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pdfTeacher Survey #02
2006/07 SCHOOL YEAR
AMSTI Teacher Survey #02
The information you provide is being collected for research purposes only and will be
kept strictly confidential. Please be assured that your name and your school name will not
be reported or disclosed outside of the research agencies. Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average about 10 minutes. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Department of Education 50 North
Ripley Street PO Box 302101 Montgomery, AL 36104.
Questions regarding this survey or the research study can be directed to Lori Sterling at
Lsterling@empiricaleducation.com or call Toll free 1-888-486-8886 ext. 127.
Identification
1. Please identify your MASTER Site:
___ Troy University
___ University of Alabama at Montevallo
___ University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
2. Please identify your school system: (A system list is collected prior to beginning the
surveys and displayed here as a selection list)
3. Please identify yourself: (A Teacher list is collected prior to beginning the surveys and
displayed here as a selection list)
Background
4. What type(s) of teaching certificate(s) do you hold in Alabama? Mark all that apply.
Regular or standard state or advanced professional certificate
Probationary certificate (the initial certificate issued after satisfying all requirements
except the completion of a probationary period)
Provisional or other type of certificate given to persons who are still participating in
what the state calls an “alternative certification program”
Temporary certificate (requires some additional college coursework and/or other
student teaching before regular certification can be obtained).
Emergency certificate or waiver (issued to persons with insufficient teacher
preparation who must complete a regular certification program in order to continue
teaching.
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certificate
Specific certificates for teaching bilingual, multicultural, Limited-English, or special
education students
No certificate
5. What is the highest degree you hold during the 2006/07 school year? Mark one.
Did not have a degree beyond high school diploma
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree (B.A., B.S., B.E., etc.)
Master's Degree (M.A., M.A.T., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.S., etc)
Education specialist or professional diploma (at least one year beyond master's
level)
Doctorate or first professional degree ( Ph.D., Ed.D., M.D., L.L.B., J.D., D.D.S.)
6. Including this current school year, how many years have you worked either as a FULL-TIME or
at least a HALF-TIME elementary or middle school teacher? Provide number only.
Years taught
7. What was the major field of study for your bachelor's degree?
Does not apply
Elementary Education
Math
Science
Middle School Education
Other
High School Education
8. If applicable, what is the major field of study for the highest degree you hold beyond your
bachelor's degree?
Current Curricular Materials (this question will be asked once a month)
9a. Think back on your last two weeks (10 full school days) of instruction; what
curricular materials did you use to teach mathematics? Mark all that apply.
I don’t teach math
AMSTI supplied:
Brand Y materials (principal survey will supply details of curricular materials)
Brand Z materials
Other __________________
b. During your last two weeks, what curricular materials did you use to teach science?
Mark all that apply.
I don’t teach science
AMSTI supplied:
Brand Y materials (principal survey will supply details of curricular materials)
Brand Z materials
Other ___________________
Instruction (these questions will be asked once a month)
For the following questions about instructional time:
If you teach in a self-contained classroom, please indicate the number of class hours
of each type of instruction.
If you teach more than one class, please indicate the average number of hours of each
type of instruction among your various classes.
10. During your last two weeks, approximately how many hours did your students spend
doing math and/or science activities? Please be sure to consider all activities, including
discussion, lecture, reading, watching video, hands-on activities, worksheets, and
activities that integrate math or science with other subjects.
a. Total Hours of Math Instruction_______ [ ] I don’t teach math.
b. Total Hours of Science Instruction______ [ ] I don’t teach science.
11. Consider the following description of Inquiry-Based Instruction in which students do
all of the following activities as part of the learning process:
Make observations
Pose questions
Examine books and other sources of information to see what is already known
Plan investigations
Review what is already known in light of experimental evidence
Use tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data
Propose answers, explanations, and predictions
Communicate the results
During the past two weeks, approximately how many hours of instruction involved
Inquiry-Based Instruction?
a. Hours of Inquiry-Based Math Instruction_______ [ ] I don’t teach math
b. Hours of Inquiry-Based Science Instruction_____ [ ] I don’t teach science
12. During the past two weeks, approximately how many hours of instruction
incorporated hands-on activities?
a. Hours of Hands-On Math Instruction_______ [ ] I don’t teach math
b. Hours of Hands-On Science Instruction______ [ ] I don’t teach science
13. During the past two weeks, how many hours were your students engaged in activities
that required higher-order thinking skills? (i.e., where students advance from skills such
as focusing and information gathering to skills such as integrating and evaluating.)
a. Hours of math instruction requiring higher-order thinking skills _______ [ ] I don’t
teach math.
b. Hours of science instruction requiring higher-order thinking skills ______ [ ] I don’t
teach science
Assessments (this question will be asked once a month)
14. During the past two weeks, did you administer assessments? Check all that apply.
a. Math Assessments
I don’t teach math
b. Science Assessments
No, I didn’t administer any math assessments
I don’t teach science
Yes, I used informal assessments, such as
No, I didn’t administer any science assessments
questioning and observation, to gauge student
Yes, I used informal assessments, such as
learning
questioning and observation, to gauge student
Yes, I administered formative (i.e.,
learning
assessments that occur regularly throughout the
Yes, I administered formative (i.e., assessments
year in order to inform instruction) paper and
that occur regularly throughout the year in order to
pencil assessments
inform instruction) paper and pencil assessments
Yes, I administered performance-based
Yes, I administered performance-based
assessments (i.e., assessing students based on
assessments (i.e., assessing students based on their
their application of knowledge, skills, and work
application of knowledge, skills, and work habits
habits through the performance of tasks that are
through the performance of tasks that are
meaningful and engaging to students)
meaningful and engaging to students)
Yes, I administered standardized assessments
Yes, I administered standardized assessments
Other (please describe)
Other (please describe)
________________________________________ ________________________________________
Professional Development (these questions will be asked once a month)
For each of the following questions, please take a moment to think about the professional
development activities in the areas of math, science, and technology, in which you have
participated so far this school year, i.e., since school let out in May or June 2006.
There are 2 sections to each question.
Sections A and C, AMSTI: Please indicate the amount of Professional Development
(PD) in math (A) and science (C) you have received as part of the AMSTI program, and
all PD that was in any way connected with AMSTI. For example, if you collaborated
with other teachers to plan your instructional calendar, even if only some of the lessons
are AMSTI, record those hours in Section A for math or C for science.
Section B and D, Non-AMSTI: Please indicate the amount of non-AMSTI Professional
Development in math (B) and science (D) you have received. For example, if your
planning team worked only to plan non-AMSTI lessons, with no reference to AMSTI
lessons, then count those hours in Section B for math or C for science.
15. During the past month, how much professional development (including all
opportunities for professional growth) have you received for your math and science
programs? Please round to the number of hours closest to your total number of hours of
training. For example, if you have had 6 hours of training, you would select 5.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 NA
A. AMSTI Mathematics
Total Hours
B. Non-AMSTI
Mathematics Total Hours
C. AMSTI Science
Total Hours
D. Non-AMSTI Science
Total Hours
16. During the past month, how many times did you try contacting someone for support
(e.g., for mentoring or coaching) with math and science instruction?
0 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11+ NA
A. AMSTI Mathematics
B. Non-AMSTI
Mathematics
C. AMSTI Science
D. Non-AMSTI Science
17. During the past month, how many times did someone actually provide support (e.g.,
for mentoring or coaching) with math and science instruction?
0 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11+ NA
A. AMSTI Mathematics
B. Non-AMSTI
Mathematics
C. AMSTI Science
D. Non-AMSTI Science
18. Did the support you reported in Question 17 change the way you teach?
NA
A. AMSTI Mathematics
Yes
NO
B. Non-AMSTI
Yes
NO
Mathematics
C. AMSTI Science
Yes
NO
D. Non-AMSTI Science
Yes
NO
19. During the past month, how frequently have you had collaboration meetings with
other teachers (e.g., for planning lessons) for math and science?
At Least
Once
Daily
Twice
Never
Weekly
A. AMSTI Mathematics
B. Non-AMSTI
Mathematics
C. AMSTI Science
D. Non-AMSTI Science
20. Has the collaboration you reported in Question 19 change the way you teach?
A. AMSTI Mathematics
Yes
NO
NA
B. Non-AMSTI
Yes
NO
NA
Mathematics
NA
C. AMSTI Science
Yes
NO
NA
D. Non-AMSTI Science
Yes
NO
NA
21. During the past month, how much professional development (other than support or
collaboration meetings) have you received for your math and science programs? (e.g.,
school training sessions held after school, on the weekend, or early release days)?
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 NA
A. AMSTI Mathematics
Total Hours
B. Non-AMSTI
Mathematics Total Hours
C. AMSTI Science
Total Hours
D. Non-AMSTI Science
Total Hours
22. Did the training session(s) you reported in Question 21 change the way you teach?
NA
A. AMSTI Mathematics
Yes
NO
B. Non-AMSTI
Yes
NO
Mathematics
C. AMSTI Science
Yes
NO
D. Non-AMSTI Science
Yes
NO
Planning Time (this question will be asked once a month)
23. During the past two weeks, how may hours (both paid time and unpaid time) did you
spend planning your math and/or science lessons?
a. Math ___ [ ] I don’t teach math
b. Science ____ [ ] I don’t teach science
Additional Information
24. Is there anything else you would like us to know about your math and/or science
program, or about this survey?
25. How long did it take you to complete this survey? Please indicate total number of
minutes. _____
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| File Modified | 2006-11-20 |
| File Created | 2006-11-20 |