Analysis of Education Data from Peer Curriculum Review
Spring 2004
Thirty-six education courses
representing early childhood, middle level, and secondary were reviewed. Professors were asked to report on each
course in terms of methods used, ways in which diversity was emphasized, ways
in which technology was used in the courses and ways in which the learning was
assessed. The following is an overview
of the findings.
I.
Methods used in
Education Courses
N=36
Small
groups for problem solving.......................................... (f=24)
Cooperative
groups
.
(f=23)
Reflective
paper/Learning log
.....
(f=20)
Collaborative
learning
. (f=19)
Project-based
learning
.
(f=19)
Concept
learning
.
. (f=16)
Lecture/Discussion
.
.
(f=16)
Inquiry
based learning
...
... (f=14)
Micro-teaching/peer
teaching
.
(f=13)
PowerPoint
presentation by professor
.
(f=12)
Case
studies
. (f=11)
Graphic
organizers
.. (f=10)
PowerPoint
presentation by students
.. (f=10)
Role
play
... (f=6)
Field
Trips
. (f=6)
Individual
conferencing
.
(f=4)
T-Charting
.
.
(f=3)
KWL
charts
...
..... (f=3)
Guest
speakers
... (f=3)
Lecture/Discussion
..
..
(f=17)
Graphic
Organizers
.
... (f=15)
Concept
Teaching
.
. (f=15)
Role
Plays
.
. (f=12)
PowerPoint
Professor
....
. (f=12)
KWL
Charts
.
.. (f=12)
T-Charting
.
.
(f=12)
PowerPoint
Student
(f=11)
Case
Studies
...
(f=11)
Inquiry
Based Learning
.
.. (f=9)
Cooperative
Groups
.
(f=8)
Microteaching/Peer
Teaching
.
. (f=8)
Project
Based Learning
.
... (f=8)
Guest
Speakers
.
(f=8)
Individual
Conferencing
.
.. (f=7)
Reflective
Paper/Learning Log
.
(f=4)
Small
Groups for Problem Solving
.
.. (f=4)
Field
Trips
.
(f=3)
Individual
Conferencing
....
.. (f=25)
KWL
Charts
.....
(f=17)
T-Charting
.....
...
(f=17)
Guest
Speakers
.....
(f=16)
Role
Plays
.....
.... (f=13)
Reflective
Paper/Learning Log
.....
(f=12)
Inquiry
Based Learning
......
... (f=12)
PowerPoint
Professor
(f=11)
Graphic
Organizers
.....
.. (f=11)
Small
Groups for Problem Solving
......
(f=10)
Microteaching/Peer
Teaching
........
. (f=9)
Collaborative
Learning
....
... (f=9)
PowerPoint
Student
...
. (f=8)
Field
Trips
...
... (f=8)
Case
Studies
...
(f=8)
Cooperative
Groups
...
(f=7)
Concept
Teaching
...
... (f=6)
Project
Based Learning
...
... (f=5)
Lecture/Discussion
...
..
(f=4)
Field
Trips
.... (f=22)
Guest
Speakers
. (f=12)
PowerPoint
Student
...
... (f=10)
Case
Studies
... (f=9)
Microteaching/Peer
Teaching
(f=9)
Role
Plays
.. (f=7)
KWL
Charts
... (f=7)
T-Charting
..
(f=7)
Project
Learning
. (f=6)
Inquiry
based Learning
... (f=4)
PowerPoint
Professor..
... (f=4)
Graphic
Organizers
.
(f=3)
Reflective
Paper/Learning Log
... (f=3)
Individual
Conferencing
. (f=3)
Lecture/Discussion
.
(f=2)
Cooperative
Groups
(f=0)
Collaborative
Learning
... (f=0)
Small
Groups for Problem Solving
(f=0)
Concept
Teaching
... (f=0)
II.
TECHNOLOGY COMMONLY USED IN EDUCATION COURSES
N=38
A. Major
Emphasis
WWW
For Research
....
. (f=27)
Email
& Attachments
....
(f=27)
Websites
....
(f=26)
PowerPoint
used by Professor...
.....
... (f=19)
Taskstream
.....
(f=19)
PowerPoint
used by Student
.....
. (f=17)
Computer
Lab
.....
... (f=17)
Electronic
Gradebooks
.....
. (f=16)
Blackboard
.....
(f=14)
Video
& Videoclips
.....
.. (f=11)
Flipcharts
.....
....
(f=9)
Technology
Reviews
.....
.. (f=8)
Overheads
.
.......
(f=5)
Creating
Web Pages
.
.....
... (f=4)
Using
Palms
.
....
(f=4)
B. Minor
Emphasis
Overheads
.
.
(f=15)
PowerPoint
used by Student
..
....
..
(f=9)
Video
& Videoclips
.
(f=9)
Technology
Reviews
... (f=8)
PowerPoint
used by Professor
..... (f=8)
Websites
...
(f=7)
Taskstream
(f=7)
Computer
Lab
... (f=6)
Blackboard
(f=6)
Flipcharts
..
(f=5)
WWW
for Research
..
