More than a third (34 %)
of teachers surveyed thought there were young carers at their school who were not sufficiently supported and almost a third (29 %) said they didn't think their school had any particular ways of supporting young carers.
Not exact matches
(The
survey didn't ask what people
thought of «law
teachers» like me.
Nearly three quarters (73 %)
of teachers who responded to the NASUWT's annual Big Question
survey think there is a widespread behaviour problem in schools today, a 5 % increase on the 2014
survey, and 42 % believe there is a behaviour problem in their schools, a 5 % increase on the 2014
survey.
The
survey found that
teachers thought other causes
of indiscipline were a lack
of backup from senior management, the influence
of negative TV and media, large class sizes and a lack
of enforcement
of school rules.
What do you
think of the recent
survey published in Science that showed that only 28 percent
of biology
teachers taught evolution effectively, 13 percent explicitly advocated for creationism, and the rest endorsed neither?
According to a recent
survey done by Saeclus, a user on the website ROBLOX, most people are sucking him off and starting You need to be you in your online dating profile, but the process
of creating one is a good time to
think about what kindergarten
teachers call «being
In a recent
survey, the Association
of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) found that 73 per cent of trainee and newly qualified teachers (NQTs) had thought about leaving the profession, citing increased wo
Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) found that 73 per cent
of trainee and newly qualified
teachers (NQTs) had thought about leaving the profession, citing increased wo
teachers (NQTs) had
thought about leaving the profession, citing increased workloads.
For middle and high school
teachers, I wonder if these questions could be asked by phone over a period
of time, or through email or paper
surveys, or in some kind
of innovative Back to School Night where parents shared their
thoughts and feelings rather than
teachers talking to parents.
National Poll Finds Waning Support for Charter Schools (The Atlanta Journal Constitution) Charter Schools Take a Hit in Nationwide Poll (EdSource) Public Support for Charter Schools Plummets, Poll Finds (Education Week) Enthusiasm for Charter School Formation Takes Hit, New Poll Finds (The Christian Science Monitor) New Poll Shows Sharp Decline in Support for Public Charter Schools Over Past Year (The 74) National Support for Charter Schools Has Dropped Sharply in Last Year (Chalkbeat) People
Think Teachers Are Underpaid — Until You Tell Them How Much
Teachers Earn (Time) Marty West co-authors the annual EducationNext
survey of American public opinion on timely education issues such charter schools, higher education, and the impact
of the current administration, among others.
TES conducted a
survey of 751 UK school
teachers between 9th and 13th June 2016, in partnership with YouGov, to ask their
thoughts on the upcoming EU referendum vote.
The
survey of a nationally representative sample
of adult Americans — and a separate nationally representative sample
of teachers — asked respondents whether they
thought President Obama's RttT was «necessary to improve school quality» or whether they
thought it an «unwarranted intrusion into state and local government.»
National
survey finds declining support for increased school spending and
teacher salaries;
thinks schools do not do as well at attending to the needs
of the less - talented as those
of the more - talented.
A recent
survey of ordinary classroom
teachers found that they also
think the examinations have become easier.
«I don't
think there's anything close to it,» says Albert Beaton, who helped analyze the report and its
surveys of 570,000 students and 60,000
teachers as a researcher for the Educational Testing Service.
According to a national
survey of 1,000
teachers, 2,224 11 to 19 - year - olds and 2,675 workers, conducted by the Prince's Trust and HSBC, 31 per cent
of teachers think it's more important to develop soft skills than get good grades.
13 %
of people
surveyed thought reducing head
teachers» workloads could offer a solution — freeing them up to invest in school development, rather than spending time on day - to - day administrative duties.
Sixty - five percent
of teachers think games could help them better engage students, but just one in ten percent use any sort
of educational computer game in class, according to a recent
survey.
In 8
of the past 10 years, we have also
surveyed teachers on the subject and have seen some interesting differences between the
thinking of these educators and the public at large.
Eteach
surveyed over 1,800
teachers and the data reveals two - thirds are
thinking of leaving their current job in the next three years.
Traditional professional development for educators isn't exactly winning rave reviews; in 2006, for example, the MetLife
Survey of the American
Teacher found that only half
of teachers thought that «providing more opportunities for professional development would help a lot in keeping good people in teaching.»
We all know that recruitment and retention in teaching is an issue, but even we were surprised when we conducted a
survey of over 1,000 UK
teachers in June last year, which revealed that 61 per cent
of teachers were
thinking of leaving teaching.
Survey respondents were asked to state the percentage
of teachers in their local school district they
think deserve one
of the five grades on the traditional A-to-F scale.
Reporting the findings
of an annual
survey of Australian parents, grandparents and guardians, Monash University academics Associate Professor Shane Phillipson and Associate Professor Sivanes Phillipson say 84 per cent
think their child's
teacher is highly educated but a smaller number don't agree.
Teachers talked about the event in classes, and students also answered a
survey about how they
thought members
of different groups interacted, and if they
thought any groups
of students were isolated.
The research involved
surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results
of which suggested that 82 per cent
of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for pupils with SEND; 89 per cent
of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters
of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment
of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88 per cent
of school leaders
think initial
teacher training does not adequately prepare
teachers to support pupils with SEND.
A
survey of 101 secondary schools asked language
teachers how important they
thought the Department for Education currently sees MFL in schools on a scale
of 0 - 10 — with the average response being just 5/10.
