North Carolina State University
2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey
Teacher Education Programs

INSTRUCTIONS:

All NCSU graduating seniors majoring in 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 hit the SUBMIT button at the end of the form to submit your answers.

1. What curriculum are you in?
AED (Agricultural and Extension Education)	MED (Mathematics Education)
ELM (Elementary Education)	MKE (Business and Marketing Education for Teachers)
LTA (Teacher Education in Spanish Language & Literature)	MSD (Middle Grades Teacher Education - Math & Science)
LTF (Teacher Education in French Language & Literature)	MSL (Middle Grades Teacher Education)
LTH (Teacher Education in History)	MSM (Middle Grades Teacher Education - Mathematics)
LTN (Teacher Education in English)	MSS (Middle Grades Teacher Education - Science)
LTP (Teacher Education in Political Science)	SED (Science Education)
LTS (Teacher Education in Sociology)	TED (teaching option)

2. What is your cumulative Undergraduate GPA?
Below 2.25
2.25 to 2.49
2.50 to 2.74
2.75 to 2.99
3.00 to 3.24
3.25 to 3.49
3.50 to 3.74
3.75 to 4.00

3. What is your primary level of teaching interest?
Elementary Education (K-6)
Middle grades education (6-9)
High school education (9-12)

4. What are your plans after graduation?
Full-time study
Full-time teaching
Teaching and part-time study
Full-time work in a non-teaching position
Other (please describe): Other plans

For your PROFESSIONAL courses in Education, Psychology and Methods, how would you rate the following:	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
5. Quality of teaching	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
6. Quality of clinical in-school experiences	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
7. Facilitation of your own professional development	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent

For your PROFESSIONAL courses in Education, Psychology and Methods, to what degree were the following concepts discussed:	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
8. Theories of human development	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
9. Classroom management	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
10. Learning theories, including constructivism	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
11. Assessment of learning	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
12. Inquiry/research skills	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
13. Cooperative learning and collaboration with colleagues	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
14. State standards for teaching	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
15. Professional development	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
16. Professional ethics	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively
17. Instructional technology	Not at all	Infrequently	Somewhat frequently	Extensively

To what extent did your PROFESSIONAL courses and clinical, in-school experiences (including 203/205/207, 310 and student teaching) enhance your ability to:	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
18. Foster classroom collaboration	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
19. Effectively develop a lesson plan	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
20. Foster intellectual development of students	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
21. Write effectively as a teacher	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
22. Manage behavior of students	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
23. Use instructional technology in the classroom	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
24. Establish equity in the classroom	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
25. Actively engage students in the learning process	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
26. Work with colleagues in your school	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
27. Work effectively with parents	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
28. Teach children from diverse ethnic backgrounds	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
29. Teach children with diverse academic backgrounds	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
30. Assess student learning	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well

How well did the CONTENT courses in your teaching field (such as courses in science, history, foreign language, mathematics, English, etc) provide you directly or by example with:	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
31. Sufficient knowledge to teach your subject area	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
32. Teaching techniques for use with your students	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
33. Skills in instructional technology	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
34. Methods for teaching your specific content	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
35. Laboratory skills	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well
36. Understanding of connections between your content field and other content areas	Not at all	Somewhat	Sufficiently	Very well

For courses in your CONTENT or teaching field, how would you rate the following:	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
37. Quality of instruction	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
38. Importance of the content to the content that is taught in the public school	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
39. Your instructor as a model for public school teaching	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
40. Techniques of teaching used by your instructor	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent

Thank you for your time and assistance!