... (f=4)
Email
& Attachments
... (f=4)
Creating
Web Pages
. (f=3)
Electronic
Gradebooks
. (f=0)
Using
Palms
.. (f=0)
C. Sometimes
Overheads
.
(f=15)
Flipcharts
..
(f=14)
Video
& Videoclips
.. (f=14)
Technology
Reviews
..
(f=7)
PowerPoint
used by Professor
(f=7)
Blackboard
.
(f=6)
Email
& Attachments
.
(f=6)
Creating
Web Pages
... (f=6)
Taskstream
..
(f=6)
WWW
for Research
(f=5)
PowerPoint
used by Student.....
.. (f=5)
Computer
Lab
. (f=4)
Electronic
Gradebooks
(f=4)
Websites
..
(f=4)
Using
Palms
. (f=0)
D. Never
Using
Palms...
.... (f=38)
Creating
Web Pages
...
.
... (f=25)
Electronic
Gradebooks.......................................................................
(f=17)
Technology
Reviews..........................................................................
(f=14)
Blackboard.........................................................................................
(f=12)
Computer
Lab....................................................................................
(f=12)
Flipcharts...........................................................................................
(f=10)
PowerPoint
used by Student................................................................
(f=7)
PowerPoint
used by Professor.............................................................
(f=4)
Video
&
Videoclips.............................................................................
(f=4)
Overheads............................................................................................
(f=3)
WWW
for Research.............................................................................
(f=2)
Email
&
Attachments...........................................................................
(f=1)
Websites...............................................................................................
(f=1)
III.
APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY
N=39
A. Major
Emphasis
i.
Students are taught about:
Ethnicity.................................................................................
(f=23)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development........................ (f=23)
Diversity
of Social & Emotional Development..................... (f=22)
Value
Systems........................................................................
(f=22)
Learning
Styles.......................................................................
(f=22)
Diversity
of Language............................................................ (f=22)
Exceptionalities......................................................................
(f=19)
Gender
Differences................................................................
(f=19)
Multiple
Intelligences............................................................
(f=18)
ii.
Students are taught to plan for diverse population of:
Ethnicity.................................................................................
(f=24)
Learning
Styles.......................................................................
(f=23)
Diversity
of Social & emotional development....................... (f=20)
Value
Systems........................................................................
(f=20)
Gender
Differences................................................................
(f=19)
Social
Diversities of cognitive development......................... (f=19)
Exceptionalities......................................................................
(f=18)
Multiple
Intelligences.............................................................
(f=18)
Diversity
of Language............................................................ (f=18)
iii.
Students have an observation experience which
includes:
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development................... (f=20)
Ethnicity.................................................................................
(f=18)
Exceptionalities......................................................................
(f=17)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development........................ (f=17)
Gender
Differences................................................................
(f=16)
Diversity
of Language............................................................ (f=16)
Learning
Styles.......................................................................
(f=16)
Value
Systems........................................................................
(f=16)
Multiple
Intelligences............................................................
(f=14)
B. Minor
i.
Students are taught about:
Gender
differences............................................................. (f=12)
Exceptionalities..................................................................
(f=11)
Value
Systems....................................................................
(f=11)
Multiple
Intelligences......................................................... (f=10)
Diversity
of Language.......................................................... (f=9)
Learning
Styles.....................................................................
(f=8)
Ethnicity...............................................................................
(f=6)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development...................... (f=6)
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development................. (f=6)
ii.
Students are taught to plan for diverse populations
of:
Exceptionalities......................................................................
(f=16)
Diversity
of Language............................................................ (f=13)
Gender
Differences.................................................................
(f=12)
Multiple
Intelligences.............................................................
(f=11)
Value
Systems.........................................................................
(f=11)
Social
diversities of cognitive development............................ (f=10)
Diversity
of social and emotional development....................... (f=10)
Ethnicity.....................................................................................
(f=7)
Learning
styles...........................................................................
(f=6)
iii.
Students have an observation experience which
includes:
Multiple
Intelligences.................................................................
(f=9)
Value
Systems.............................................................................
(f=7)
Exceptionalities...........................................................................
(f=6)
Diversity
of Language.................................................................
(f=6)
Learning
Styles............................................................................
(f=6)
Gender
Differences......................................................................
(f=5)
Ethnicity.......................................................................................
(f=5)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development.............................. (f=5)
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development......................... (f=3)
C. Sometimes
i.
Students are taught about:
Ethnicity......................................................................................
(f=10)
Exceptionalities.............................................................................
(f=9)
Gender
Differences.......................................................................
(f=8)
Diversity
of Language..................................................................
(f=8)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development.............................. (f=8)
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development......................... (f=8)
Multiple
Intelligences...................................................................
(f=7)
Learning
Styles.............................................................................
(f=6)
Value
Systems..............................................................................
(f=6)
ii.
Students are taught to plan for diverse populations
of:
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development.............................. (f=7)
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development......................... (f=7)
Learning
Styles.............................................................................
(f=6)
Ethnicity.......................................................................................
(f=5)
Multiple
Intelligences...................................................................
