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pdfNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2011
VOLUME II
Part 2g
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2011 ASSESSMENT
Teacher Grade 8 NIES Questions
Part 2g contains:
Teacher Grade 8 NIES Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 20 minutes.
June 2, 2010
2011 OMB Wave 2
Grade 8 -Part 2 of 4
TEACHER QUESTIONNAIRE
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Grade 8 -Part 2 of 4
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National Indian Education Study
Grade 8 Teacher Questionnaire
The questions in this survey are designed to gather information about the classroom
experiences of American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) students. In particular, we ask
about the inclusion of native languages and cultural perspectives in the curriculum and
about interactions between the school and the AI/AN community. Teachers who have only
a few AI/AN students in their classes may adopt different teaching strategies than teachers
who have many such students. There are no wrong answers to these questions.
Use only a No. 2 pencil to answer all questions in this booklet. Some questions require
you to answer by filling in the ovals completely. For other questions, you are asked to fill in
numbers. For these questions, please print the appropriate number LEGIBLY in each of the
boxes provided. Keep all printing in boxes.
Example:
5 Should be written as
0 5
Other questions require you to PRINT ANSWERS LEGIBLY on the lines indicated. For all
questions, do not make any stray marks.
VC190809
1. Counting this year, how many years have you taught at this school? If less than 1 year
total at this school, enter “01”.
Years
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2. To what extent have you acquired knowledge, skills, and information specific to teaching
American Indian or Alaska Native students from each of the following sources? Fill in
one oval on each line.
Not
at all
Small
extent
Moderate
extent
Large
extent
a. Independent reading and study
A
B
C
D
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b. Your own personal or family
background and experiences
A
B
C
D
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c. Locally sponsored American Indian
or Alaska Native cultural orientation
program
A
B
C
D
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d. Living and working in an American
Indian or Alaska Native community
A
B
C
D
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3. To what extent have you acquired knowledge, skills, and information specific to teaching
American Indian or Alaska Native students from each of the following types of classes?
Fill in one oval on each line.
Not
at all
Small
extent
Moderate
extent
Large
extent
a. College courses, or other classes or
workshops with a focus on teaching
American Indian or Alaska Native
students
A
B
C
D
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b. College courses, or other classes
or workshops with a general focus
on various cultures or diversity
A
B
C
D
VE012628
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4. Below is a list of resources that may be consulted by teachers to help them improve the
academic performance of their students. During the last two years, how many times
have you consulted each of the following resources to help you improve the academic
performance of your American Indian or Alaska Native students? Fill in one oval on
each line.
Never
1 or 2
times
3 or 4
times
5 or more
times
a. Online websites or databases
A
B
C
D
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b. Articles in professional journals
A
B
C
D
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c. Local libraries or cultural centers
A
B
C
D
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d. Other teachers in your school
A
B
C
D
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e. Elders or other experts
A
B
C
D
VE012641
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5. During the last two years, how many times have you attended in-service classes and
workshops to help you improve the academic performance of your American Indian or
Alaska Native students?
A Never ➔ Skip to Question 7.
B 1 or 2 times
C 3 or 4 times
D 5 or more times
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6. Who sponsored the in-service classes and workshops you attended in the last two years?
Fill in all ovals that apply.
A State
B District
C Tribal education department
D Indian education professional associations
E College or university
F Other
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7. To what extent do you speak any of the native languages spoken by American Indian
or Alaska Native students who attend this school? If you know more than one of these
languages, answer for the one you know best.
A No knowledge or skill; nonspeaker
B Minimal functional or communicative ability; ability to use some words or phrases
C Moderate communicative ability; can express some ideas and communicate in some
situations, but limited and cannot always express ideas
D Fluent nonnative speaker
E Fluent native speaker
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8. Have you received any of the following forms of preparation for teaching students
whose first language is not English (sometimes called Limited English Proficiency [LEP]
students or English Language Learners [ELL])? Fill in one oval on each line.
Yes
No
a. At least one college-level course on how to teach
students whose first language is not English (but
not a major, minor, or special emphasis)
A
B
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b. An undergraduate or graduate major, minor, or
special emphasis in teaching English as a Second
Language (ESL), English Language Development
(ELD), or Bilingual Education
A
B
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c. Any other training or professional development on
how to teach students whose first language is not
English
A
B
VE012666
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9. To what extent do you use the following to assess student progress? Fill in one oval on
each line.
Not
at all
Small
extent
Moderate
extent
Large
extent
a. State assessments
A
B
C
D
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b. District assessments
A
B
C
D
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c. Assessments developed by
American Indian or Alaska Native
organizations
A
B
C
D
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d. Tests supplied by textbook
publishers (for example, end of unit
or chapter tests)
A
B
C
D
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e. Teacher-made tests or quizzes
A
B
C
D
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f. Performance-based assessments
A
B
C
D
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g. Group projects
A
B
C
D
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h. Oral responses of students during
class discussions
A
B
C
D
VE012681
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10. Do you teach reading/language arts to grade 8 students?
A Yes ➔ Go to Question 11.
B No ➔ Skip to Question 17.
