Exit this survey SAM Activity Implementation -- Teacher Survey (2010) Basic Info Question Title * 1. Name Question Title * 2. School Burrillville Central Falls Central Classical Cooley Coventry Cranston West Cumberland Dighton-Rehoboth E-Cubed Academy Exeter W. Greenwich Dr. Jorge Alvarez East Providence Exeter-W.Greenwich Feinstein LaSalle Academy Lincoln Middletown Mt. Pleasant North Smithfield Narragansett Nathanael Green Middle School Ocean Tides School Pilgrim Portsmouth Rogers Shea South Kingstown Textron Academy Tiverton Toll Gate Woonsocket Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Select an activity you have done with your classes. Atoms and Energy Heat and Temperature Electrostatics Electric Current Atomic Structure Newton's Laws Excited States and Photons Spectroscopy Phase Change Gas Laws Intermolecular Attractions Molecular Geometry Solubility Chemical Bonds Chemical Reactions Diffusion, Osmosis, and Active Transport Cellular Respiration Four Levels of Protein Structure Intro to Macromolecules Molecular Recognition Lipids and Carbohydrates Proteins and Nucleic Acids DNA to Proteins Harvesting Light for Photosynthesis Question Title * 4. I primarily did this activity in my own classroom in a computer lab outside of class time (ie homework) If you chose "outside of class time" please specify: Question Title * 5. I used this activity (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): As an introduction to the material As a review of the material As the sole source of this material Paired with a specific lab experience Question Title * 6. If you used the activity with a lab, please describe the lab. Question Title * 7. What teaching methodology did you use? I ran the activity using only one computer and an LCD projector. Students used computers on their own without any LCD projector used during the lesson. A mixture of individual (or small group) use of computers and some discussion using the LCD projector was used. Students did the activity as homework on their own. Students did the activity as homework, and we discussed the activity using the LCD projector in class. Only the DVD was used. Question Title * 8. How were the students grouped during their work on the activity? Students used computers individually (1 person per computer). Students used computers in pairs (2 people per computer). Students used computers in groups of more than two. Students worked together as a whole class using a single LCD projector. Question Title * 9. Once the students started working in the SAM activity (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): a. They completed the activity on their own with minimal teacher/student interaction. b. I stopped the class at least once to discuss an aspect of the activity. c. I reviewed parts of the activity as a whole class once students reached a certain break point, either at the end of a major part or at the end of an activity. Question Title * 10. To assess their understanding of the material on this activity (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): a. I graded their work using reports generated on the RI-ITEST portal. b. I reviewed the material in class, asking the class questions to get a sense of their understanding. c. I graded the homework sheet that was included in the teacher guide. d. I made up my own assessment tool to gauge their understanding. Question Title * 11. (Optional) Comments on positive aspects of the activity: Was there anything that indicated the RI-ITEST materials were particularly effective, or struck you as standing out in a positive way either directly through demonstration of knowledge specifically within the activity, or indirectly through their use of this knowledge to make connections to other topics or classroom activities? Question Title * 12. (Optional) Comments on negative aspects of the activity or concerns you want to raise: Were there specific problems students had with content within this activity? Any other concerns or feedback you would like to give? Done