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pdfTHE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2011
VOLUME II
Part 1c
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2011 ASSESSMENT
Teacher Grade 4 KaSA Questions
for Puerto Rico
Part 1c contains:
Teacher Grade 4 KaSA Questions for Puerto Rico
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 20 minutes.
June 2, 2010
TEACHER QUESTIONNAIRES
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Grade 4-Part 1 of 4
Teacher Questionnaire – Grade 4
Part I: Background, Education, and Training
For some questions on this survey, you are asked to fill in numbers. For these questions,
please print the appropriate number in each of the boxes provided. Please print legibly with a
No. 2 pencil. Keep all printing within the boxes, and erase any stray marks.
Using one number per box, fill in every box. For example, 95 students would be written as:
0 9 5
VB331330
1. Are you Hispanic or Latino? Fill in one or more ovals.
A No, I am not Hispanic or Latino.
B Yes, I am Mexican, Mexican American, or Chicano.
C Yes, I am Puerto Rican or Puerto Rican American.
D Yes, I am Cuban or Cuban American.
E Yes, I am from some other Hispanic or Latino background.
VB331331
2. Which of the following best describes you? Fill in one or more ovals.
A White
B Black or African American
C Asian
D American Indian or Alaska Native
E Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
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VB333653
3. Counting this year, how many years have you worked as an elementary or secondary
teacher? Include any full-time teaching assignments, part-time teaching assignments,
and long-term substitute assignments, but not student teaching. If less than 4 months
total experience, enter “00.”
Years
VB333654
4. What type of teaching certificate do you hold in the state where you currently teach?
A Regular or standard state certificate or advanced professional certificate ➔ Skip to
Question 6
B Probationary certificate (the initial certificate issued after satisfying all
requirements except the completion of a probationary period) ➔ Go to Question 5
C Provisional or other type of certificate given to persons who are still participating in
what the state calls an “alternative certification program” ➔ Go to Question 5
D Temporary certificate (requires some additional college coursework and/or student
teaching before regular certification can be obtained) ➔ Go to Question 5
E Emergency certificate or waiver (issued to persons with insufficient teacher
preparation who must complete a regular certification program in order to continue
teaching) ➔ Go to Question 5
F No certificate ➔ Go to Question 5
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VB595188
5. Do you hold a currently valid regular or standard certification from a state other than the
one in which you are currently teaching?
A Yes
B No
HE001012
6. What is the highest academic degree you hold?
A High school diploma
B Associate’s degree/vocational certification
C Bachelor’s degree
D Master’s degree
E Education specialist’s or professional diploma based on at least one year’s work past
master’s degree
F Doctorate
G Professional degree (e.g., M.D., LL.B., J.D., D.D.S.)
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VB333658
7. Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part
of your undergraduate coursework? Fill in one oval on each line.
Yes, a major
Yes, a minor or
special emphasis
No
a. Mathematics education
A
B
C
VB482657
b. Mathematics
A
B
C
VB482658
c. Other mathematics-related subject such as
statistics
A
B
C
VB608497
d. Reading, language arts, or literacy
education
A
B
C
VB378391
e. English
A
B
C
VB378392
f. Other language arts-related subject
A
B
C
VB378394
g. Education (including elementary or early
childhood)
A
B
C
VB482660
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VB345619
8. Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part
of your graduate coursework? Fill in one oval on each line.
Yes, a major
Yes, a minor or
special emphasis
No
a. Mathematics education
A
B
C
VB473837
b. Mathematics
A
B
C
VB473838
c. Other mathematics-related subject such as
statistics
A
B
C
VB473839
d. Reading, language arts, or literacy
education
A
B
C
VB378395
e. English
A
B
C
VB378396
f. Other language arts-related subject
A
B
C
VB378398
g. Education (including elementary or early
childhood)
A
B
C
VB473840
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VB543426
9. As part of either your undergraduate or graduate coursework, how many advanced
mathematics courses (such as trigonometry, calculus, or statistics) did you take?
A None
B 1 or 2 courses
C 3 or 4 courses
D 5 or more courses
VB543427
10. As part of either your undergraduate or graduate coursework, how many mathematics
education courses did you take?
A None
B 1 or 2 courses
C 3 or 4 courses
D 5 or more courses
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VB543441
11. Consider all of the professional development activities you participated in during the last
two years. To what extent did you learn about each of the following topics? Fill in one
oval on each line.
Not
at all
Small
extent
Moderate
extent
Large
extent
a. How students learn mathematics
A
B
C
D
VB543502
b. Mathematics theory or applications
A
B
C
D
VB543503
c. Content standards in mathematics
A
B
C
D
VB543504
d. Curricular materials available in
mathematics (units, texts)
A
B
C
D
VB543505
e. Instructional methods for teaching
mathematics
A
B
C
D
VB543506
f. Effective use of manipulatives in
mathematics instruction
A
B
C
D
VB519181
g. Effective use of calculators in
mathematics instruction
A
B
C
D
VB543507
h. Use of computers or other technology
in mathematics instruction
A
B
C
D
VB543508
i. Methods for assessing students in
mathematics
A
B
C
D
VB543509
j. Preparation of students for district and
state assessments
A
B
C
D
VB543510
k. Issues related to ability grouping in
mathematics
A
B
C
D
VB543511
l. Strategies for teaching mathematics to
students from diverse backgrounds
(including English language learners)
A
B
C
D
VB543512
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VB473820
12. During the last two years, did you participate in or lead any of the following professional
development activities related to the teaching of language arts or mathematics? Language
arts refers to reading, writing, literature, and related topics. Fill in one or more ovals on
each line.
