Teacher Education Instruments

Please complete each of the items below using a #2 pencil or a blue or black ballpoint pen. Your responses are completely confidential in that they will only be reported as group results. Please darken all circles completely.

1. Which course did you take? Darken one circle

   Images of Earth Special Relativity The Science of Food Safety

2. Prior to this course, had you taken an electronic course through College A?

   Yes No

3. Where did you access the system at College A for the on-line portion of this course?
   Darken all that apply.

   Through a computer at home

   Through a computer in my classroom

   Through a computer in the school media center

   Through a computer at a local college or university

   Other (Please specify):

4. How did you access the system at College A most of the time? Darken one circle.

   via the 800 number via Internet

5. Please give your opinion regarding each of the following statements? Darken one circle on each line.

   		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	No Opinion	Agree	Strongly Agree
   a.  The goals of the course were made clear.
   b.  The goals of the course were made clear.
   c.  The course work requirements were realistic.
   d.  The course grading system was made clear.
   e.  I was kept informed of my grades in the course.
   f.  Interactions with the course instructor helped me understand the course material better.
   g.  Interactions with the course participants helped me understand the course material better.
   h.  Interactions with the course instructor helped me apply the course material in my teaching.
   i.  Interactions with the course participants helped me apply the course material in my teaching.
   j.  The course instructor(s) was accessible to me through telecommunications.
   k.  The content of the course was interesting to me.
   l.  I usually understood the content being taught in the course.
   m.  I found the on-line discussions interesting.
   n.  The course seemed to be designed with classroom teachers in mind.
   o.  I would recommend on-line courses of this type to my colleagues.

6. To what extent did each of the following occur as a result of this course? Darken one circle on each line.

   	Not at all						To a great extent
   a.  Learned about telecommunications.
   b.  Became an active user of Internet.
   c.  Increased my knowledge of the subject.
   d.  Improved my teaching skills in this subject.
   e.  Furthered my knowledge of resources in this area.
   f.  Networked with other teachers.

7. How well prepared do you feel to do each of the following? Darken one circle on each line.

   	Not well prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fairly Well Prepared	Very Well Prepared
   a.  Teach about the science of food safety.
   b.  Teach about special relativity.
   c.  Use maps, aerial photographs, and satellite images in your science teaching.

8. Which of the following do you currently include in your science instruction. Darken all that apply.

   Teaching about the science of food safety.

   Teaching about special relativity.

   The use of maps, aerial photographs, and satellite images of Earth.

9. About how often do your students do each of the following? Darken one circle on each line. (We realize your science instruction may vary based on the type of science class and the particular group of students. Please base your answer on a "typical" science class.)

   	Never	Once or twice a semester	Once or twice a month	Once or twice a week	Almost daily
   a.  Watch a demonstration illustrating a scientific principle.
   b.  Listen to a lecture and take notes
   c.  Use hands-on, manipulative, or laboratory materials.
   d.  Work in small cooperative groups.
   e.  Work in class on science projects.
   f.  Use computers for data acquisition (e.g., use computer interfacing devices to collect data).
   g.  Use computers for data manipulation (e.g., use word processing, statistics, graphing).
   h.  Use computers for telecommunications.

   Questions 10-14 ask for written responses. Please use the space below each question and the back of the page if needed. Please do not write beyond the lines at the right and bottom of the page.

10. In terms of your overall professional development, what would you say you got out of this course?

11. What aspects of this course were particularly effective in facilitating your learning and why?

12. How could this course have been a more effective professional development experience for you?

13. At the beginning of each course, there was a tutorial for the conferencing system being used (either Confer or Caucus). Please comment on the effectiveness of this tutorial and on the conferencing system itself.

14. Please use the space below for any additional comments you would like to make about your course or about the electronic delivery system in general.

    DEMOGRAPHICS

15. What is your race/ethnicity? Darken one circle.

    American Indian or Alaskan Native

    Asian or Pacific Islander

    Black (not of Hispanic origin)

    Hispanic (regardless of race)

    White (not of Hispanic origin)

16. Indicate your gender.

    Female

    Male

17. What grades are you teaching this year? Darken all that apply.

    6 7 8 9 10 11 12 college

18. Which of the following best describes the class(es) you are teaching this year? Darken all that apply.

    Physical Science

    Life Science/Biology

    General or integrated science

    Physics

    Chemistry

    Earth Science

    Other (please specify)

19. The results of this questionnaire will be analyzed by group only, not by individual; your responses are completely confidential. Please fill in the last four digits of your social security number in the spaces to the right, and then darken the corresponding circle in each column.

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