Teacher/Faculty Surveys
Instrument 13: Initial Interview - May 1995
Project: Anonymous 2
Funding Source: NSF:
Teacher Enhancement (ESIE)
Purpose: To
determine teacher's initial
attitudes toward the project; familiarity with science content;
anticipated changes in students and classroom practices; and
current classroom practices. Teacher demographic data was
also collected.
Administered To: Middle
school teachers in their
first year of participation in the interdisciplinary project
(science, mathematics, social science, and language arts)
Topics Covered:
- Course Evaluation: importance
- Institutional Context: professional development
opportunity
- Instructional Practices: assessment, collaborative
activities, methods, technology applications
- Instructional Preferences: assessment, methods
- Learning Environment: classroom management
- Perceptions (Teacher/Faculty): content, practical
value, project
- Plans & Expectations (Teacher/Faculty): concerns,
increase knowledge, project impact
- Project Development/Continuation: collaborative
activities, early methods, professional development,
recruitment, technology applications
- Self-Assessment (Teacher/Faculty): content
knowledge
- Background Characteristics & Activities
(Teacher/Faculty): certification, current practice,
experience, project involvement
Format/Length: 25
questions, 5 closed- and
20 open-ended, plus 5 demographic questions. The survey includes
checklists, Likert scales, and written
responses.
INITIAL INTERVIEW — May, 1995
These are the questions that are asked of all participants
in the grant at the beginning of the year. Similar questions
will be asked again at the end of the 1995-1996 school year.
Briefly check the appropriate responses and make any comments.
What is your position in the project?
| Project Leader: |
____ |
| Interdisciplinary Team Member |
____ |
Male ____ Female ____
Approximate Age ____
Years of Teaching Experience: ____
| Subjects: |
Science |
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Grade: |
Eight |
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| |
Math |
____ |
|
Seven |
____ |
| |
Basic Ed |
____ |
|
Six |
____ |
| School: |
School A |
____ |
|
School D |
____ |
| |
School B |
____ |
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School E |
____ |
| |
School C |
____ |
- What is the purpose of the Project?
- What is the most important goal of the project?
| Teacher Learning |
____ |
| Student Learning |
____ |
| Interdisciplinary Teaming |
____ |
| Ed Tech |
____ |
| Teaching Strategies |
____ |
- What is the most important goal of the project using these
different categories?
| Incorporating the Science Framework |
____ |
| Student Learning |
____ |
| Staff Development |
____ |
| Curriculum |
____ |
| Instruction |
____ |
| Assessment |
____ |
| Use of Ed Tech |
____ |
| Identification of Helps and Hindrance |
____ |
| Change in Teacher Practice |
____ |
- What are your initial concerns about the project?
- How would you define "scientific literacy"?
- Which of the major themes of the State Science Framework
do you consider to be the most important?
- What content in the physical sciences do you know the
most about?
- What content in the earth sciences do you know the most
about?
- What content in the life sciences do you know the most
about?
- How do you rate your knowledge of science content?
- What do you want to learn more about?
- How do you think your participation in this project will
improve your own science content knowledge?
- What changes do you expect to see in the total learning
of your students?
- How would you rate staff development opportunities in
the school district?
- What kind of professional development opportunities would
you like to see from the project?
- How much of your teaching time is spent on direct instruction?
| 50% or more |
____ |
| Around 33% |
____ |
| Less than 25% |
____ |
- How much of your teaching time is spent on facilitating/monitoring?
| 50% or more |
____ |
| Around 33% |
____ |
| Less than 25% |
____ |
- How much of your teaching time is spent on group work?
| 50% or more |
____ |
| Around 33% |
____ |
| Less than 25% |
____ |
- How much of your teaching time is spent on behavior?
| 50% or more |
____ |
| Around 33% |
____ |
| 25% - 10% |
____ |
| 10% or less |
____ |
| None |
____ |
- What role does technology play in your classes?
- What teaching strategies do you use in your classes most
of the time?
- What changes would you like to make in teaching strategies?
- What assessment techniques do you use in your classes?
- What changes would you like to make in student assessment?
- How do you see the interdisciplinary nature of this team
as improving what you teach?
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