(f=5)
Gender
Differences.......................................................................
(f=4)
Diversity
of Language..................................................................
(f=4)
Value
systems...............................................................................
(f=4)
Exceptionalities.............................................................................
(f=2)
iii.
Students have an observation experience which
includes:
Gender
Differences........................................................................
(f=4)
Diversity
of Language....................................................................
(f=4)
Exceptionalities...............................................................................
(f=3)
Ethnicity..........................................................................................
(f=3)
Learning
Styles................................................................................
(f=3)
Value
Systems.................................................................................
(f=3)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development................................. (f=3)
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development............................ (f=3)
Multiple
Intelligences......................................................................
(f=2)
D. Never
i.
Students are taught about:
Multiple
Intelligences......................................................................
(f=4)
Learning
Styles................................................................................
(f=3)
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development............................ (f=3)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development................................. (f=2)
Exceptionalities...............................................................................
(f=0)
Gender
Differences.........................................................................
(f=0)
Ethnicity..........................................................................................
(f=0)
Diversity
of Language.....................................................................
(f=0)
Value
Systems.................................................................................
(f=0)
ii.
Students are taught to plan for diverse populations
of:
Gender
Differences..........................................................................
(f=4)
Multiple
Intelligences......................................................................
(f=4)
Value
Systems.................................................................................
(f=4)
Exceptionalities...............................................................................
(f=3)
Ethnicity..........................................................................................
(f=3)
Diversity
of Language.....................................................................
(f=3)
Learning
styles................................................................................
(f=3)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development................................. (f=2)
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development............................ (f=2)
iii.
Students have an Observation experience which
includes:
Multiple
Intelligences....................................................................
(f=14)
Learning
Styles..............................................................................
(f=14)
Exceptionalities..............................................................................
(f=13)
Gender
Differences........................................................................
(f=13)
Ethnicity.........................................................................................
(f=13)
Diversity
of
Language.....................................................................
(f=13)
Value
Systems.................................................................................
(f=13)
Social
Diversities of Cognitive Development................................. (f=13)
Diversity
of Social and Emotional Development............................ (f=13)
VI.
ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES COMMONLY USED
N=42
A. Major
Emphasis
Units of Study...............................................................................................
(f=28)
Observation Logs/Reflection
Papers............................................................ (f=25)
Criterion Based
Assessments.......................................................................
(f=23)
Class Presentations.......................................................................................
(f=20)
Professional Readings/Critiques..................................................................
(f=20)
Class
Presentations.......................................................................................
(f=20)
Lesson
Plans.................................................................................................
(f=18)
Examinations................................................................................................
(f=17)
Teaches/Critiques.........................................................................................
(f=15)
Management
Plans.......................................................................................
(f=14)
Research
Projects.........................................................................................
(f=14)
Case Studies.................................................................................................
(f=13)
Research
Papers...........................................................................................
(f=12)
Learning Centers..........................................................................................
(f=11)
B. Minor
Research
Projects.........................................................................................
(f=16)
Examinations................................................................................................
(f=15)
Class
Presentations.......................................................................................
(f=15)
Professional
Readings/Critiques...................................................................
(f=12)
Criterion
Based
Assessments........................................................................
(f=11)
Management
Plans........................................................................................
(f=10)
Teaches/Critiques............................................................................................
(f=7)
Case
Studies....................................................................................................
(f=6)
Observation
Logs/Reflection Papers...............................................................
(f=6)
Lesson
Plans....................................................................................................
(f=6)
Research
papers...............................................................................................
(f=4)
Units
of
Study..................................................................................................
(f=4)
Learning
Centers.............................................................................................
(f=3)
C. Sometimes
Case
Studies...................................................................................................
(f=12)
Management
Plans...........................................................................................
(f=9)
Research
Projects.............................................................................................
(f=9)
Research
Papers...............................................................................................
(f=8)
Professional
Readings/Critiques......................................................................
(f=8)
Observation
logs/Reflection
papers................................................................. (f=7)
Teaches/Critiques............................................................................................
(f=6)
Learning
Centers.............................................................................................
(f=6)
Class
Presentations..........................................................................................
(f=5)
Lesson
Plans....................................................................................................
(f=4)
Examinations...................................................................................................
(f=3)
Units
of
Study.................................................................................................
(f=3)
Criterion
Based
Assessments..........................................................................
(f=2)
D. Never
Learning
Centers............................................................................................
(f=21)
Research
Papers.............................................................................................
(f=18)
Teaches/Critiques..........................................................................................
(f=13)
Lesson
Plans..................................................................................................
(f=11)
Case
Studies....................................................................................................
(f=9)
Management
Plans..........................................................................................
(f=8)
Units
of Study.................................................................................................
(f=7)
Examinations..................................................................................................
(f=6)
Criterion
Based
Assessments.........................................................................
(f=6)
Observation
Logs/Reflection
Papers.............................................................. (f=3)
Research
Projects...........................................................................................
(f=3)
Professional
Readings/Critiques....................................................................
(f=2)
Class
Presentations........................................................................................
(f=0)