Student or Teacher survey
High school program
How many courses? a. Mathematics
How many courses? b. English or literature
How many courses? c. French
How many courses? d. German
How many courses? e. Spanish
How many courses? f. History or social studies
How many courses? g. Science
How many courses? h. Art
How many courses? i. Music
How many courses? j. Business, office, or sales
How many courses? k. Vocational, technical
Time spent on homework
TO STUD_4C "Subject areas covered in class"
How often? a. Listen to the teacher's lecture
How often? b. Copy the teacher's notes from the blackboard
How often? c. Use books/materials other than text books
How often? d. Make an oral presentation
How often? e. Participate in student-led discussions
How often? f. Work on a project
How often? g. Write - descriptions of your work
How often? h. Work on individual assignments or worksheets
How often? i. Work in small groups
How often? j. Use a computer
How often? k. Carry out an assignment in the community
Agree? a. The assignments are connected to real world problems
Agree? b. I explore topics in ways that have personal meaning for me
Agree? c. The work I do is geared to satisfying course requirements
Agree? d. I see no reason for doing assignments than to pass the course
Agree? e. I study course topics that do not seem relevant to the real world
Agree? f. Assignments require me to investigate things outside of school
Agree? a. Master the material at the level needed for college
Agree? b. The work to meet certain requirements or I have to redo it
Agree? c. I get by turning work in on which I have not worked very hard
Agree? d. The main point is turn something in even if it is not very good
Agree? e. I am expected to put a lot of effort into my work
Agree? a. Study a small number of topics in a thorough and interrelated way
Agree? b. Study a broad range of topics that seem unrelated to each other
Agree? c. We only have enough time to study each topic briefly
Agree? d. We study ideas and concepts in great depth
Agree? e. Broad familiarity with topics rather than deep understanding
Agree? a. Most of the work I do involves learning facts and rules
Agree? b. If there is not a right answer to a question, I defend my answer
Agree? c. My grade is mostly based on my ability to memorizeand recall
Agree? d. I make my own interpretation using facts and ideas
Agree? e. I am given a problem to analyze to gain an understanding
Familiarity with Pass
The PASS work was.. a. Challenging
The PASS work was.. b. Difficult
The PASS work was.. c. Interesting
The PASS work was.. d. Worthwhile
The PASS work was.. e. Important
The PASS work was.. f. Related to my other courses
Learned for PASS? a. The amount I will be able to remember
Learned for PASS? b. The amount I can apply in real-world situations
Learned for PASS? c. The amount of effort I put into PASS
Learned for PASS? d. The amount of preparation for college
Are you now working at a job to earn money?
How many hours do you work per week?
My job is.. a. A place where people goof off
My job is.. b. Something you do just for money
My job is.. c. More enjoyable than school
My job is.. d. Encourages good work habits
My job is.. e. More important than school
Importance among friends - a. Attend class regularly
Importance among friends - b. Study?
Importance among friends - c. Play sports?
Importance among friends - d. Get good grades?
Importance among friends - e. Be popular/well-liked by others?
Importance among friends - f. Finish high school?
Importance among friends - g. Have a steady boyfriend/girlfriend?
Importance among friends - h. Continue their education past high school?
Importance among friends - i. Do community work or volunteering?
Importance among friends - j. Have a regular job?
Importance among friends - k. Get together with friends?
Importance among friends - l. Go to parties?
Importance among friends - m. Make money?
How much education do you plan to get?
What will take the largest share of your time after high school?
If you went, would it be at a 4 year university, 2 year college, or other?
If you went, would you go to a public college, private or other?
If you went to college would you go in state, out of state, or other?
How important? a. Low expenses
How important? b. Availability of financial aid
How important? c. Strong reputation of athletic programs
How important? d. Active social life at the school
How important? e. Ability to attend school while living at home
How important? f. Chance to live away from home
How important? g. A religious environment
How important? h. A low-crime environment
How important? i. A good record for placing graduates in jobs
How important? j. Strong reputation of academic programs
How important? k. Easy admissions standards
How important? l. Degree program to get a job in my field
How important? m. Racial/ethnic composition of the school
How important? n. Size of the school
How important? o. Geographic location of the school
How important? p. Attend the same school as my parents attended
High school has prepared you adequately to succeed in college
Sex
Race and ethnicity
Current grade level
What high school do you attend?
What high school do you teach at?
TO TCH_1D "Class grade level"
Track this class is considered to be
Achievement level of the students in this class?
Number of students in class from minority ethnic groups
Homework assigned each week to this class?
