Southeastern MAPS Project
Pilot-Test Report

(Please Fill Out A Report For Each Class In Which SE MAPS Materials Are Used)

Your Name : ______________________________________ Date: ________________________

School: _________________________________________________________________________

Name of the Study Area to which materials relate: _______________________________

Name of Activity or Materials used: ______________________________________________

Have you been involved in the development of materials for the SE MAPS Project?
_____ Yes _____ No

Did you help develop these materials?
_____ Yes _____ No

Grade in which used: ________ Number of Students in Class: ____________________

Subject Area of Class (Earth Science, Social. Studies, Math, Integrated, etc.): ____

________________________________________________________________________________

1) How much class time did you spend on these materials? _______ minutes

2) How many class periods were used? _______

3) How much preparation time was required? ______ minutes

4) How does the preparation time needed for these materials compare to preparation time for other investigative lessons you use?

5) Did you have everything you needed to teach this unit effectively?
____ Yes ____ No

If ‘No’, please describe what else you needed:

6) Do you think these materials used class time efficiently? Please explain.

7) How did the students respond? (Interested, Bored, Confused?)

8) What local facilities or resources did you use to make the materials more relevant?

9) How did you assess the students’ learning?

10) Do you think middle school teachers would use these materials with their students?

_____ Yes ____ No

Please explain:

11) What did you like most about the material?

12) In what ways could they be improved?

Please send completed reports to:

Phil Astwood
Center for Science Education
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: 803-777-6920
Fax: 803-777-8267
E-mail: astwood@psc.sc.edu