ORIENTATION EVALUATION

Hancock Biological Station

FIRST Project Orientation

Please help us evaluate to what degree  we achieved the following FIRST goals:

Goal #1: Building community:

1. To what extent has this meeting helped you achieve a sense of
    community?

    very much                somewhat             not much

    Please explain your response:

2. How comfortable do you feel working with the members of your group?

    very comfortable    somewhat comfortable   not comfortable

    Please explain your response:

3. How comfortable do you feel working with members of the other
    groups?

    very comfortable    somewhat comfortable   not comfortable

    Please explain your response:

Goal #2:  Explanation of FIRST goals and objectives:

1. How effective were the facilitators at communicating the goals of the
    HBS FIRST project?

    very effective                 somewhat effective                not effective

    Please comment on your  response:

 Goal #3:  Developing your project:

1. What is your comfort level with inquiry based learning/teaching?

    high                        medium                  low

    Please explain your response:

2. How effective was the mud-flat activity in contributing to your
    understanding of inquiry-based learning/teaching?

    very effective                 somewhat effective                  not effective

    Please explain your response:

3. How effective was the workshop at helping you develop a “vision” for       the curriculum changes that you and your team would like to
    implement?

    very effective   somewhat effective   not effective

    Please explain your response:

4. How effective was the orientation at stimulating your interest in
    inquiry-based learning/teaching and curriculum reform?

    very effective    somewhat effective   not effective

    Please explain your response:

Goal #4:  Sharing of Ideas and Resources:

1. Do you believe sufficient communication plans have been proposed to
    sustain and encourage  interactions within and between teams in the
    future?  If not, why not?

2. To what extent has this orientation increased your awareness of
    resources for inquiry based teaching?

    very much                      somewhat                             very little

    Please explain your response:

How would you rate the following:

Additional Comments: