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| Abstract Title: | Measuring faculty attitude change towards active learning within a professional development workshop |
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| Abstract: | We report on our investigation of a retrospective pre-test to measure faculty attitude change towards the use of active learning after the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop (NFW). Using self-determination theory, we posit a set of attitudes that would support change in teaching practice. Among these attitudes, we find that only knowledge of active learning is substantively increased using traditional pre/post surveys. We administered a retrospective pre-test, where participants (post-workshop) assess their pre-workshop attitudes. The rationale is that participants do not start with a common understanding of what "active learning" entails, and the workshop provides a normalizing experience so participants rate themselves on a common scale. Using the retrospective pre-test, we see attitudinal gains for most items. Preliminary interviews support these findings, but only for some items. We suggest that the retrospective pre-test may be a valuable measure, but only for certain domains, and when supported by qualitative measures. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session II |
| Poster Number: | B89 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
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Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Stephanie Chasteen Chasteen Educational Consulting UCB 390 Boulder, CO 80027 Phone: 3037753277 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Rajendra Chattergoon, University of Colorado Boulder School of Education |
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