Examples:

» Teachers have a lot flexibility to tinker with the curriculum in gifted classrooms

» Teachers adapt the JMSC to at-risk students’ reading comprehension and writing needs

Year 1: ExploratoryPilot: JASON impact on student learning

Year 2: TeachersWho are JASON-usingteachers

JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Evaluation

Year 3 (current): Classrooms• JASON in diverse classrooms• Pilot: Achievement Data

ClassroomObservations

AdministratorInterviews

JASON XIVStudentActivity

StudentFeedback

YEAR 3EVALUATION

Site Visits

TeacherInterviews

PILOTPILOTState-level student

achievementdata

SELECTEDSELECTEDSITESSITES

JASON XIVUse Survey

StudentInterviews

Students & ScientistsStudents & Scientists

Beyond interviews, observations…Beyond interviews, observations…

Student Feedback

7th Grader

7th Grader

5th Grader, at risk

Middle schooler; special ed

5th Grader, at risk

Year 1: ExploratoryPilot: JASON impact on student learning

Year 2: TeachersWho are JASON-usingteachers

JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Evaluation

Year 3 (current): ClassroomsJASON in diverse classrooms+ Pilot: Achievement Data

Future Evaluation Plans

For more info:For more info:

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