North Carolina State University
2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Teacher Education Programs

Instructions:

All alumni from programs leading to Teaching Licensure are being asked to respond to the following questions. To answer a question, click on the bubble for the answer you are choosing. Once you have answered all the questions, you must click on the SUBMIT button at the end of the form to submit your answers.

Please note that the first section asks how important each area is to you as a professional. In the second section, you are asked how well you were prepared in your area of study at NC State.

Please indicate how important each area is in your current professional position, including graduate studies.	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
1. Knowledge of schools and their relationship to society	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
2. Knowledge of the psychology of human learning	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
3. Knowledge of the psychology of adolescent development	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
4. Managing student behavior in the classroom	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
5. Knowledge of classroom management and organization	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
6. Knowledge of curricular goals in my content area or teaching field (N.C. Standard Course or Study)	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
7. In-depth knowledge of my content area or teaching field	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
8. Knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies for teaching content in my subject area	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable

	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
9. Knowledge of strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
10. Knowledge of computer software applications specific to my teaching field	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
11. Knowledge of the use of technology as an instructional tool	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
12. Ability to compose long range, unit and daily plans for instruction	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
13. Ability to present a lesson with organization and clarity	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
14. Ability to design assessment and evaluation instruments of student learning	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
15. Ability to hold conferences with parents/guardians	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
16. Ability to work with other education professionals in classroom and/or school settings	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable

Please indicate how well you think you / were prepared in each area through your program of study.	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
17. Knowledge of schools and their relationship to society	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
18. Knowledge of the psychology of human learning	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
19. Knowledge of the psychology of adolescent development	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
20. Managing student behavior in the classroom	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
21. Knowledge of classroom management and organization	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
22. Knowledge of curricular goals in my content area or teaching field (N.C. Standard Course of Study)	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
23. In depth knowledge of my content area or teaching field	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
24. Knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies for teaching content in my subject area teaching field	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable

	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
25. Knowledge of strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
26. Knowledge of computer software applications specific to my teaching field	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
27. Knowledge of the use of technology as an instructional tool	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
28. Ability to compose long range, unit and daily plans for instruction	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
29. Ability to present a lesson with organization and clarity	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
30. Ability to design assessment and evaluation instruments of student learning	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
31. Ability to hold conferences with parents/guardians	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable
32. Ability to work with other education professionals in classroom and/or school settings	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation>	Poor preparation	Not applicable

How satisfied were you with each of the following?	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	Not Applicable
33. Sophomore course: introduction to teaching (teacher aide experience)	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	Not Applicable
34. Junior year/field experience: tutoring adolescents or comparable course with practical experience	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	Not Applicable
35. Your experience as a student teacher	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	Not Applicable
36. Your teacher preparation program overall	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	Not Applicable
37. Academic advising in your department	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	Not Applicable
38. Academic information and services relating to admission to, progress in, and completion of the teacher education program (licensure requirements)	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	Not Applicable

39. If you were a Teaching Fellow, how satisfied were you with the enrichment activities that were part of your academic year?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Not applicable

40. If you were a Teaching Fellow, how satisfied were you with the summer experiences that were offered by the statewide program?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Not applicable

41. As you reflect on courses in education and psychology, are there one or two courses in particular that have really made a positive difference for you? If so, please name the courses:

42. What did you think were the two greatest strengths of your teacher education program?

43. What did you think were the two main limitations of your teacher education program?

44. What did you think were the two or three most important things that NC State could do to improve the quality of undergraduates' preparation for teaching or for your field of work?

45. What skills/knowledge would you like to enhance or would you plan to seek in your professional development?

46. How many years have you been employed as a teacher? (Choose the one most applicable)
Never been employed as a teacher (mark your response then skip to question 57)
One year
Two years
Three years
Four years
Five years
More than five years

47. During your first year of teaching, how many teaching preparations were you assigned?
1
2
3
4
5 or more

48. During your first year of teaching, how many extracurricular assignments were you given?
0
1
2
3
4 or more

49. In your first year, how many hours outside of the regular school day did you spend preparing your lessons during an average week?
0-3 hours/week
4-6 hours/week
7-9 hours/week
10-13 hours/week
More than 13 hours/week

50. How satisfied were you with the support you received from the administration in your school during your first year of teaching?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Not applicable

51. Were you assigned a mentor teacher in your first year of teaching?
Yes
No (mark your response then skip to question 54)

52. If yes, was the mentor teacher in the same subject area in which you were teaching?
Yes
No

53. How satisfied were you with the mentor teacher you were assigned in your school?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Not applicable

54. Are you presently employed as a teacher?
Yes
No (mark your response then skip to question 57)

55. Do you plan to pursue National Board Certification? Why or Why not?

56. If teaching, do you plan to continue a career in teaching?
Yes (mark your response then skip to question 59)
Maybe
No

57. If you are not teaching or do not plan to continue teaching, please share your reason(s).

58. If you are not teaching, what is your present employment?

59. Please list any teaching honors you have received thus far in your career.

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