Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics

支持本科数学评估

• 批准号: 0127694
• 负责人: J Michael Pearson
• 金额: $ 49.99万
• 依托单位: Mathematical Association of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-01-01 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0127694&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Supporting; Assessment; Undergraduate; Mathematics

The objective of this project is to support faculty members and departments in efforts to assess student learning in at least one of the following:(1) Coherent blocks of courses of undergraduate mathematical sciences, including entire degree programs; and (2) Individual courses, especially reform courses, using various assessment tools across varieties of institutions. The targeted blocks of courses are: (a) the major in mathematics, (b) courses for future teachers; (c) school mathematics as a preparation for college mathematics, usually called college placement programs; and (d) general education courses, including those aimed at quantitative literacy. This latter block includes study of assessments of the mathematical and quantitative literacy achieved in entire degree programs, recognizing that much mathematics is learned outside mathematics courses. Assessment cycles that use assessment for program improvements are of special interest, including those that use research on learning.Support from this work includes: (1) Nationwide distribution and discussion of a 1999 volume of case studies on assessment practices in undergraduate mathematics; (2) Compilation and nationwide distribution of a second volume of case studies and syntheses of coherent sets of case studies; (3) Construction and maintenance of a website to contain an annotated bibliography, literature synopses, interviews, and assessment designs; and (4) Development and operation of a series of workshops for faculty workingon campus-based assessment programs, including both face-to-face and electronic venues.Assessment cycles for program improvement have not been integrated into core operations of departments. This project greatly facilitates assessment program development through wide dissemination of knowledge gained through experiences with assessment.

该项目的目标是支持教师和部门努力评估学生在以下至少一个方面的学习：（1）本科数学科学课程的连贯块，包括整个学位课程;（2）个别课程，特别是改革课程，使用各种机构的各种评估工具。有针对性的课程包括：（a）数学专业;（B）未来教师课程;（c）学校数学，作为大学数学的准备，通常称为大学安置方案;（d）普通教育课程，包括旨在进行定量扫盲的课程。后一个模块包括对整个学位课程中实现的数学和定量素养的评估的研究，认识到许多数学是在数学课程之外学习的。利用评估改进方案的评估周期特别令人感兴趣，包括那些利用学习研究的周期，这项工作的支助包括：（1）全国范围内分发和讨论1999年关于本科生数学评估做法的案例研究卷;（2）汇编和全国范围内分发第二卷案例研究和连贯的案例研究集;（3）建立和维护一个网站，包含注释书目，文献摘要，访谈和评估设计;和（4）开发和运行一系列的研讨会，为教师workingon校园为基础的评估程序，包括面对面和电子views.Assessment周期的程序改进还没有被整合到部门的核心业务。该项目通过广泛传播从评估经验中获得的知识，极大地促进了评估程序的开发。