Teacher Education Instruments

Teacher/Faculty Workshop Evaluations

Instrument 3: ACEPT Faculty Workshop Pre- and Post-Test Survey

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

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

Purpose: To gather feedback from participant on program implementation and the value of the workshop

Administered To: Faculty participating in the collaborative

Topics Covered:

• Comparisons: project clarity
• Impact on Outcomes: knowledge
• Impact Variables: professional development activities
• Implementation Activities: curriculum/materials use, increase awareness, professional development activities, target under-represented populations
• Implementation Characteristics: awareness
• Limitations & Barriers: implementation
• Perceptions (Teacher/Faculty): implementation, methods
• Plans & Expectations (Teacher/Faculty): continue project involvement, project implementation
• Self-Assessment (Teacher/Faculty): implementation activities
• Workshop Evaluation: areas for program improvement, effectiveness, exemplary areas, objectives, pace, satisfaction
• Background Characteristics & Activities (Teacher/Faculty): current practice, project involvement, purpose for participation

Format/Length: 33 questions total, 14 open- and 19 closed-ended, plus 6 demographic questions. The pre-test has 6 open- and 11 closed-ended questions. The post-test has 8 open- and 8 closed-ended questions.

The following questionnaire is intended to gather information from you at the beginning of the summer workshops as part of the overall longitudinal evaluation of ACEPT. Please be candid in your answers.

1 four-year institution

2 two-year institution

3 elementary/secondary school

4 other  ______________________

In what department do you teach (if applicable)?  ________________________

Describe your involvement in ACEPT prior to this workshop?

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Did you participate in the workshop last summer?

1 yes

2 no

Why did you become involved in ACEPT?

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1 yes

2 no

Are the objectives of the workshop clear to you

1 yes

2 no

What are you hoping to accomplish at the summer workshop?

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1 always

2 often

3 sometimes

4 rarely

5 never

How effective do you think ACEPT has been on your campus in the following categories:

Establishing a campus presence?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

Implementing comprehensive curriculum changes that improve the quality of math and science teaching?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

Training K-12 pre-service teachers in hands-on/inquiry based science and math?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

Promoting minority students in declaring elementary, science, and math education majors?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

Training faculty in math and science teaching techniques?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

Disseminating materials?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

Changing the culture for teaching science and math?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

To the extent that ACEPT has not been effective in meeting those objectives on your campus, what could be done to promote them?

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The following questionnaire is intended to gather information from you at the end of the summer workshops as part of the overall longitudinal evaluation of ACEPT. Please be candid in your answers.

1 four-year institution

2 two-year institution

3 elementary/secondary school

4 other  ______________________

In what department do you teach (if applicable)?  ________________________

Have the goals of ACEPT become clearer to you since participating in the workshop?

1 yes

2 no

3 goals were clear before

Did you accomplish what you had hoped to from the workshop?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

To the extent that you did not accomplish what you had hoped to, what limited your ability to achieve your objectives?

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Will you recommend participating in ACEPT to colleagues?

1 yes

2 no

Why or why not?

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How likely are you to use the techniques and information that you have acquired during this workshop in your classroom in the future?

1 unlikely

2 somewhat likely

3 likely

How did you find the pace of the workshop?

1 too slow

2 somewhat slow

3 just right

4 somewhat fast

5 too fast

If you felt the workshop was too fast or too slow, please briefly describe the aspects of the workshop that should be accelerated or decelerated.

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How effective do you believe the learning cycle is as a method of teaching?

1 not at all effective

2 somewhat effective

3 effective

4 very effective

As a result of the workshop, has your knowledge of student thinking skills improved?

1 not at all improved

2 somewhat improved

3 improved

4 greatly improved

What, specifically, did you find most valuable about the workshop?

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What, specifically, did you find least valuable about the workshop?

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Do you have any recommendations for future workshops?

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Do you think that you will continue to be involved in ACEPT in the future?

1 yes

2 no

If yes, in what capacity?

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