NOVA Site Evaluation Report

I. Overview

A. Institution Name
Location
B. Dates of Visit
C. Name(s) of visitors
D. Instution Background Information
1) Instution size (number of students)
2) Type of instution (e.g., public, HBCU, land-grant. Include Carnegie level)
3) Departments visited
E. When was the first NOVA course taught and how often after that time?
F. NOVA course(s) description as found in the original proposal.
G. Describe materials provided and analyzed for the visitation report.
H. What dissemination, writing for and obtaining grant awards, presentations and workshops, research projects, and/or publications have been accomplished as a result of this NOVA project. (e.g. display a list of citations)
I. Other comments?

II. Review of Site Visit Activities

A. Interview with Faculty Members.

What has been learned from this visit?
Describe the creation process of this NOVA course(s).
Describe the new strategies (e.g., teaching, assessment, grouping, technology, student teacher interaction, etc.) used and observed in the new NOVA course.
Describe the old course(s) that were taught prior to the creation of the NOVA course.
What were the most important factors that facilitated planning and teaching the NOVA course?
What were the important faculty knowledge and skills needed to develop and teach the NOVA course?
What were the significant barriers overcome in planning and teaching the NOVA course?
How was change measured as the result of this implementing this new NOVA course? What were the results.
What other changes have developed as a result of the NOVA award, inaddition to changes ststed above. These could be changes in colleagues, department or university climate, writing for and obtaining grant awards, tenure or merit, types of presentations made, or publications submitted.
What needs to be done to facilitate further changes or progress? What will be done next in further development of the new course?
What advice would you give other faculty members interested in creating a course like this?
B. Interviews with Students.

What has been learned from this visit?
Describe the course.
How do you feel about the course?
How does this course compare to other courses you have taken at the undergraduate level in science (mathematics)? What makes it different?
What are the characteristics of an effective teacher in a science (mathematics) course?
How do you feel about the teaching methods used in this course?
Have your ideas of teaching science (mathematics) changed as a result of taking this course?
Do you feel differently toward science (mathematics) as a result of your experience in this course?
What in this course has led you to reaffirm or change your views?
For Education Majors Only:
Do you think that you can become an effective teacher of science (mathematics)? Why?
For Education Majors Only:
What is needed to teach science (mathematics) to students with low motivation? Will this course help you to do this?
What needs to be done to facilitate further changes or progress?
C. Interviews with Administrators

What has been learned from this visit?
How does this course compare with other science (mathematics) courses on campus?
Describe the administrative influence/actions involved in the development of this course?
How is this course viewed among other faculty at this institution?
Do you foresee other similar courses being developed on this campus?
How do you feel about the team approach used for creating or teaching this course? What were the most important factors in that facilitated creation of the new course changes?
What were the significant barriers overcome in planning and teaching the NOVA course?
What advice would you give to faculty members interested in creating innovative courses?
What can administrators do to create a climate where innovative courses are regularly developed and taught?
What needs to be done to facilitate further changes or progress?
D. Class Observations and Course Materials

What has been learned from this visit?
What needs to be done to facilitate further changes or progress?
E. Institution Facilities and Materials

What has been learned from this visit?
What needs to be done to facilitate further changes?
F. Other Observations and Data Regarding Faculty Change and Student Enhancement?

What has been learned from this visit?
What needs to be done to facilitate further changes or progress?
G. Other Comments Regarding Site Visit Activities

III. Summary of Findings

Please summarize your findings.

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