2013-2014 Graduating Senior Survey:
Department of Curriculum, Instruction & Counselor Education

INSTRUCTIONS:

The Department of Curriculum, Instruction & Counselor Education is very interested in your opinions, and believes that as a graduating senior you can provide it with useful information to help evaluate and improve its program. We appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.

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1. From which program will you graduate?
Business and Marketing Ed.: MKE Teaching
Middle Grades Language Arts/Social Studies: MSL

Please indicate how important each general area is in your current professional position, including graduate studies.	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
2. Overall knowledge of schools and their relationship to society	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
3. Overall knowledge of the psychology of human learning	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
4. Overall knowledge of the psychology of adolescent development	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
5. Overall knowledge of classroom management and organization	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
6. Knowledge of curricular goals, alternatives, scope and sequence in my teaching field(s) or content area(s)	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
7. In-depth subject-matter knowledge in my content area(s) or teaching field(s)	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
8. Overall knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies for representing content in my teaching field(s)	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
9. Overall knowledge of computer applications (system operations, word processing, databases, spreadsheets)	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable

	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
10. Overall knowledge of instructional resources such as computer software, equipment, and materials specific to my teaching field	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
11. Overall knowledge of interdisciplinary approaches for teaching language arts and social studies	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
12. Overall knowledge of interdisciplinary approaches for teaching business and marketing	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
13. Overall quality of English courses required for major	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
14. Overall quality of social studies courses required for major	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
15. Overall quality of business and marketing courses required for major	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
16. Quality and applicability of instruction in social studies methods courses	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
17. Quality and applicability of instruction in language arts methods courses	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable

	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
18. Quality and applicability of instruction in business and marketing methods courses	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
19. Knowledge of professional literature for continued growth in my field of teaching	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
20. Ability to compose long range, unit, and daily plans for instruction	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
21. Ability to present a lesson with organization and clarity	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
22. Ability to design assessment and evaluation instruments of student learning	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
23. Ability to hold conferences with parents/guardians	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Not Applicable
24. 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 specific area through your program at NCSU.	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not Applicable
25. Overall knowledge of schools and their relationship to society	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
26. Overall knowledge of the psychology of human learning	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
27. Overall knowledge of the psychology of adolescent development	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
28. Overall knowledge of classroom management and organization	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
29. Knowledge of curricular goals, alternatives, scope and sequence in my teaching field(s) or content area(s)	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
30. In-depth subject-matter knowledge in my content area(s) or teaching field(s)	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
31. Overall knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies for representing content in my teaching field(s)	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
32. Overall knowledge of computer applications (system operations, word processing, databases, spreadsheets)	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable

	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not Applicable
33. Overall knowledge of instructional resources such as computer software, equipment, and materials specific to my teaching field	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
34. Overall knowledge of interdisciplinary approaches for teaching language arts and social studies	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
35. Overall knowledge of interdisciplinary approaches for teaching business and marketing	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
36. Overall quality of English courses required for major	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
37. Overall quality of social studies courses required for major	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
38. Overall quality of business and marketing courses required for major	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
39. Quality and applicability of instruction in social studies methods courses	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
40. Quality and applicability of instruction in language arts methods courses	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable

	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not Applicable
41. Quality and applicability of instruction in business and marketing methods courses	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
42. Knowledge of professional literature for continued growth in my field of teaching	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
43. Ability to compose long range, unit, and daily plans for instruction	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
44. Ability to present a lesson with organization and clarity	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
45. Ability to design assessment and evaluation instruments of student learning	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
46. Ability to hold conferences with parents/guardians	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
47. 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

Please rate your experience with each of the following:	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
48. Sophomore course: Introduction to Teaching (teacher aide experience)	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
49. Field experiences, internships (sophomore and junior years)	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
50. Student teaching (senior year)	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
51. Academic advising in the department of your major	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
52. Access to advising and services relating to admission to, progress in, and completion of teacher education program	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
53. Services and programs provided by the Teaching Fellows Program (Only Teaching Fellows should rate satisfaction with this item.)	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable

	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
54. Quality of university supervision during student teaching	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
55. Quality of cooperating teachers support and guidance during student teaching	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
56. Quality of school placement for student teaching	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
57. Opportunities to implement and evaluate teaching strategies acquired at NCSU during student teaching experience	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
58. Length of time (number of weeks) required for student teaching	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable

59. Overall, what are the three most important things NCSU could do to improve the quality of undergraduates' preparation for your teaching field?

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

61. What do you think were the one or two greatest strengths of your major?

62. What do you think were one or two areas in which your major could be improved?

Thank you for time and assistance in answering the Department of Curriculum, Instruction & Counselor Education survey. All NCSU graduating seniors in teacher education programs are also being asked to answer a few questions about their experiences in the program. Please click on the submit button to submit your responses to this survey and go to the Teacher Education Program one.

Department:
Teacher Education Program

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