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Instrument 1: Leadership Modeling Workshops, Survey Participant Experiences

Project: Arizona Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (ACEPT)
Arizona State University

Funding Source: NSF: Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (DUE)

Purpose: To assess participating teacher's experiences using the "modeling" instruction to enhance student learning

Administered To: Novice teachers

Topics Covered:

Comparisons: activities, content, content coverage, expectations of impact, methods, prior practice, tracked courses
Facilities: constraints on utility, laboratory
Impact on Outcomes: content, content coverage, student attitudes, student performance, student understanding, usage patterns
Impact Variables: technology use
Implementation Activities: curriculum/materials use, methods use
Implementation Characteristics: resource/materials access
Institutional Context: class continuity, faculty climate
Instructional Practices: assessment, assignments, classroom activities, collaborative activities, laboratory activities, materials, methods, technology applications
Perceptions (Teacher/Faculty): mentoring/support, peer attitudes, student attitudes, student understanding
Self-Assessment (Teacher/Faculty): implementation activities, understanding of instructional methods
Background Characteristics & Activities (Teacher/Faculty): current practice

Format/Length: 45 closed-ended questions plus additional space for comments

Leadership Modeling Workshops

Survey Participant Experiences

This survey is intended to assist the staff of the Modeling Instruction project in the evaluation of the project as required by the National Science Foundation.

Please answer all questions based on your experience during the academic year 95-96.

Please write N/A next to any question that does apply to your situation.

If there are issues related to a given section that you would like to comment on, please write your comments in the provided space, and continue on the back of the respective page if necessary.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Method (Modeling Cycle):

1.	How often do you ask students to work in groups in your physics class?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
2.	How often do you ask different groups to debate their ideas in class?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
3.	How often do you use whiteboards?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
4.	How often do you lecture?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
5.	How often do you use handouts provided in last summer's workshop?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
6.	How often do you use a standard physics textbook?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
7.	How often do you follow the modeling cycle phases of model development and deployment?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
8.	How do you rate your own understanding of the instructional modeling cycle?	1 Very good	2 Good	3 Fair	4 Poor	5 Nil
9.	Which of the modeling cycle components referred to above are most helpful for your students (check all that apply)?	1 Modeling phases	2 Group work	3 Whiteboards	4 Handouts	5 Other
10.	How is your students' overall reaction to the modeling cycle?	1 Very favorable	2 Favorable	3 Neutral	4 Not that favorable	5 Not favorable at all
11.	How do you rate your overall implementation of the modeling cycle?	1 Very good	2 Good	3 Fair	4 Poor	5 Nil
12.	In your opinion, and with respect to its impact on your students' understanding of the course materials, how does the modeling cycle compare to traditional lecturing?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse
13.	By comparison to what you originally expected, how was the impact of the modeling cycle on student understanding of physics?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse

Comments:

Technology:

14.	Is there standard laboratory equipment in your regular classroom?	1 YES	2 NO
15.	Is your classroom or laboratory equipped wit MBL or CBL materials?	1 MBL	2 CBL	3 Neither
16.	How many computers do you regularly have access to in your classroom/laboratory?	1 8 or more	2 6 or 7	3 4 or 5	4 1 to 3	5 None
17.	How many students work on each laboratory station (check all that apply)?	1 One	2 Two	3 Three	4 Four	5 Five or more
18.	How often do you use computers or graphing calculators in your teaching?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
19.	How often do you engage students in experimental activities?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
20.	How is your students' reaction to the use of computers/graphing calculators in their activities?	1 Very favorable	2 Favorable	3 Neutral	4 Not that favorable	5 Not favorable at all
21.	In your opinion, and with respect to its impact on your students' understanding of the course materials, how do MBL/CBL activities compare to traditional laboratory activities?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse
22.	By comparison to what you originally expected, how was the impact of MBL/CBL on student understanding of physics?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse

Comments:

Model-based Content:

23.	How well was the Mechanics part of your course structured around basic models?	1 Very well	2 Good	3 Fair	4 Poor	5 Nil
24.	How do you rate your own understanding of models and modeling in Mechanics?	1 Very good	2 Good	3 Fair	4 Poor	5 Nil
25.	How well were parts of your course other than Mechanics structured around basic models	1 Very well	2 Good	3 Fair	4 Poor	5 Nil
26.	By comparison to previous years, how much material were you able to cover this year?	1 Much more	2 More	3 About the same	4 Less	5 Much less
27.	By comparison to previous years, how deep was your coverage of the same materials this year?	1 Much more	2 More	3 About the same	4 Less	5 Much less
28.	How is your students' reaction to structuring the content of your course around models instead of using the traditional sequence of materials?	1 Very favorable	2 Favorable	3 Neutral	4 Not that favorable	5 Not favorable at all
29.	In your opinion, and with respect to its impact on your students' understanding of the course materials, how does model-based content compare to traditional course content?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse
30.	By comparison to what you originally expected, how was the impact of model-based content on student understanding of physics?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse

Comments:

Assessment:

31.	By comparison to previous years, how did your student do on your exams this year?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse
32.	By comparison to previous years, how well did your students do this year on national, state or other regional exams?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse
33.	How often do you assign practicums or special long term projects?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
34.	If applicable, how did students do this year on such projects by comparison to previous years?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse
35.	How often do you use non-traditional assessment means like journals or portfolios?	1 Regularly	2 Frequently	3 Occasionally	4 Seldom	5 Never
36.	If applicable, how did students perform this year on such means by comparison to previous years?	1 Much better	2 Better	3 About the same	4 Worse	5 Much worse
37.	How serious are your students in taking the FCI?	1 Very serious	2 Serious enough	3 A little serious	4 Not serious at all	5 I do not know
38.	How serious are your students in taking the VASS?	1 Very serious	2 Serious enough	3 A little serious	4 Not serious at all	5 I do not know

Comments:

Classes:

39.	What type(s) of physics did you teach this year?	1 Regular	2 Honors	3 AP	4 Technical	5 Other
40.	If applicable, which of these courses benefited the most from the modeling approach (check all that apply)?	1 Regular	2 Honors	3 AP	4 Technical	5 Other
41.	By comparison to last year, how was the level of competence your students started at this year?	1 Regular	2 Honors	3 AP	4 Technical	5 Other

Comments:

School Environment:

42.	How supportive is your school administration of the modeling approach?	1 Very well	2 Good	3 Fair	4 Poor	5 Nil
43.	How supportive are your peers at school of the modeling approach?	1 Very well	2 Good	3 Fair	4 Poor	5 Nil
44.	How good is the cooperation among physics teachers in your school district?	1 Very well	2 Good	3 Fair	4 Poor	5 Nil
45.	Did you have any class interruption this year?	1 YES	2 NO
	If so, for how many periods altogether?	Total number of periods: __________out of: _________

Comments:

General comments: (Major successes or problems that you have experienced this past year. Please use an additional sheet if you ran out of space on the back)