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Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Annual Conference – November 2-3, 2012 New Mexico State University College of Education, Las Cruces, New Mexico Hosted by the NMSU COE Center for Research and Outreach Department of Educational Management and Development Department of Curriculum and Instruction

CALL FOR PROPOSALS This year’s conference theme: The Changing Nature of Education Rapid and unprecedented changes are currently taking place in both K-12 and higher education. Examples include learning technologies, distance education, multiculturalism, globalization, charter schools, student-centered instruction, and new leadership models, to name only a few. Although RMERA invites research presentations from any area related to K-12 or higher education, we hope to receive several proposals that focus on the conference theme. Please submit proposals in one of the following two categories: *Research Presentations: Paper presentations are for the purpose of sharing findings of a quantitative or qualitative research study. Each presentation will be approximately 15 minutes, to be followed by a five minute Q & A session. Proposals should be in abstract form (limit 300 words, not counting references) and should include: (a) Conceptual Framework or Theoretical Base of the Study. (b) Statement of the Research Problem, Question, or Hypotheses. (c) Summary of Applicable Methods, Subjects, Instruments, Analysis, etc. (d) Results (e) Conclusions and/or Implications for Practice. *Poster Presentations: Posters are to be organized to promote informal discussion of on-going research projects, best practices, or other domains of interest to the field of education. Presenters will remain with their posters during the prescribed time for their session. Proposals should include a description of the topic, its significance, methods, and results (if applicable). Submitting Proposals: (1) Include name, university affiliation, e-mail address, and phone number. (2) Indicate Presentation or Poster Session, 1 or 2 key descriptors, and if you wish to be considered for a Junior Student or Junior Faculty Award. (3) E-mail proposal by August 1 deadline to [email protected]. (4) Register for the conference (Required for presenters): See Registration Form. * First presenters are limited to a maximum of two presentations so that a maximum number of people can participate.

Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Annual Conference – October 26-27, 2012 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

Research Presentation and Poster Presentation Form *First Presenter (Title, First name, Last Name) David H. Khaliqi Institution: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Address: 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy. City, State, Zip: Colorado Springs, CO 80918 E-mail address: [email protected] Work Phone: 719-255-3595 Cell/Home: Click here to enter text. Co-presenters’ Names: (Title, First Name, Last Name, Institution) Peter D. Marle, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Lisa L. Decker, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

* This will be the contact person for the RMERA conference committee. This person should communicate with all other presenters about presentation or poster information. All presenters must be registered for the conference. Check one:

Research Presentation (Paper)

Poster Presentation

Research Presentation or Poster Presentation Title: A New Survey to Measure Alignment to Inquiry in Curricula Key Word Descriptors: (limit to 1-2) Inquiry Survey; Please consider this research for the Junior Student Research Award. Abstract (maximum 300 words, not including references): Over the past several decades, momentum toward inquiry-based STEM instruction has increased. The National Academy of Sciences has espoused that inquiry is necessary for students to achieve scientific literacy (National, 1996), and many programs designed to increase student interest in STEM have embraced inquiry-based curricula. One instructional model which employs inquiry-based pedagogy is the BSCS 5E Instructional Model (see Bybee et al., 2006) in which students and instructors engage in, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate the lesson. Adopting such an approach of teaching inquiry is demanding and time-consuming; however, Bybee et al. noted student outcomes from inquiry-based lessons surpass those of traditional lessons. At the Center for STEM Education (CSTEME), over 1400 students are involved in a cohort-sequential study investigating STEM persistence and resilience. Personnel at CSTEME strive to incorporate best-practice approaches in their curricula, and in order to ensure that students are being offered inquiry-based instruction, a 22-item survey, the Survey of Inquiry in Practice (SIP), was developed. The SIP contains 20 items aligned to key concepts from the first four phases of the

5E Instructional Model and 2 items which measure perceptions from the beginning and end of a lesson. Since the evaluation phase is intended for the assessment of outcomes of the lesson and the intent of the survey is to measure the process of inquiry, this phase is not incorporated into the survey. A preliminary principle components analysis (N = 180) of the 20 key-concept items suggests that the survey measures four components. This survey can be utilized by similar programs to assess the application of inquirybased pedagogy within their curricula and to assess the similarities and differences between the students’ and instructors’ perceptions of the inquiry process. The current presentation expounds on the construction, analysis, and future use of the SIP.

References Bybee, R. W., Taylor, J. A., Gardner, A., Van Scotter, P., Powell, J. C., Westbrook, A., & Landes, N. (2006). The BSCS 5E instructional model: Origins and effectiveness. Retrieved from http://www.bscs.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Research_The%20BSCS%205E%20Instructional%20Mode l%20Origins%20and%20Effectiveness%20Full%20Report_5E%20Full%20Report.pdf National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment, National Research Council. (1996). National science education standards. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press.

Email proposal form to by August 1 deadline to Dana Christman at [email protected].