DO NOT PLACE YOUR NAME ON THIS SURVEY
ALL ANSWERS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE CONFIDENTIAL and ANONYMOUS.
We do use a number that appears on the mailing envelopes that lets us know when you have responded, so we will not bother you with additional mailings. When your questionnaire arrives, we remove it from the envelope and remove your name from the mailing list eliminating any connection between your name and the data. No information will be reported to the Dental School at the individual level.
If you have any questions about the administration of this survey, do not hesitate to call us at 317-278-2282.
Please use the enclosed postage paid return address envelope to return the questionnaire to us. The survey will be delivered to:
School of Dentistry Survey Project Union Building Room G003
IUPUI
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Appendix L
The information you provide here will help the School of Dentistry make decisions about a broad range of processes that will enable the School to become a stronger and more responsive institution. Please indicate your responses to the following questions by putting a check mark in the accompanying boxes.
Section 1 - Career
1-1. In what career activity did you engage immediately following dental school?
(Select one best response)
Solo General Practitioner
Solo Specialist
Group General Practitioner
Group Specialist
General Practitioner Associate
Specialist Associate
Military Dentist or Military Program
Graduate/Residency Program
Dental School Faculty
Please indicate your rank when you took this position ____________________________
Public Health
Industry
Other (please specify) __________________________________________
1-2. How long have you spent in this activity? ________________ years/months
1-3. If you are now engaged in a different type of career activity from the activity listed above, how do you currently spend the majority of your work week? If you are still engaged in the same activity you began after graduating with your DDS, please skip to question 1-5.
(Select one best response)
Solo General Practitioner
Solo Specialist
Group General Practitioner
Group Specialist
General Practitioner Associate
Specialist Associate
Military Dentist or Military Program
Graduate/Residency Program
Dental School Faculty
Rank __________________________
Public Health
Industry
Other (please specify) __________________________________________
1- 4. How long have you spent in this activity? _______________ years/months
Appendix L
Section 1 – Career contd.
1-5. What is the location of your current practice or place of employment (select one)?
Metropolitan area – population greater than 100,000
Metropolitan area – population 50,000 to 99,999
Urban/Suburban area – population 25,000 to 49,999
Urban/Suburban area – population 10,000 to 24, 999
Urban/Rural area – population less than 10,000
1-6. Are you located in an area that is considered to be underserved for dental care?
Yes No
Section 2 - The Dental Program: Please respond to the following statements describing
characteristics of an oral health provider by indicating the degree to which you agree or disagree that the dental education you received contributed to these characteristics.
Strongly Strongly
Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Disagree
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
I am able to deliver dental care that is state of the art
and patient centered.
I am a life-long, self-directed learner.
I can confront problems and seek solutions.
I understand the biological basis of human health and
disease.
I can apply basic science principles to clinical practice. I have a deep appreciation for the contribution of
research to clinical practice.
I am an effective communicator.
I have a community perspective relative to dental care. I am aware of my personal qualities as they affect my
professional behavior.
I am able to self-evaluate and take part in responsible
peer evaluation.
I can contribute to the solution of health care problems
through innovative and fresh approaches.
Appendix L Section 3 – Educational Competencies: Reflecting back on it, how prepared were you upon
graduating from the Dental School in each of the following areas?
Very well Somewhat Somewhat Very
prepared prepared Undecided unprepared unprepared
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
a. Patient assessment and diagnosis
b. Treatment planning and case presentation
c. Patient education and disease prevention
d. Pain/anxiety control
e. Pharmacotherapeutics
f. Prevention and management of dental and medical
emergencies
g. Diagnosis/restoration of missing/defective teeth to
form, function and esthetics in children
h. Diagnosis/restoration of missing/defective teeth to form, function and esthetics in adolescent, adult and geriatric patients
i. Diagnosis and management of periodontal disorders j. Prevention, diagnosis and management of pulpal and
periradicular diseases
k. Diagnosis and management of oral mucosal disorders l. Diagnosis and management of uncomplicated oral
surgical problems
m. Diagnosis and management of uncomplicated
orthodontic problems
n. Recognition and management of ethical issues and
problems in dental practice
o. Codes, rules and regulations governing dental practice p. Interpersonal skills and management of patient
behavior
q. Management of a dental practice
r. Infection control standards and procedures
s. Critical evaluation of new dental procedures and
therapies
t. Incorporation of new dental procedures and therapies
that are scientifically efficacious
u. Life-long learning and self-assessment to maintain
competency
v. Information technology resources
Appendix L
Section 3 – Educational Competencies contd.
3-2. Please list the three competencies from the items in Section 3 that you find to be most important to your practice of dentistry (write out the item or indicate the item’s letter code).
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
3-3. Please list the three competencies from the items in Section 3 that you find to be least important to your practice of dentistry (write out the item or indicate the item’s letter code).
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
3-4. How often do you use information from the current literature in your practice or career?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very Often
Section 4 - Demographics 4-1. What is your gender?