Regular feedback in the form
of surveys is needed to understand how those charged with implementing standards - based educational reform —
teachers, superintendents, parents, and policy makers —
think about the uses
of tests and the high - impact decisions that follow from them.
Over the span
of three years, dozens
of education experts and researchers, 3,000
teacher volunteers in six urban districts, 20,000 videotaped lessons, student
surveys, and student performance on state and supplemental higher - order
thinking skills tests, have given us a much better understanding
of what great teaching looks like.
The classroom
of the next decade will be a high - technology learning center where
teachers emphasize «comprehension, critical
thinking, communication, and coping,» educators
surveyed for a new study predict.
And even higher percentages
of people
surveyed — 77 percent
of Republicans and 81 percent
of Independents and Democrats —
think higher raises should go to
teachers who improve student achievement, according to recent polling results from the Teaching Commission.
Twenty - one per cent
of the 381
teachers surveyed thought additional autonomy had a positive impact in their classroom.
The
survey of 400
teachers found that 57 percent
thought they spent «too much time» on test prep, while 43 percent said test prep time was «about right» or «too little.»
In a new
survey of 1,000 California
teachers, a plurality
of instructors
thinks that it's most important to develop critical
thinking skills as preparation for college and career.
Over time, I
think we'll see more sophisticated measures
of teacher performance developed that include
surveys from parents and students, action research projects where
teachers document the impact
of their own performance and some form
of peer review.
We started
surveying students about the effectiveness
of their
teachers and sharing that information anonymously with
teachers, so they could see the gap between what they
thought they were conveying to their students, and how the students perceived it.
In the last two years, 90 %
of teachers have thought about leaving, according to a survey of over 16,000 members of the National Union of Teachers»
teachers have
thought about leaving, according to a
survey of over 16,000 members
of the National Union
of Teachers»
Teachers» (NUT).
The
survey by The Key, a leadership and management support service, also revealed that almost 90 per cent
of school leaders
thought cuts to council services had a «detrimental impact» on the support their institutions received for SEND, and 88 per cent believe initial
teacher training does not adequately prepare
teachers to support pupils with additional needs.
From the
surveys alone, the preservice
teachers did not seem to
think highly
of the handheld device, feel comfortable with it, or see its potential in a social studies classroom.
«I don't
think suspension rates are a good way to measure a school tone,» said the principal, who argued that the
surveys the city currently distributes to
teachers, parents, and students are a more accurate measure
of school culture.
In its international
survey on
teacher beliefs, the OECD reports that UK
teachers believe that their role is to enable their pupils to be ingenious — to
think of solutions to practical problems themselves and to promote their students
thinking and reasoning processes.
Forty - four percent
of L.A. Unified principals said they don't always try to remove probationary
teachers who they think don't belong in the profession, according to a 2008 survey conducted for the district by the New Teachers Project, a no
teachers who they
think don't belong in the profession, according to a 2008
survey conducted for the district by the New
Teachers Project, a no
Teachers Project, a nonprofit.
Many
of the 255
teachers surveyed recommended schools provide more «free space» where pupils can «be themselves» without having to
think about exam scores.
Only 54 percent
of middle school and high school
teachers surveyed thought their students «have sufficient access to digital tools at school,» according to a 2013 Pew Research Center
survey, and 84 percent said that «today's digital technologies are leading to greater disparities between affluent and disadvantaged schools and school districts.»
Items were pulled from this
survey and combined with original items about whether or not
teachers think students have preconceptions about math, qualities
of those misconceptions, and how
teachers work with student preconceptions to teach effectively.
In 2012, 17 preservice
teachers completed the
survey, which included 24 original items used to assess their beliefs about the role
of students»
thinking in effective mathematics instruction.
While the
Teacher Disposition Survey did not provide quantitative evidence of broad change in our qualitative research, particularly in teacher candidate reflections and interviews, the resources appeared to be having an impact on their orientation toward student thinking and their efforts to anticipate students» experience of the mathe
Teacher Disposition
Survey did not provide quantitative evidence
of broad change in our qualitative research, particularly in
teacher candidate reflections and interviews, the resources appeared to be having an impact on their orientation toward student thinking and their efforts to anticipate students» experience of the mathe
teacher candidate reflections and interviews, the resources appeared to be having an impact on their orientation toward student
thinking and their efforts to anticipate students» experience
of the mathematics.
REA explored
teachers» usage
of project resources, classroom implementation
of new strategies for teaching history, district - level curriculum and instruction changes, and changes in students» interest in history and historical
thinking, using
surveys, interviews, case studies, and online activities.
The
survey, for the National Union
of Teachers (NUT) by race equality think tank Runnymede Trust, found a third (32 per cent) of male and 27 per cent of female teachers did not feel staff were comfortable talking about race or
Teachers (NUT) by race equality
think tank Runnymede Trust, found a third (32 per cent)
of male and 27 per cent
of female
teachers did not feel staff were comfortable talking about race or
teachers did not feel staff were comfortable talking about race or sexism.
Bailey Lindgren, associate at PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center, said the
survey can help
teachers respond to students who may
think bullying is their fault because
of their differences.
And if you're
thinking the numbers are primarily a result
of merit pay, increased accountability or
teacher union - oriented laws, the
survey's authors suggest there's much more to the story.