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?
____ More time
____ About the same time
____ Less time Please explain:
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