Publications and Education Links

• National Academy of Sciences
• Web site that allows you to download publications dealing with issues in and describing instructional materials for science and mathematics education at the college level in addition to K-12, including national standards in mathematics and science for K-12. Publications that deal with issues in science and technology also are available.
• National Institute for Science Education (NISE)
• Center that deals with science and mathematics education from K through graduate level.  This site provides links to publication abstracts, although you will have to send away to buy them.
• NISE College Level 1
• Link to one of the subgroups at NISE.  Their web site has links to materials on collaborative learning and assessment.
• Project Kaleidoscope
• Organization that deals with SME&T (Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology) education, especially in primarily undergraduate institutions.  Web site has links to workshops in various areas in addition to publications on "what works" at other institutions.
• Wisconsin Center for Education Resource
• Web site with information and publications on a number of topics relating to education.  Although many projects concentrate on education in the sciences and mathematics, information on education in some of the humanities and K-12 is also available.

Assessment

• National Institute for Science Education (NISE)
• Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)
• Site which allows you to find tested assessment tools and to learn more about assessment.  One section (Matching Goals to CATS) allows you to enter your goals for the course and then selects tools that will assess whether these goals are being met.  Assessment surveys (CATS) are available that are being used in other institutions.  Many of the CATS can be modified to your particular needs.
• Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG)
• An interesting assessment tool at the FLAG site.  This assessment tool is an on-line questionnaire with five levels of answers for each question.  Questions can be modified for your situation, and the site allows the students to anonymously enter their answers, although you will be able to find out whether students have filled out the survey and to ensure that each student only fills out the survey once.  Scoring and statistical analysis are performed at the site and are provided.

You may direct questions, messages, or comments to my email account, ewilliamsen@ursinus.edu
This page is maintained by Eric J. Williamsen
Last modification: 29 October 1999