Yes,
related to
language arts
Yes,
related to
mathematics
No
a. College course taken after your
first certification
A
B
C
VB473843
b. Workshop or training session
A
B
C
VB473844
c. Conference or professional
association meeting
A
B
C
VB473845
d. Observational visit to another
school
A
B
C
VB473846
e. Mentoring and/or peer observation
and coaching as part of a formal
arrangement
A
B
C
VB473847
f. Committee or task force focusing
on curriculum, instruction, or
student assessment
A
B
C
VB473848
g. Regularly scheduled discussion or
study group
A
B
C
VB473849
h. Teacher collaborative or network
(such as one organized by an
outside agency or over the Internet)
A
B
C
VB473850
i. Individual or collaborative research
A
B
C
VB473851
j. Independent reading on a regular
basis (for example, educational
journals, books, or the Internet)
A
B
C
VB473852
k. Co-teaching/team teaching
A
B
C
VB473853
l. Consultation with a subject
specialist
A
B
C
VB473854
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VB556174
13. Do you have special leadership responsibilities for the following subjects at your school
(for example, responsibilities as a mentor teacher, lead teacher, resource specialist,
departmental chair, or master teacher)?
Yes
No
a. Reading/language arts
A
B
VB556175
b. Mathematics
A
B
VB556176
VC110270
14. Some states and districts have recently initiated school improvement efforts directed
at issues such as adequate yearly progress and state accountability standards. During the
last two years have you participated in such activities?
Yes
No
a. Within your school
A
B
VC110296
b. As part of a team outside your school
A
B
VC110314
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Part II: Mathematics: Classroom Organization and Instruction – Grade 4
The following questions ask about the organization of your classroom. If you teach more
than one fourth-grade class, please pick a single one of these classes to use as the basis for
answering the questions about classroom organization.
VB543515
1. How many hours of mathematics instruction do your students receive in a typical week?
A Less than 3 hours
B At least 3 hours, but less than 5 hours
C At least 5 hours, but less than 7 hours
D 7 or more hours
VB543514
2. Which best describes your role in teaching mathematics?
A I teach multiple subjects, including mathematics.
B The only subject I teach is mathematics.
VB543516
3. Are computers available for use by you or your students?
A Yes, computers are available to my students and to me.
B Yes, I have access to computers, but my students do not.
C No, neither my students nor I have access to computers at school.
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HE002412
4. Are students assigned to this class by ability?
A Yes
B No
HE002384
5. If students are assigned by ability, what is the mathematics ability level of the students
in this class?
A Students are not assigned by ability.
B Primarily high ability
C Primarily average ability
D Primarily low ability
E Widely mixed ability
HE001104
6. Do you create groups within this class for mathematics instruction on the basis of ability?
A Yes
B No
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Questions 7 and 8. These questions refer to your mathematics instruction in general. If you
teach more than one fourth-grade mathematics class, please pick a single one of these classes
to use as the basis for answering these questions.
HE001130
7. How often do you use each of the following to assess student progress in mathematics?
Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever
Once or
twice a
year
Once or
twice a
month
Once or
twice a
week
a. Multiple-choice tests
A
B
C
D
HE001131
b. Problem sets
A
B
C
D
HE001132
c. Short (e.g., a phrase or sentence) or
long (e.g., several sentences or
paragraphs) written responses
A
B
C
D
HE001133
d. Individual or group projects or
presentations
A
B
C
D
HE001134
HE001106
8. Approximately how much mathematics homework do you assign to students in this
class each day?
A None
B 15 minutes
C 30 minutes
D 45 minutes
E One hour
F More than one hour
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VB543554
9. To what extent are students permitted to use calculators during mathematics lessons?
A Unrestricted use
B Restricted use
C Calculators are not permitted
VB535974
10. When you give students a mathematics test or quiz, how often do they use a calculator?
A Never
B Sometimes
C Always
T044600
11. Think about your plans for this mathematics class for the entire year. How much
emphasis did you or will you give each of the following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Little or no
emphasis
Moderate
emphasis
Heavy
emphasis
a. Numbers and operations
A
B
C
ID110366
b. Measurement
A
B
C
ID110367
c. Geometry
A
B
C
ID110368
d. Data analysis, statistics, and probability
(informal introduction of concepts)
A
B
C
ID110369
e. Algebra and functions (informal
introduction of concepts)
A
B
C
ID110370
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VC205666
12. Think about your most advanced mathematics students. Do these students receive
mathematics instruction that differs in any of the following ways from the instruction
provided to your average mathematics students? Fill in one oval on each line.
Yes
No
a. I set different achievement standards for these students.
A
B
VC205675
b. I supplement the regular course curriculum with
additional material for these students.
A
B
VC205677
c. I have these students engage in different classroom
activities.
A
B
VC205678
d. I use a different set of methods in teaching these
students.
A
B
VC205679
e. I pace my teaching differently for these students.
A
B
VC205681
VC205682
13. Think about your least advanced mathematics students. Do these students receive
mathematics instruction that differs in any of the following ways from the instruction
provided to your average mathematics students? Fill in one oval on each line.
Yes
No
a. I set different achievement standards for these students.
A
B
VC205685
b. I reduce the regular course curriculum and provide
additional practice in the topics covered with these
students.
A
B
VC205686
c. I have these students engage in different classroom
activities.
A
B
VC205687
d. I use a different set of methods in teaching these
students.
A
B
VC205688
e. I pace my teaching differently for these students.
A
B
VC205689
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