Use as teaching method - a. Drafting/redrafting work
Use as teaching method - b. Written assignment
Use as teaching method - c. Lecture
Use as teaching method - d. Computers
Use as teaching method - e. Audio-visual material
Use as teaching method - f. Oral presentation
Use as teaching method - g. Community-based study
Use as teaching method - h. Cooperative student groups
Use as teaching method - i. Individual written assignments
Use as teaching method - j. Student-led discussions
Use as teaching method - k. Project work
Math, Science, English or social studies teachers
Math emphasis - a. Understanding the nature of proofs
Math emphasis - b. Learning and memorizing facts, rules, and steps
Math emphasis - c. Representing problems in multiple ways
Math emphasis - d. Integrating different branches of mathematics
Math emphasis - e. Multiple approaches to problem-solving
Math emphasis - f. Performing calculations with speed and accuracy
Math emphasis - g. Showing importance of math in daily life
Math emphasis - h. Solving equations
Math emphasis - i. Integrating math with other subjects
Science emphasis - a. Learning and memorizing facts, principles, and rules
Science emphasis - b. Learning scientific methods
Science emphasis - c. Preparing students for further study in science
Science emphasis - d. Developing problem solving/inquiry skills
Science emphasis - e. Developing skills in lab techniques
Science emphasis - f. Learning about applications to environmental issues
Science emphasis - g. Showing importance of science in daily life
Science emphasis - h. Integrating science with other subjects
Science emphasis - i. Evaluating the adequacy of conclusions drawn from facts
English emphasis - a. Reading original works
English emphasis - b. Learning and memorizing facts, principles, and rules
English emphasis - c. Preparing students for further study in the subject
English emphasis - d. Developing problem solving/inquiry skills
English emphasis - e. Developing communication skills
English emphasis - f. Showing importance of the subject in daily life
English emphasis - g. Integrating the subject with other subjects
English emphasis - h. Analyzing problems with different approaches
English emphasis - i. Developing speaking skills
Agree? a. I can get through even to the most difficult students
Agree? b. It's part of my responsibility to keep students in school
Agree? c. If students are not doing well, I should change my approach
Agree?. By trying teaching methods, I can affect a student's achievement
Agree? e. Very little I can do to ensure that my students achieve
Agree? f. I am certain I am making a difference in the lives of my students
Importance of.. a. Achievement relative to the rest of the class
Importance of..b. Absolute level of achievement
Importance of..c. Individual improvement or progress over past performance
Importance of..d. Effort
Importance of..e. Class participation
Importance of..f. Completing homework assignments
Importance of..g. Consistently attending class
Agree? a. Coordinate teachers' course goals with other courses
Agree? b. Coordinate teachers' course goals with other subjects
Agree? c. Sections differentiated according to students' achievement level
Agree? d. The trend is to create courses of differing achievement levels
Agree? e. The trend is to reduce the number of remedial courses
Agree? f. Teachers are continually learning and seeking new ideas
Agree? g. There is a great deal of cooperative effort among the teachers
Agree? h. Course offerings reflect innovative ideas about curriculum
Agree? i. Teachers discuss and share new instructional techniques
Questions or concerns about PASS?
CIM and PASS alignment
Teachers who used PASS proficiencies
How far has your work with PASS proficiencies progressed?
Curriculum changes made in preparing coursework for PASS
Changes in student assessment in preparing coursework for PASS
Used instructional method? a. Lecture
Used instructional method? b. Group work
Used instructional method? c. Homework
Used instructional method? d. Computer use
Used instructional method? e. Student demonstration
Used instructional method? f. Student-centered discussion
Used instructional method? g. Project or laboratory work
Used instructional method? h. Community-based study
Used instructional method? i. Writing
Does PASS coursework link with other courses
TO PASS_8F "Which courses is PASS linked with"
Student affect - a. Level of mastery of course material
Student affect - b. Quality of work product
Student affect - c. Amount of work they do
Student affect - d. Amount of intellectual potential developed
Student affect - e. Depth of their knowledge
Student affect - f. Ability to analyze, critique, synthesize
Student affect - g. Ability to apply their knowledge to real world
How does PASS proficiency performance compare to students' other work?
PASS performance - a. Students who performed above average
PASS performance - b. Students who performed average
PASS performance - c. Students who performed below average
Amount of work PASS requires
TO PASS_13G "Helpful PASS collaborators"
TO PASS_14D "Creation of new courses or alternatives"
TO PASS_15G "Which PASS proficiencies are you addressing?"
Affect professional development? a. Breadth of my knowledge in subject
Affect professional development? b. Depth of my knowledge of topics
Affect professional development? c. Quality of assessment strategies I use
Affect professional development? d. Quality of learning tasks I assign
Affect professional development? e. Effectiveness of instructional methods I use