Engage in alternative assessment, use of innovative projects linking mathematics and applications. Inservice teachers field test their module with their secondary students. Committees, with outside faculty rep., monitor dissertations. Pilot studies encouraged. Proposal and dissertation defense.
Outside reviewers speak highly of dissertations.
Increased our encouragement of pilot studies, enhancement of early research experiences. Faculty accompany students to conferences. Mentoring process through MED 754. Students evaluated in class by faculty. Faculty coordinators of multi-sectional courses mentor TA teaching.