Reasons for Participation in MMSP Courses For each course taken, respondents identified all of their reasons for participating. Unlike in the earlier sections of this report where data were presented for unique participants, data for this topic are presented for all course seats, since responses are uniquely relevant to each distinct course that a participant took. Table 9 presents findings for all 500 seats for courses taken by participants during the Year 11 funding period. The most common reasons for participating in a course were to obtain graduate credit (75%) and to increase knowledge in content (64%). Also, nearly one-third took a course to pursue a personal interest. Table 9: Reasons for Participation, All Seats Reasons for Participation (N=500) N % (Multiple responses permitted) 376 To obtain graduate credit 75 321 To increase knowledge in content 64 153 To pursue a personal interest 31 111 To earn PDPs for recertification 22 68 To get an additional license (certification) 14 51 To prepare for the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL) 10 29 To follow an administrator’s suggestion 6 18 To obtain a first license (certification) 4 Other 35 7 Repeat Participation Six of the eleven partnerships offered at least two courses in Year 11, each with some participants attending more than one course. Table 10 presents information regarding repeat participation. (Tables 16 through 25 also include data on repeat participation, as does Table 33.) Table 10: Repeat Participants Sep13–Aug14 Number of Participants Number of Unique Taking Multiple Courses Offered Partnership Participants Courses Cohort 6 Math EduTron Revere-Everett-Saugus 3 67 7 – – Cohort 6 Math Lesley Brockton 10 84 28 – – Cohort 6 Math Lesley Springfield 8 55 37 – – Cohort 6 Math/Science MCLA 2 8 0 – Cohort 6 Science Northeastern 4 38 7 – Cohort 7 Math/Science Fitchburg NCIS 1 16 N/A – – Cohort 7 Science Framingham 1 15 N/A – Cohort 7 Science Global Learning Public Charter 1 25 N/A – Cohort 7 Math Lesley Springfield-Easthampton 2 10 2 – – Cohort 7 Science West Springfield Public Schools 0 N/A N/A –
Reasons for Participation in MMSP Courses For each course taken, respondents identified all of their reasons for participating. Unlike in the earlier sections of this report where data were presented for unique participants, data for this topic are presented for all course seats, since responses are uniquely relevant to each distinct course that a participant took. Table 9 presents findings for all 500 seats for courses taken by participants during the Year 11 funding period. The most common reasons for participating in a course were to obtain graduate credit (75%) and to increase knowledge in content (64%). Also, nearly one-third took a course to pursue a personal interest. Table 9: Reasons for Participation, All Seats Reasons for Participation (N=500) (Multiple responses permitted) N % To obtain graduate credit 376 75 To increase knowledge in content 321 64 To pursue a personal interest 153 31 To earn PDPs for recertification 111 22 To get an additional license (certification) 68 14 To prepare for the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL) 51 10 To follow an administrator’s suggestion 29 6 To obtain a first license (certification) 18 4 Other 35 7 Repeat Participation Six of the eleven partnerships offered at least two courses in Year 11, each with some participants attending more than one course. Table 10 presents information regarding repeat participation. (Tables 16 through 25 also include data on repeat participation, as does Table 33.) Table 10: Repeat Participants Partnership Sep13–Aug14 Number of Courses Offered Number of Unique Participants Participants Taking Multiple Courses Cohort 6 – Math EduTron – Revere-Everett-Saugus 3 67 7 Cohort 6 – Math Lesley – Brockton 10 84 28 Cohort 6 – Math Lesley – Springfield 8 55 37 Cohort 6 – Math/Science MCLA 2 8 0 Cohort 6 – Science Northeastern 4 38 7 Cohort 7 – Math/Science Fitchburg – NCIS 1 16 N/A Cohort 7 – Science Framingham 1 15 N/A Cohort 7 – Science Global Learning Public Charter 1 25 N/A Cohort 7 – Math Lesley – Springfield-Easthampton 2 10 2 Cohort 7 – Science West Springfield Public Schools 0 N/A N/A