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pdfTHE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2011
VOLUME II
Part 2f
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2011 ASSESSMENT
Teacher Grade 8 KaSA Questions
For Puerto Rico
Part 2f contains:
Teacher Grade 8 KaSA Questions for Puerto Rico
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 20 minutes.
June 2, 2010
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Grade 8-Part 2 of 4
Mathematics Teacher Questionnaire – Grade 8
Part I: Background, Education, and Training
For several 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
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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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Questions 3–4. For the next two questions, include any full-time teaching assignments,
part-time teaching assignments, and long-term substitute assignments, but not student
teaching.
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3. Counting this year, how many years have you worked as an elementary or secondary
teacher? If less than 4 months total experience, enter “00.”
Years
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4. Counting this year, how many years have you taught mathematics in grades 6 through
12? 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
5. 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
Question 7.
Skip to
B Probationary certificate (the initial certificate issued after satisfying all
requirements except the completion of a probationary period)
Go to Question 6.
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 6.
D Temporary certificate (requires some additional college coursework and/or student
teaching before regular certification can be obtained)
Go to Question 6.
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 6.
F No certificate
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Go to Question 6.
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6. 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
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7. 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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8. 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
b. Mathematics
A
B
C
c. Other mathematics-related subject
such as statistics
A
B
C
d. Education (including secondary education)
A
B
C
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9. 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
b. Mathematics
A
B
C
c. Other mathematics-related subject
such as statistics
A
B
C
d. Education (including secondary education)
A
B
C
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VB482939
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10. 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
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11. 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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12. During the last two years, did you participate in or lead any of the following professional
development activities related to the teaching of mathematics? Fill in one oval on
each line.
Yes
No
a. College course taken after your first certification
A
B
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b. Workshop or training session
A
B
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c. Conference or professional association meeting
A
B
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d. Observational visit to another school
A
B
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e. Mentoring and/or peer observation and coaching
as part of a formal arrangement
A
B
VB482587
f. Committee or task force focusing on curriculum,
instruction, or student assessment
A
B
VB482588
g. Regularly scheduled discussion or study group
A
B
VB482589
h. Teacher collaborative or network (such as one
organized by an outside agency or over the
Internet)
A
B
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i. Individual or collaborative research
A
B
VB482591
j. Independent reading on a regular basis (for
example, educational journals, books, or the
Internet)
A
B
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k. Co-teaching/team teaching
A
B
VB482593
l. Consultation with a mathematics specialist
A
B
VB482594
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13. 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
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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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14. Are you teaching the following mathematics courses to eighth-grade students this year?
Include honors sections. Fill in one oval on each line.
Yes
No
a. Remedial mathematics
A
B
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b. General mathematics
A
B
VB543644
c. Introduction to Algebra/Pre-algebra
A
B
VB543645
d. Algebra
A
B
VB543646
e. Integrated or sequential mathematics
A
B
VB543647
f. Geometry
A
B
VB543648
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15. Do you have special leadership responsibilities for mathematics education at your school
(for example, responsibilities as a mentor teacher, lead teacher, resource specialist,
departmental chair, or master teacher)?
A Yes
B No
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16. 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
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b. As part of a team outside your school
A
B
VC110314
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Part II: Classroom Organization and Instruction: Mathematics – Grade 8
The following questions ask about the organization of your classroom. If you teach more
than one eighth-grade class, please pick a single one of these classes to use as the basis for
answering the questions about classroom organization.
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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
VB543516
2. 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.
VB518853
3. To what extent are students permitted to use calculators during mathematics lessons?
Please answer separately for your most advanced and least advanced eighth-grade
mathematics classes. Fill in one oval on each line. If you teach only one mathematics
class for eighth-grade students, treat the class as your most advanced class and mark “D”
on the second line.
Unrestricted
use
Restricted
use
Calculators
are not
permitted
a. Most advanced class
A
B
C
b. Least advanced class
A
B
C
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I teach
only one
class
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D
VB518855
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4. When you give students a mathematics test or quiz, how often do they use a calculator?
Please answer separately for your most advanced and least advanced eighth-grade
mathematics classes. Fill in one oval on each line. If you teach only one mathematics
class for eighth-grade students, treat that class as your most advanced class and mark “D”
on the second line.
Never
Sometimes
Always
a. Most advanced class
A
B
C
b. Least advanced class
A
B
C
I teach
only
one class
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D
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5. 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
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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
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VC205682
6. 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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