Teacher Education Instruments

Teacher/Faculty Workshop Evaluations

Instrument 5: IAP-PA Economics Institute Evaluation Form

Project: Advanced High School Economics Institute
University of Scranton

Funding Source: NSF: Teacher Enhancement (ESIE)

Purpose: To determine the attitude of teacher participants toward their experience during the first summer of a 2-year summer institute in economics. Each participant's satisfaction with the institute, content covered, materials, instructors, and value for improving instruction is assessed.

Administered To: The survey was completed by 20 secondary teachers who were participants in an institute designed to improve their economic understanding and skill in teaching college-level principles of mathematics to high school students. 16 of the teachers had completed both the 1995 and 1996 institute and 4 teachers had completed just the 1996 institute.

Topics Covered:

• Workshop Evaluation: areas for program improvement, assessment, content, effectiveness, endorsement, exemplary areas, instructor, materials, methods, organization

Format/Length: 49 questions total, 47 closed- and 2 open-ended. The closed-ended items are 5-point Likert scales that range from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." Some closed-ended items have room for comments. The open-ended items ask participants to identify basic strengths and limitations of the institute. Participants are asked to provide a brief written response to the open-ended questions.

Directions:

You have completed the AP-NSF Economic Institute.
Please reflect on your institute experience and complete this evaluation form.

Circle your response to the following statements using this scale:

1.	The institute was well organized.	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:
2.	The institute improved my knowledge and understanding of economics.	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:
3.	The Institute gave me good preparation for teaching an AP macroeconomics course.	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:
4.	The Institute gave me good ideas and/or materials for teaching about economics in the class I teach.	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:
5.	Overall, I would give this Institute a good rating.	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:

6.  Please evaluate each content area in the list below using the following statement. The (insert a-w) content presented in the Institute was very valuable for my education and for preparing me to teach AP macroeconomics.

Basic Economic Concepts

a.	Scarcity: the nature of economics systems	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
b.	Opportunity costs and production possibilities	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
c.	Specialization and comparative advantage	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
d.	The functions of economic systems (what, how, for whom)	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
e.	Demand, supply, price determination	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA

Measurement of Economic Performance

f.	GDP, and national income concepts	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
g.	Inflation and price indices	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
h.	Unemployment	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
i.	Aggregate supply (Classical and Keynesian views)	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
j.	Components of aggregate demand	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
k.	Multiplier	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
l.	Fiscal policy	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
m.	Definition of money and its creation	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
n.	Tools of central bank policy	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
o.	Monetary policy and aggregate demand	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
p.	Interaction of fiscal and monetary policies	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
q.	Monetarist-Keynesian controversy	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
r.	Deficits	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
s.	Trade-offs between inflation and unemployment	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA

International Economics and Growth

t.	Balance of payments	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
u.	International finance	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
v.	Exchange rates	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
w.	Economic growth	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:

7.  Please evaluate each pedagogical topic in the list below using the following statement. The (insert a-g) content for the Institute was very valuable for my education.

a.	AP course organization	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
b.	AP course content	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
c.	Classroom teaching tips	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
d.	Active learning strategies	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
e.	Games and simulations	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
f.	Testing exercises	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
g.	Written assignments and problems	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:

8.  Please evaluate each course material topic in the list below using the following statement. The (insert a-c) content for the Institute was very valuable for my education.

a.	Advanced Placement Economics package (APE)	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
b.	Teacher's Guide to AP Courses in Micro/Macroeconomics	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
c.	Other materials (list) __________________	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:

9.  Please evaluate each instructor in the list below using the following statement: (insert a-d) was a good instructor for the material taught or discussed.

a.	Instructor A	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
b.	Instructor B	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
d.	Instructor C	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
c.	Instructor D	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:

10.  The Institute Director has done a good job of:

a.	Communicating of Institute objectives and expectations	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
b.	Keeping me informed about Institute plans	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
c.	Distributing Institute materials	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
d.	Recognizing needs of AP-PA participants	SA	A	U	D	SD	NA
Comments:

12.  The basic strengths of the Institute are:

13.  The basic limitations of the Institute are: