To: Survey1@complianceofficer.com Subject: Survey #1 If you got this far, why not peak at my thoughts. Back up and click on my thoughts for Survey #1, or use this url: http://education.complianceofficer.com/thoughtssurvey1.htm My School Board home site is now renamed; visit if you have a chance: http://education.complianceofficer.com Thanks for participating. ---John Ruskin Your answers: [0] Do you teach in the New Orleans Public Schools? (Your participation is encouraged, regardless of your answer.) [0a] Do you live in the City of New Orleans? (Your participation is encouraged, regardless of your answer.) Which tests are administered at your grade level? [4a] CAT [4b] LEAP [4c] IOWA [4a] Other [5] Did you personally administer tests during the last school year [1998-99] [6] Was the same version of the test administered in prior years? [7] Were you personally aware of the content of prior years' tests, when you last administered it? [8] Were other teachers at your school aware of the content of the test? comment [9] ----------- Standardized test are designed to measure performance of: [51] Students [52] Teachers [53] an Entire Classroom [54] a School [55] School Systems [61] In my school system, too much emphasis is placed on standardized tests to measure the success or performance of individual schools, classrooms, teachers or the system [66] The tests are not accurate (for any reason, but including poor testing regimens, too much pre-testing, or too much "teaching the test") Too much time is spent in: [62] my classroom preparing for standardized tests [63] my classroom administering and grading standardized tests [64] schools, generally, preparing students for standardized tests [65] schools, generally, administering and grading standardized tests Standardized tests should be used to: [67] judge a teacher's performance [68] judge a teacher's performance, as part of a larger group of factors [69] affect a teacher's pay or promotions [70] close a school Comment: [99] ================= Please check any of the following which are true for the students in your classroom. If you don't teach but have school aged children, answer for your children's classroom.) [11] Practice tests were given before the standard test [12] Classroom tests were given in a standardized format matching the form of the standardized tests [13] Classroom tests typically are given in a standardized format [14] Vocabulary within the language testing regimen were included in lessons before the test [15] Math problems resembling those on standardized test were practiced before the test Comment: [19] -------- I know, for other teachers in my school, that: [21] Practice tests were given before the standard test [22] Classroom tests were given in a standardized format matching the form of the standardized tests [23] Classroom tests typically are given in a standardized format? [24] Vocabulary within the language testing regimen were included in lessons before the test [25] Math problems resembling those on standardized test were practiced before the test Comment: [29] ------ #31 Do you think that there are some teachers who might do the following, because of misplaced attention given to standardized scores or pressure to raise scores? [31a] Giving additional time on portions of the test [31b] Reading portions of the test aloud to students, when the testing scheme did not allow it. [31c] Repeat questions, where the testing scheme does not allow it [31d] Read with emphasis on the correct answer [31e] Give individual aid to students (i.e., repeating questions, answering student's questions, etc.) [32] #32 Although I do not personally know about the above things, having not seen it myself, it happens. #33 Are individual student's scores valid? Does each individual student receive a score that accurately measures, for that student, skills that the test is designed to measure? [33a] For students in my classroom [33b] For each student in my school [33c] For each student in my school system ========== Please identify the things you would change to give individual students the best opportunity to maximize their learning. (To mind, come things like actual class size; feel free to list anything you want, or even rank them) [150] --------- Please identify the things that the school system now does, or wants to change, that you think have little impact on maximizing learning for individual students. (Feel free to list whatever you can think of) [250] ============== About Me What Grade(s) do you teach? [teachinggrade] -------------- Please check any of the following which are true: I am now a teaching specialist in these areas: [esl] ESL [reading] Reading [specialed] Special Education [gifted] Gifted or advanced programs [otherspecialist] Other specialist [principal] I am a principal or in-school administrator for a: [highschool] High School [middleschool] Middle School [elementaryschool] Elementary School [admin] I work for the school system, or in adminstration, outside of individual schools. I work in a: [publicwork] public school system [privatereligiouswork] religious, private school system [privatenonreligiouswork] non-religious, private school system [hsgrad] I am a high school graduate [collegegrad] I am a college graduate [advdegree] I have an advanced college or post-graduate degree I have children currently in: [childrenpublic] public schools [childrenprivate] private schools I have children who graduated from [childrenpublicgrad] public schools [childrenprivategrad] private schools [highschoolstudent] I am a high school student in the public school system My age bracket: [agebracket] =============== More About Me (as much or little as you want) [sendurl] I am interested in receiving a URL for the summary of results eMail: [email] Phone: [phone] Name: [name] Postal Address1: [address1] Postal Address2: [address2] City: [city] State: [state] ZipCode: [zipcode] ============= Final Comments? [finalcomments] ============= Thanks so much Version Match: 9/7/99 12:36p