Title: North Dakota Study Group Records, 1972-

ID: OGLMC1471

Primary Creator: North Dakota Study Group

Other Creators: Perrone, Vito

Extent: 9.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 08/03/2001. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Education, University of North Dakota

Languages: English

The North Dakota Study Group Records have been divided into 11 series:

Series 1: History

Series 2: Meetings

Series 3:  Correspondence

Series 4:  Publications

Series 5: Members' Writings

Series 6: UND New School Materials

Series 7: General Education Materials

Series 8: Interviews as an Evaluation Tool

Series 9: Audio Tapes

Series 10: Video Tapes

Series 11: Miscellaneous

The North Dakota Study Group was formed in November 1972. A group of educators met to discuss student and teacher evaluation, as well as its impact on the field of education. The group felt that the evaluation methods which were being used did not truly reflect or encourage students' learning and thinking, and wanted to discuss ways to change evaluation processes and educational practices to better meet student needs. They also felt that teacher evaluation was subject to the same pitfalls and traps as student evaluation, and did not create an accurate portrait of the teacher being evaluated. The educators, headed by Vito Perrone, Dean of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of North Dakota, decided to meet on a yearly basis to discuss concerns related to education, to share ideas, and to attempt to improve the educational system by instituting alternatives to teaching and testing methods which they felt were problematic. Perrone became the first Coordinator of the North Dakota Study Group (NDSG).

The first several NDSG meetings were held annually every February and lasted for two days. Members later decided that Study Group meetings should be lengthened to three days to allow more time for discussion and reflection. Meetings included educators from across the United States. The NDSG was faced with the dilemma of having more people interested in attending the meetings than there were spots available. For this reason, a lottery system was created. Aside from a limited number of "founding members" who were permitted to attend each meeting, the rest of the attendees for a given year were selected by lottery. The North Dakota Study group is still in existence and continues its annual meetings.

For more information, please visit the North Dakota Study Group's website.

Education
University of North Dakota

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals:

Numerous additions have been received:

Brenda Engel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 22, 2002 (2004-2670)

Sara Hanhan, Grand Forks, North Dakota, February 20, 2003 (2004-2704)

2004-2708

Sandy Slater, Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, February 2003 (2004-2709) and October 2005 (2005-2803)

Brenda Engel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 18, 2003 (2004-2710)

Sara Hanhan, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Fall 2003 (2004-2711)

University of North Dakota College of Education, August 20, 2004 (2004-2715)

Lyn DeLorme, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 25, 2005 (2005-2762)

Beverly Solseng, UND College of Education, December 21, 2009 (2010-3054)

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Dr. Vito Perrone via his son, Sean Perrone, Watertown, Massachusetts

Acquisition Method: Donation; 2003-2650

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item).  North Dakota Study Group Records.  OGLMC 1471, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in February 2013.  Significant revisions were made at that time, consisting of the division of the material in the collection into series.