Evaluation
Inverness Research Associates, a national, independent educational research organization,
assessed the Seminars on Science program over an eight year period. Some highlights of the course evaluation for Sharks and Rays are below.
Links to the full course evaluation and the full program evaluation can be found at the bottom of this page.
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75% of teachers say "my curiosity about the course topics is piqued" |
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83% of teachers say "my students now better appreciate the natural world" |
| Anatomy and physiology teacher, grades 10-12 |
"I just thought that the assignments that they gave were more meaningful. I felt like when I was working on something, I was accomplishing something and learning, instead of just being busy." |
83%
of teachers say "the course was more valuable than other professional development available to me locally" | How does the course help strengthen teaching?
92% of teachers said "it helped me to learn a new content area that I may teach in the future"
77% say "it provides a bank of resources that I can share with their students" |
| Biology and forensics teacher, grades 9 & 12 |
"The scientists involved were so knowledgeable and the feedback was so personal ... when I gave a response, each of the scientists who were involved responded exactly to what I said." |
