PhysTEC
Towson University

A Towson University preservice elementary teacher shows site leader Cody Sandifer her graph..

PhysTEC Project Contacts
Towson University

Laura Lising
Physics Department
Towson University
412E Smith Hall
Towson, MD 21252
Tel: 410-704-3011

Cody Sandifer
Physics Department
Towson University
440 Smith Hall
Towson, MD 21252
Tel: 410-704-4989

Towson University's
PhysTEC Website

Demographics at other PhysTEC Sites

Ball State University
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Cornell University
Florida International University
Seattle Pacific University
Towson University
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Minnesota
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Western Michigan University

Towson University Project Report 2007

Demographics

PhysTEC Graduates

  Grade Band              Baseline             Project
Year 1 Year 2
2000- 2001
Year 3
2001- 2002
Year 1
2002-  2003
Year 2
2003- 2004
Year 3
2004- 2005
Year 4
2005- 2006
Year 5
2006- 2007
1999- 2000
Middle School 7-8     107 148 208 208 200 210

Future Teachers

  Baseline Project
Year 1
2001- 2002
Year 2
2002- 2003
Year 3
2003- 2004
Year 1
2004- 2005
Year 2
2005- 2006
Year 3
2006- 2007
Year 4
2007- 2008
PhysTEC Future Teachers        523 489  485   

Commentary on future teachers data:

  • The elementary science field experience interns are preservice teachers.  Since the vast majority of Physical Science I students hope to be admitted to the preservice teaching program, these students are also included as impacted future teachers.

Enrollment

Course Designation Course Type Baseline Project
Year 1
2001- 2002
Year 2
2002- 2003
Year 3
2003- 2004
Year 1
2004- 2005
Year 2
2005- 2006
Year 3
2006- 2007
Year 4
2007- 2008
Physical Science I Conceptual physics 292 319 262 316 293 318  
Earth and Space Science Conceptual physics 147 186 208 211 198 156  
Teaching Science in Elementary School Early teaching/field experience 107 144 205 207 196 167  

Commentary on enrollment data:

  • Variations in enrollment data are largely due to the number of course sections as offered per semester.
  • Student counts were obtained from final grade data sheets, and as such do not include students who withdrew from the course.
  • Students take the Earth-Space Science course and Teaching Science in Elementary School course as a cohort; therefore, the students in these two courses are typically the same students and as such only count one time as future teachers.