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Texas AM UniversityInformation Technology in
Science (ITS) CLT

• Phase I the Planned Program
• (the Past)
• Phase II the Experimental Program
• (the Present)
• Phase III the Prototype Program
• (the Future)
• From Ruiz-Primo, M.A., Shavelson, R. J.,
  Baxter, J. P. (1995). Evaluation of a prototype
  teacher enhancement program on science
  performance assessment. In P. Kansanen (Ed.)
  Discussion on some educational issues, Volume 1,
  pp. 171-200. Helsinki, Finland Department of
  Teacher Education, Helsinki.

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Texas AM UniversityITS Center Phase I Past

• 12 hours of graduate coursework designed in
  science and education, inserted into a variety of
  degree plans
• 5 project teams involving 16 scientists and
  mathematicians and 10 education researchers
• Out of 73, 58 participants completed 2 years
• 37 non-degree, 21 degree-seeking at the beginning
• 17 non-degree, 41 degree-seeking after 2 years
• (including 13 new doctoral students)
• 6 GAs in education and science
• Practitioner research on 44 Grade 7 14
  Implementation Projects from Cohort I

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Texas AM UniversityITS Center Phase II Present

• Refined coursework content and delivery
• 7 new project teams 17 new scientists
• 61 new participants in Cohort II
• 34 non-degree, 17 masters, 10 doctoral (3
  science)
• 6 new masters, 5 new doctoral for Summer II
• 18 GAs in education and science (12 new ones)
• Continued funding for 20 Cohort I participants
• 3 Ph.D.s graduated in 2003
• Web-dissemination of Research Products
• Expanded activities, e.g. Noyce Scholarships for
  undergraduates, supplemental funding for
  Collaboration with Chinese Academy of Science,
  DFG-NSF international collaborations

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Texas AM UniversityITS Center Phase III Future

• Proposal for renewal with continued funding
• Plans for Cohort III
• Transportable model for developing synergy
  between researchers in science and education to
  transfer current science research to Grades 7
  16 through the use of IT
• Continued research on the added value of using IT
  to bring current science research to the
  classroom