ORTD Projects

     The Office of Research on

                    Teaching in the Disciplines

• Action Research Project

• Symposium Paper 1

• Background Research Papers

• Research Briefs

   

Symposium Paper

 

Symposium Paper 1

PROCEEDINGS: SYMPOSIUM ON REFORM IN UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 18, 2008

 

Background Research Papers

 

Background Research Paper No. 1:

 The Wiki’s Role in Constructing a Research Agenda in

Preservice Teacher Education Christopher T. Inman, Vivian H. Wright, Cynthia S. Sunal, and Craig Shwery

 

Background Research Paper No. 2:

What Do We Know About Undergraduate Science Course Reform? Synthesizing Themes*

Dennis W. Sunal, Cynthia S. Sunal, Cheryl Sundberg, Cheryl Mason, Corinne Lardy, Dean Zollman

*Partially supported by: National Science Foundation Grant NSF TPC 0554594

 

Research Briefs

 

Research Brief No. 1
What Levels of Institutions in a National Population are Reforming Undergraduate Science Courses?
Dennis W. Sunal and Cynthia Szymanski Sunal

 

Research Brief No. 2
What Criteria Can Be Used to Identify the Level of Implementation of Reform in an Undergraduate Science Course?
Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Dennis W. Sunal, Cheryl Sundberg, Cheryl L. Mason, Corinne Lardy

 

Research Brief No. 3
What Characteristics Are Found in Reformed and Non-Reformed Undergraduate Science Courses?
Dennis W. Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Cheryl Sundberg, Cheryl L. Mason, Corinne Lardy, Dean Zollman, Mojgan Matloob-Haghanikar

 

Research Brief No. 4
What Characteristics Are Found Among Institutions Still Offering and No Longer Offering Reformed Undergraduate Science Courses?
Dennis W. Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Ericka Steele,Glenda Ogletree, Cheryl L. Mason, Dean Zollman

 

Research Brief No. 5
What Are the Characteristics of a Faculty Collaborative Teams at Institutions Involved in Undergraduate Science Course Reform?
Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Dennis W. Sunal, Dean Zollman, Cheryl L. Mason

 

The ORTD welcomes queries and ideas for further activities

that will increase researchers’ and practitioners’

effectiveness in quality teaching of the disciplines.

Contact:  Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Director

cvsunal@bamaed.ua.edu 205-348-0360

The Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines

The University of Alabama

PO Box 870232 • 205B Graves Hall •  Tuscaloosa, Alabama  • 35487

Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Ph.D., Director • cvsunal@bamaed.ua.edu

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