Male
Female
4-2. In what year did you graduate with your DDS? _________
4-3. What is your state or country of residence? ______________________
Section 5 – Community Involvement and Service
5-1. In the past year, how often did you participate in community service that related to educating the public about oral health?
Never (0)
Once or twice (1-2) Three to five times (3-5) Six or more times (6+)
Appendix L
Section 5 – Community Involvement and Service contd.
5-2. In the past year, how many times did you participate in community service that provided dental care to underserved patients?
Never (0)
Once or twice (1-2)
Three to five times (3-5)
Six or more times (6+)
5-3. To which professional organizations do you currently belong (check all that apply)?
American Dental Association
State dental association
Local/regional dental association
American Dental Education Association
American College of Dentistry
National discipline/specialty academy
Local/regional discipline/specialty organization
Local/regional study club or service organization
Other (please specify) ___________________________________________
5-4. During the past year, how active have you been in any of the above groups?
Very active (office holder, diligent attendance)
Active (frequent attendance, committee membership)
Interested (periodic or sporadic participation or attendance)
Inactive (rarely or never participate)
Did not belong to these groups
Appendix L Comments - If you have any comments or suggestions for improving the DDS program at the Indiana University School of Dentistry, please make them here.
Appendix L Please return this questionnaire in the enclosed postage paid reply envelope - Thank you!
Appendix M
Enhancing Student Success Through Electronic Portfolios Grant Amount Requested: $30,000
Principal Investigator:
Susan Kahn
Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
355 N. Lansing St., AO 139 Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317.278.3604 Fax: 317.274.4651 E-mail: [email protected]
Co-Principal Investigator Sharon J. Hamilton
Associate Dean of the Faculties, Office for Integrating Learning 755 W. Michigan St., UL 1140
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317.278.1846 Fax: 317.278.3602 E-mail: [email protected] Authorized Institutional Representative
Pamela M. McKeough
Director, Sponsored Program Administration Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
620 Union Drive, Room 618 Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317.274.8285 Fax: 317.274.8744.
E-mail: [email protected]
Principal Investigator
Authorized Institutional Representative
Other PI
Appendix M
Project Summary This proposed project will address two issues:
1. What is the impact of electronic student portfolios on the success of first-year students, as measured by grades, other assessment findings, self-reports, and retention?
2. How can the large amounts of assessment data generated by electronic student portfolios be effectively managed, so that these data are truly useful for improvement?
Research on the first question will be situated in IUPUI’s freshman Learning
Communities. Each semester during 2004-2005, 10 of these Learning Communities will pilot IUPUI’s new student electronic portfolio (ePort). For comparison, 10 non-pilot Learning Communities will be selected each semester to serve as the control group. Several outcomes for the two groups will be compared, including grades, assessment findings, student self-reports on learning, and retention to the following semester.
To address the second question, several assessment methods will be tested, including automated essay scoring, computerized content analysis, and sampling. The PIs are especially interested in experimenting with the Intellimetric program, which is designed specifically to score the kinds of student work that typically are included in student portfolios.
Two faculty groups will assist with the project. The first, a working group of 10 faculty involved in the ePort pilot, will act as an advisory group to this project and the ePort pilot as a whole. The second group, several faculty “Communities of Practice” focused on IUPUI’s Principles of Undergraduate Learning, will carry out the actual assessment of student work. In addition, a student focus group will provide a student perspective on the ePort pilot, while a student task force will serve in a more formal advisory capacity—for example, developing the rubrics for “experiential” learning of the Principles of the Undergraduate Learning.
Appendix N
South Central Indiana CAPE Project August 2004
Report Prepared by: Victor Borden, Katie Morrow and Jessica Jacot Overview
The third teacher and principal survey provides evidence of the impact of the South Central Indiana CAPE Project School Improvement, K-12 Professional
Development, and Higher Student Achievement efforts on the participating schools.
The second survey, administered in Spring 2003 provided ample evidence that teachers across the board had increased their efforts to align curricula, improve teaching strategies, and utilize information sources more effectively. However, results of the second survey also showed some unevenness in these developments across school levels, with elementary school teachers showing the highest level of engagement and high school teachers the least. Results of the third survey,
administered in Spring 2004, shows that most of the improvements noted last year continue. Improvements continued in several notable ways, especially in the high schools, where teachers appeared to pay more attention to state standards. Several results of this year’s survey suggest that the state-level efforts to standardize curricula may be reducing the need for teachers to align with each other, since aligning to the same set of standards should accomplish the same end, albeit with less school-level control.
Purpose
A third and final survey was conducted in May 2004 to assess the behaviors and attitudes of teachers and principals at schools participating in the K-12 component of the South Central Indiana Community Alliance to Promote Education and compare the results to previous surveys conducted in May 2002 and May 2003. The survey included questions related to overall school improvement efforts, to perceptions about student motivation and achievement, and to the kinds of activities that will most likely be impacted by school-based initiatives and activities that are generated through project participation: curricular alignment; professional development;
instructional strategies; and information utilization and usefulness.
Appendix O