WIDER:EAGER:CALIPER: Catalyst to Assess Learning and Instructional Practices for Evidence-based Reform

CALIPER项目（基于证据改革的学习和教学实践评估催化剂）利用博伊西州立大学最近改革的通识教育课程来改变本科STEM教学实践。具体来说，CALIPER项目是1)记录在STEM基础课程中使用循证教学实践；2)评估学生在这些课程中取得的学习成果；3)将这些观察到的教学实践与取得的学习成果联系起来。改革后的教学观察方案（RTOP）被用于记录基于证据的教学实践。收集和评估学生的作业（如书面作业和考试），以评估学生达到预期学习成果的程度，如“运用定量推理得出适当的结论”和“理解根据证据进行调查和分析的过程”。这个过程是建立一个可持续的评估系统，用于收集和分析数据，以了解教学实践与学生学习成果之间的关系。通过整合基于证据的教学实践和学生学习成果的评估，CALIPER项目正在为有关未来STEM专业人员和更具科学素养的公民的有效教育的国家对话提供信息。这一模式的成功实施和推广，将为其他希望采取有效行动改善学生STEM学习的教育机构提供激励和路线图。

The CALIPER Project (Catalyst to Assess Learning and Instructional Practices for Evidence-based Reform) is leveraging Boise State University's recently reformed general education curriculum to transform undergraduate STEM instructional practices. Specifically, the CALIPER project is 1) documenting the use of evidence-based instructional practices in STEM foundational courses; 2) assessing the learning outcomes achieved by students in these courses; and 3) associating these observed instructional practices with the learning outcomes achieved. The Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) is being used to document evidence-based instructional practices. Student work (e.g. written assignments and exams) is being collected and assessed to evaluate the degree to which students achieve intended learning outcomes, such as "apply quantitative reasoning to draw appropriate conclusions" and "understand the process of inquiry and analysis in response to evidence." This process is building a sustainable assessment system for collecting and analyzing data to understand the relationship between instructional practices and student learning outcomes.By integrating assessment of evidence-based instructional practices and student learning outcomes, the CALIPER project is informing the national dialogue on effective education of future STEM professionals and a more scientifically literate citizenry. Successful implementation and dissemination of this model will provide both an incentive and a roadmap for other educational institutions that wish to take effective action to improve STEM learning for their students.