View earth science related concept maps from four modules that focus on the National Science Education Standard of science in personal and social perspectives. Each module has lessons, a teacher guide and student activities plus the supporting concept maps. Topics include: water, ultraviolet radiation, extreme weather, urban sprawl/planning, non-native plant species, floods, fire, erosion, glaciers ... Full description.

This article provides an overview of the Collaboration to Advance Teaching Technology and Science (CATTS) program and the conditions necessary to establish and maintain partnerships that promote inquiry and research in schools. These programs are effective because they benefit all stakeholders. CATTS creates opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students (the CATTS Fellows) to learn effective ... Full description.

This tool for K-12 educators provides a do-it-yourself assessment for environmental education programs to determine the degree to which they deliver a comprehensive set of learning experiences, and to determine where the gaps are. It consists of a set of checklists for grades PreK-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Each checklist features a column of strand items; users can check off whether the items are fully, partly, ... Full description.

NOTE: This is a large file, 77 mb in size! This article describes an investigation into how using debate as a pedagogical tool for addressing earth system science concepts can promote active student learning, present a realistic and dynamic view of science, and provide a mechanism for integrating the scientific, political and social dimensions of global environmental change. Using global warming as ... Full description.

The Evaluation Center, a research and development unit at Western Michigan University, seeks to provide national and international leadership for advancing the theory and practice of evaluation, as applied to education and human services. Evaluation Center's homepage includes a directory of evaluation projects; tools and resources, such as checklists, a glossary, bibliography, and links to related ... Full description.

These presentations and accompanying documents are part of a symposium for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, which took place in Montreal, Canada, in April 2005. The Center for the Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (CAESL) is committed to the design of new assessment systems that truly support classroom teaching and learning. Building on current knowledge ... Full description.

This is a survey designed to elicit student attitudes about using computers and their assessment of how well they use computers. Full description.

This article provides an overview of data collection for the purpose of evaluating environmental education (EE) initiatives, which are typically not based on the formal education system. It defines unobtrusive measures as means of collecting data that are incorporated into the activities used in the teaching/learning episode. The data are not tracked by the individual learner, but by the group, since ... Full description.

This document provides guidance toward planning and implementing an evaluation process for for-profit or nonprofit programs. There are many kinds of evaluations that can be applied to programs, for example, goals-based, process-based, and outcomes-based, among others. A page that debunks common myths about evaluation and describes where program evaluation is useful is provided. It contains a handy ... Full description.

This article reports on the effectiveness of The Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) project, which was developed to make geology more relevant to non-science majors in Appalachian State University's Environmental and Applied Geology course. The authors describe the directed-inquiry approach, in which students are guided in applying the geoscience theory learned in the formal classroom setting to ... Full description.