Clinical Apprenticeship to Prepare Teachers for the Elementary School (CAPT-E)
Contracting Agencies: Eastern Kentucky University College of Education and Corbin Independent School District
Evaluation Plan Summary: The evaluation will provide a holistic perspective of the CAPT-E clinical model and its impact on teacher candidates, students, and elementary school teachers and faculty. Teacher candidate data include multiple measures from program entry through placement. Process evaluation examines the degree to which the program was implemented as it was planned utilizing administrative document review, evaluation of EKU and participating school operational processes, and analysis of stakeholder perceptions. Outcomes evaluation, including a pre-post survey design and a nonequivalent group designs study, will gauge program impacts and the extent to which program goals have been met.
Designing Mathematics and Science Project-Based Environments: Spanning Astronomical and Atomic Spaces (SAAS)
Contracting Agency: University of Kentucky College of Education
Evaluation Plan Summary: This project provides participating districts with professional development on designing curriculum that integrates the Next Generation Learning Standards, the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, and the Common Core Standards. The evaluation of the training program, through surveys, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation, considers both quantitative data of specific outcome measures and qualitative data to contextualize quantitative results. Quantitative data include pre-post reasoning assessments and participant satisfaction ratings, while qualitative data illuminate project barriers and progress.
Project-Based Investigations on Water Quality in the Kentucky River Watershed
Contracting Agency: University of Kentucky College of Education and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Evaluation Plan Summary: The evaluation of this professional development initiative employs surveys, direct observation, and secondary data collection and analysis to examine the initiative’s impacts on the implementation and utilization of Project-Based Investigations in middle school classrooms.