The evaluation component of M3RP is coordinated by Dr. Mark Jenness of Western Michigan University's SAMPI (Science and Mathematics Program Improvement) Department. The reports that follow are part of a comprehensive evaluation plan to

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FINAL REPORT--1999-2004

This document is a summative evaluation report of the impact of the M3RP Project on participating distircts, schools, teachers, administrators, and students.

SUMMARY OF EVALUATION FINDINGS THROUGH YEAR 03
(July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2002)

This document is a summary of findings from the on-going evaluation of M3RP. It is based on data collected during the first three years of the project. More detailed reports are available from the M3RP office.

RESULTS OF TEACHER LEADER SUMMER INSTITUTE PRE/POST MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT SUMMER 2001

Each of the seven M3RP regions conducted ten-day summer institutes for Teacher Leaders in Summer 2001. A primary objective for the sessions was to increase Teacher Leader mathematical content knowledge. The 2001 Summer Institutes coverage included two specific content strands: algebra and geometry. A mathematics content test, developed by Project Directors, was administered at the beginning of the Institute, and a different but comparable test was administered at the end to all participating Teacher Leaders.

SUMMARY OF EVALUATION FINDINGS FROM YEAR 01 AND 02
(July 1, 1999-June 30, 2001)

This document is a summary of findings from the on-going evaluation of M3RP. It is based on data collected during the first two years of the project. More detailed reports are available from the M3RP office.

FINDINGS FROM OBSERVATIONS OF MATHEMATICS LESSONS IN M3RP TEACHER LEADER CLASSROOMS DURING THE 2000-01 SCHOOL YEAR

Between October 2000 and May 2001, members of the M3RP Evaluation Team made visits to participating schools, including observing mathematics lessons in Teacher Leader classrooms. This report is a compilation of findings from those lesson observations and represents a "snapshot" of middle school mathematics lessons in Teacher Leader Classrooms across schools participating in M3RP.

SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW RESPONSES: PRINCIPALS, LEAD CONTACTS, and TEACHER LEADERS
2000-01 SCHOOL YEAR

Between October 2000 and May 2001, members of the M3RP Evaluation Team made visits to participating schools. These visits included conducting interviews with principals, lead contacts, and teacher leaders. This report is a summary of interview responses from principals, lead contacts (if different from the principal), and teacher leaders.

TEACHER LEADER SURVEY REPORT--2001 COMPARISON OF RESPONSES
SUMMER 2000 and SUMMER 2001

At the beginning of the Teacher Leader Summer Institutes in 2000 and 2001, participants were asked to complete a survey about their content knowledge, pareparedness to use particular instructional practices, frequency of use of selected classroom practices, and frequency of student participation in specific lesson activities. What follows is a comparison of the group of teachers from each year who completed the survey.

RESULTS OF TEACHER LEADER SUMMER INSTITUTE PRE/POST MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT
SUMMER 2000

Each of the seven M3RP regions conducted two-week summer institutes for Teacher Leaders in Summer 2000. A primary objective for the sessions was to increase Teacher Leader mathematical content knowledge. Specific content strands covered in the 2000 Summer Institutes included number sense, algebra, statistics, and geometry. A mathematics content test, developed by Project Directors, was administered at the beginning of the Institute and a different, but comparable, test was administered at the end to all participating Teacher Leaders.