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11. How many students are American Indian or Alaska Native in your reading/language arts
class? (Include both enrolled tribal members and descendents in your calculations.)
A Few (less than 5)
B Several, but less than half the class
C At least half the class, but not every student
D The whole class
E I don’t know.
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12. To what extent do you integrate lessons and materials about American Indian or Alaska
Native culture and history into your reading/language arts curriculum?
A Never
B At least once a year
C At least once a month
D At least once a week
E Every day or almost every day
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13. To what extent do you integrate lessons and materials about current issues affecting
American Indian or Alaska Native people and communities into your reading/language
arts curriculum?
A Never
B At least once a year
C At least once a month
D At least once a week
E Every day or almost every day
VE012780
14. To what extent do you use your students’ American Indian or Alaska Native language(s)
when you teach reading/language arts?
A Instruction is entirely in English.
B Instruction is primarily in English, but words or phrases from the students’ American
Indian or Alaska Native language(s) are included occasionally.
C Instruction is primarily in English, but words or phrases from the students’ American
Indian or Alaska Native language(s) are included frequently.
D Instruction is primarily in the students’ American Indian or Alaska Native
language(s).
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15. How often do you have your students do each of the following reading/language arts
activities? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
At least
once a
year
At least
once a
month
At least
once a
week
Every day
or almost
every day
a. Read literature with
American Indian or
Alaska Native themes
A
B
C
D
E
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b. Read literature by
American Indian or
Alaska Native authors
A
B
C
D
E
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c. Read about, or discuss,
current issues of concern
to the American Indian
or Alaska Native
community
A
B
C
D
E
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d. Write about experiences
or issues affecting
American Indian or
Alaska Native people
A
B
C
D
E
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e. Write about their own
experiences as an
American Indian or
Alaska Native person
A
B
C
D
E
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16. How much do you rely on each of the following documents in planning reading/language
arts lessons? Fill in one oval on each line.
Not
at all
A little
Some
A lot
Not aware
of any
a. Standards developed by
national professional
organizations
A
B
C
D
E
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b. State content standards
A
B
C
D
E
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c. District content standards
A
B
C
D
E
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d. American Indian or
Alaska Native content or
cultural standards
A
B
C
D
E
VE012703
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17. Do you teach mathematics to grade 8 students?
A Yes ➔ Go to Question 18.
B No ➔ Skip to Question 24.
VE012784
18. How many students are American Indian or Alaska Native in your mathematics class?
(Include both enrolled tribal members and descendents in your calculations.)
A Few (less than 5)
B Several, but less than half the class
C At least half the class, but not every student
D The whole class
E I don’t know.
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19. To what extent do you integrate lessons and materials about American Indian or Alaska
Native culture and history into your mathematics curriculum?
A Never
B At least once a year
C At least once a month
D At least once a week
E Every day or almost every day
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20. To what extent do you integrate lessons and materials about current issues affecting
American Indian or Alaska Native people and communities into your mathematics
curriculum?
A Never
B At least once a year
C At least once a month
D At least once a week
E Every day or almost every day
VE012785
21. To what extent do you use your students’ American Indian or Alaska Native language(s)
when you teach mathematics?
A Instruction is entirely in English.
B Instruction is primarily in English, but words or phrases from the students’ American
Indian or Alaska Native language(s) are included occasionally.
C Instruction is primarily in English, but words or phrases from the students’ American
Indian or Alaska Native language(s) are included frequently.
D Instruction is primarily in the students’ American Indian or Alaska Native
language(s).
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22. How often do you have your students do each of the following mathematics activities?
Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
At least
once a
year
At least
once a
month
At least
once a
week
Every day
or almost
every day
a. Solve mathematics
problems that reflect
situations found in
American Indian
or Alaska Native
communities
A
B
C
D
E
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b. Participate in activities
that integrate
mathematics with
American Indian or
Alaska Native themes (for
example, use traditional
symbols and designs to
teach geometric concepts)
A
B
C
D
E
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c. Study traditional
American Indian
or Alaska Native
mathematics (for
example, American Indian
or Alaska Native systems
of counting, estimating,
and recording quantities)
A
B
C
D
E
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d. Study mathematics
within traditional
American Indian or
Alaska Native contexts
(for example, American
Indian or Alaska Native
systems of astronomy and
physics)
A
B
C
D
E
VE012739
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23. How much do you rely on each of the following documents in planning mathematics
lessons? Fill in one oval on each line.
Not
at all
A little
Some
A lot
Not aware
of any
a. Standards developed by
national professional
organizations
A
B
C
D
E
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b. State content standards
A
B
C
D
E
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c. District content standards
A
B
C
D
E
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d. American Indian or
Alaska Native content or
cultural standards
A
B
C
D
E
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24. 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.
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25. 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 (Print the name of your American Indian tribe or
Alaska Native group below. You may indicate more than one tribe or group.)
E Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
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26. What have you found to be the most effective teaching and learning strategies for
increasing the achievement of your American Indian or Alaska Native students?
VE012752
27. In the space below, please share with us your thoughts about any other important
issue(s) about your students, school, or community that are related to student academic
performance, student aspirations, or other educational matters.
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