A final data source consisted of a focus group interview
that took place in the spring, after 4MAT implementation.
The interview was facilitated by a teacher education faculty
member who was familiar with the 4MAT model but was a
non-participant in the 4MAT project. Five of the six faculty
involved in the project participated in the one hour focus
group interview that was audio taped for later transcription
and analysis. Questions included faculty responses to (1)
whether their thinking about teaching had changed as a result
of implementing the 4MAT project, and if so how; (2) what
types of pedagogical techniques were implemented that
were different as a result of the project; (3) what pieces of the
4MAT model stood out in terms of fostering student learning;
(4) how the anchor concepts of the model were identified and
developed using the model; (5) how the faculty viewed their
students as a result of utilizing the model; and 6) how the faculty
assessed the impact of the model in terms of knowledge
and dispositions for both themselves and their students.