[neact] FW: CALM Research Study

From: Stephen Stepenuck <sstepenuck@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "neact@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <neact@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 May 2009 00:41:43 -0400
Dear NEACT folk: 
    This arrived today, and seems that it might be of interest to some of
you, so I am forwarding it to the list, per their request.
Steve Stepenuck

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From: "Arnold, Kimberly Sue" <ksa2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 15:39:02 -0400
To: "sstepenuck@xxxxxxxxx" <sstepenuck@xxxxxxxxx>
Conversation: CALM Research Study
Subject: CALM Research Study

Dear Mr. Stepenuck,
 
Recently, the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, in collaboration
with the Indiana University Department of Chemistry received funding from
the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a study that is examining the
effectiveness of a learning tool that was developed in 1996 by the
Department of Chemistry at Indiana University, Bloomington.
 
We are asking professional organizations, such as NEACT, to help us
disseminate an opportunity to participate in a research study that is
examining the effectiveness of a learning tool that was developed in 1996 by
the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University, Bloomington. Since 2002,
CALM (Computer Assisted Learning Method) has reached over 54 High Schools
across the state of Indiana. In this time, more than 82 teachers, and well
over 1000 students annually, have used this system free of charge. Teachers
who have incorporated CALM in their classroom are extremely supportive of
it. Primarily, this has been in the form of an online homework system that
allows the assessment and tracking of student performance. CALM also
represents an important starting point for collaboratively engaging high
school science teachers and university faculty in improving the quality of
science education across the nation.
 
As a professional organizations that is involved in many innovative
practices in the field of science education, we are hoping that you might be
able to help us recruit new teachers to participate in a study of CALM¹s
effectiveness in promoting student chemistry achievement.  We are looking
for new teachers to participate in an experimental study where some teachers
use CALM in their introductory chemistry classes and some teachers teach
introductory chemistry as usual. It is important that teachers who
participate have no background with CALM.
 
If you know of teachers who might be interested in such a study, would you
please pass on the attached letter describing CALM and the study?  We are
looking for a wide range of teachers to participate. If possible, we would
ask you to distribute the information via your membership lists and
listservs. 
 
Teachers will receive a stipend of $150.00 per year for each year they
consent to participate in the study. In addition, a stipend will be provided
for each teacher to attend the CALM training workshop in the summer prior to
implementing CALM in the classroom. Teachers in the control condition (no
CALM) will be invited to receive CALM training after the study at no charge.
 
Thank you for your interest in and willingness to help us recruit more
teachers for this important study.
 
Sincerely,
 
Kimberly Arnold
 
 
Kimberly Arnold, Project Coordinator
CALM Team
Department of Chemistry
Indiana University
800 E. Kirkwood Ave
Bloomington, IN 47405
ksa2@xxxxxxxxxxx
 
 
IRB APPROVED
 
MAR 27 2009 

 
 


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