Robert Noyce Evaluation Interview Protocol- Teacher/ Scholar

SRI Noyce Evaluation
Interview Protocol- Teacher/ Scholar

Noyce Interview Protocol
Teacher/Scholar

Introduction 00:00-00:05 (5 mins)

Introduce yourself [e.g., name, where you live, your professional role, role on the
project, etc.]
If you have not yet shared anything about the project with them:
• Let me also talk a little about why I’m here and what this project is about.
• SRI is evaluating the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce). As
evaluators we’re talking to people involved in the program to better understand
how the program works. Through our conversations, we also want to understand
the impact the scholarship has had on your work and the broader field.
• Any questions about any of that?
You should have received a consent form. There are a few things we want to point out: 1)
this is voluntary, 2) this is confidential, and 3) with your consent we would like to record
to check our work. Give them time to review the consent form. Ask them if they have any
questions about the form.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to an
information collection unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
project is 3145-XXXX. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to
average one hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate and any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to: NSF Reports Clearance Officer, 2415 Eisenhower Ave.,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
Ask them to confirm that it’s okay to audio record and, if they say yes, say you are starting
the audio recorder.

Background: Person, Project 00:05-00:15 (10 mins)

Let’s first start with a couple of questions about you and your Noyce-funded project.
1. Tell me a little bit about where you are in your education and how you got
involved with the Noyce project.
2. Briefly describe the Noyce project and how it supports you.
3. What are your goals for your teaching career and how do you think participating
in this project contributes to those goals?
4. What’s been most positive about your experiences so far?
5. What challenges have you had, if any?

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Network Connections & Interactions

00:15-00:25 (10 mins)
The next set of questions are about the most important people or
organizations you interact with in your work.
6. When you need help or support with something related to
your work on the project, who are the main people you reach
out to?
a. For each person they mention, prompt for:
i. What kind of help, support, resources, or
information they receive from that person
ii. How frequently they interact with that person
(e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, occasionally)
7. Could you tell me about any individuals and/or organizations
that you think are critical to this project (Can be same,
others, etc.).
b. For each person or organization they mention,
prompt for:
iii. Why they think the individuals and/or
organizations are critical
iv. What kind of help, support, resources, or
information the person/organization provides
for the project

Recruitment (if relevant to the project)

00:25-00:30 (5 mins)
Now, let's talk about how you got involved in the
project.
8. What was your experience when you were
recruited to participate in the project?
9. How did you decide to participate?

Additional
Prompts if Time
Allows
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Do the people and
organizations
you've mentioned
provide what you
need to do your
work?
Why/Why not?
When you reach
out to people for
help or support
with something
related to your
work on the
project, do you feel
like they provide
the help or support
you are looking
for? [I feel like this
question is very
similar to the first
one in this box]

•

Why/ why not?

Additional Prompts if Time Allows
•
•

What during the recruitment process
convinced you to participate on the
project?
Were there any aspects of the
recruitment that were not very positive?

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Student-Centered Instruction (if relevant to the project)
00:30-00:35 (5 mins)
I’m also interested in the project's approach to
developing teachers' knowledge of instruction
informed by understanding and being responsive to
individual students’ experiences and needs.
10. Have you participated in any learning activities
or other supports provided by the project
related to instruction informed by
understanding and being responsive to
individual students’ experiences and needs?
11. If yes:
a. What kinds of activities/supports were
they?
12. What were your experiences with [the
activity/support] like?

Additional Prompts if Time
Allows
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What aspects of [the
activity/support] worked well for
you and why?
What did not work well for you?
What would have made it work
better?
What have you learned through your
participation in these
activities/supports?
What were the most important
aspects of the activities that helped
you learn those things?

Creating Opportunities & Leveraging Individual Skills and Experiences
00:35-00:40 (5 mins)
We're also interested to learn about any other ways you think
the project creates opportunities and leverages the skills
and experiences different kinds of individuals bring.
13. Have you participated in or know of any activities,
resources, or supports provided by the project
related to creating opportunities and leveraging
individual skills and experiences?
a. If yes:
i. What kinds of activities, resources or
support?
14. Do you feel like you've benefitted from
[activity/resource/support]? In what ways?

Additional Prompts if
Time Allows
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Do you know others in the
program who have
benefitted from
[activity/resource/support]?
In what ways?
What aspect of
[activity/resources/support]
contributed to these
benefits?
Were there any challenges?
What were they?

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Retention (if relevant to the project)

00:40-00:45 (5 mins)
Additional Prompts
Now let's talk about the project's approach to
if Time Allows
• Are there any
[scholar/teacher/master teacher] retention.
additional supports
15. What supports or resources does the project provide that
or resources the
would help you to [continue working in the district/stay in
project could have
your degree program (if current undergrad/grad student)]?
provided that would
16. What are your plans after you complete your participation
have influenced you
decision in a
in this project?
different way?
a. If they plan to [continue teaching in the district/stay
in their degree program]:
i. What has contributed to your decision to
continue [working in the district/stay in your
degree program]? (probe project-related
supports or incentives if not mentioned)
b. If they don't plan to [continue teaching in the
district/stay in their degree program]:
i. What contributed to your decision to not stay
in the [district/degree program]?

Wrapping Up

1. Those are all my questions. Is there anything you want to add about any of these
topics?

Thank you!

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