Teachers share what most Americans would likely regard as a vision of responsible citizenship — with 83 %
of the teachers surveyed seeing the U.S. as a unique country that stands for something special in the world.
Not exact matches
A
survey conducted by the charity found that
teachers and other school staff
see the limited capacity
of existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services as a major barrier to getting children the support they need.
In a 2012 13
survey we conducted
of nearly 500 Arkansas
teachers, those who had been teaching for at least 15 years were significantly more likely to believe that the primary purpose
of a field trip is to provide a learning opportunity, while more junior
teachers were more likely to
see the primary purpose as «enjoyment.»
We begin by using the Schools and Staffing
Survey (SASS) data (
see sidebar for a description
of the datasets on which we rely) to provide an overview
of demographic changes to the
teacher workforce since the late 1980s.
The
survey also found that 51 per cent
of primary school
teachers, and 49 per cent
of secondary school
teachers need training in e-safety issues, while 51 per cent
of primary school
teachers are
seen to need training in using assessment solutions.
Learning Away's recent
survey showed that 64 per cent
of teachers have concerns over safety and risk when organising a school trip, whilst liability was rated a burden by 56 per cent
of teachers and paperwork was
seen as a barrier by 48 per cent
of respondents.
A major
survey, as
seen and reported on by TES, reveals that two - thirds
of secondary head
teachers in the East
of England believe that they
of not have the sufficient funds necessary to «deliver high quality education» over the next year.
Teachers and pupils gave it top marks, with 92 per cent of teachers surveyed saying that pupils were more engaged with learning when outdoors and 85 per cent seeing a positive impact on their be
Teachers and pupils gave it top marks, with 92 per cent
of teachers surveyed saying that pupils were more engaged with learning when outdoors and 85 per cent seeing a positive impact on their be
teachers surveyed saying that pupils were more engaged with learning when outdoors and 85 per cent
seeing a positive impact on their behaviour.
The idea is to
see if combining information from the tests,
survey, and classroom observations could produce more stable measures
of teacher contributions to learning than is possible by just using the state test.
According to an internal
survey at Gilder Lehrman, 70 percent
of teachers said they would continue to use the curriculum even if their future students couldn't
see the play.
This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis
of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to
see high - quality theater performances; a study
of teacher evaluation systems in four urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses
of different evaluation systems; and the results
of Education Next's annual
survey of public opinion on education.
These are among the many findings to emerge from the ninth annual Education Next
survey, administered in May and June 2015 to a nationally representative sample
of some 4,000 respondents, including oversamples
of roughly 700
teachers, 700 African Americans, and 700 Hispanics (
see methodology sidebar).
Another
survey, conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance on behalf
of Education Next, found that only 43 percent
of teachers have a positive view
of unions, while the percentage
of teachers holding negative views doubled from 2011 to 2012 to 32 percent (
see complete results for 2011 and 2012 Education Next - PEPG
surveys at educationnext.org).
One resounding outcome
of the
survey saw Brits push for more power to be placed in the hands
of both
teachers and their pupils.
At this stage, the
teacher should spend a span
of time looking at where his students spend most
of the time and send them out pop - up
surveys that don't exceed 5 questions, or maybe organize online focus groups with them to
see what they are trending for.
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.
In fact, studies
of informal
surveys of principals (
see «When Principals Rate
Teachers,» research, Spring 2006) and teacher ratings by mentor teachers find that these more - subjective evaluation methods have similar power to detect differences in teacher effectiveness as the TES
Teachers,» research, Spring 2006) and
teacher ratings by mentor
teachers find that these more - subjective evaluation methods have similar power to detect differences in teacher effectiveness as the TES
teachers find that these more - subjective evaluation methods have similar power to detect differences in
teacher effectiveness as the TES ratings.
With recent figures from The Prince's Trust showing that 31 %
of teachers consider the development
of soft skills more important than achieving good grades, teaching specialists TeachingAbroadDirect.co.uk analysed findings from global education technology company Promethean World, who
surveyed over 1,600 educators from across the UK to
see if
teachers believe technology has hindered the ability for students to learn and acquire soft skills.
According to a
survey by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA),
teachers see ICT training as a key requirement with 51 per cent
of primary school
teachers and 49 per cent
of secondary school
teachers admitting they need guidance around e-safety issues.
When the
survey asked whether
teacher salaries should be increased, 59 percent
of respondents favor the idea in 2010 (
see Figure 1b), well below the 69 percent support observed in 2008.
An answer to that question is to be found in the eighth annual Education Next
survey of public and
teacher opinion discussed in this issue
of the journal (
see «No Common Opinion on the Common Core,» features, Winter 2015).
A
survey of parents and
teachers found both groups
see strengths and weaknesses associated with smaller schools.
Our
Teacher survey asked what you'd like to
see more
of.
For us here at
Teacher, our annual
survey provides another opportunity to hear from our readers and listeners, what they'd like to
see more
of, and how we can continue to improve the content we provide.
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.
A recent study showed that parents overwhelmingly
see their child's school as being entirely responsible for their child's cyber safety education, according to 85 percent
of Australian
teachers surveyed by AVG Technologies1.
A
survey from the Education Week Research Center offers important insights about the levels
of engagement and dedication
teachers and school - based administrators
see among their students.
The 2009 Education Next - PEPG
Survey of Public Opinion (
see «The Persuadable Public,» features, Fall 2009) asked public school
teachers about their views on education reforms their unions work tirelessly against, among them, charter schools and merit pay.
The latest
survey saw a big drop in the proportion
of teachers who agreed to respond, raising fears that those who were working the longest hours might be more motivated to reply.
Instead
of reading a
survey that told me who owned a computer, the club allowed me to
see how each
teacher used the computer, handled the mouse, and navigated applications.
To improve students» chances at success, a majority
of teachers surveyed said they would like to
see tougher academic standards that are the same...
We found a significant main effect for district size on all eight variables from Round One and all three from Round Two
of the
teacher surveys (
see Table 1.6.2).
The
teacher survey administered to all participating schools during the first round
of data collection included a set
of items designed to measure the relative influence
of those in multiple roles on school decision making (
see Section 1.1).
Looking at
teacher ratings
of school climate, school openness to parents, and district support (from Round Two
of the
teacher survey), we find once again that as poverty and diversity increase,
teachers «ratings
of climate, openness to parents, and district support decrease (
see Table 1.6.1 below, and Appendix C1.6.1).141
Since the initial MET report makes no attempt to adjust methods (especially the
survey questions) to
see if the stability is truly a
teacher effect, the results, says Rothstein, must be considered inconclusive (the non-random assignment issue also applies to most
of the report's other findings on value - added and student
surveys).
The
survey saw differences in
teacher attitudes depending on the socioeconomic backgrounds
of the students in the schools they teach.
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.
Ideally, we're talking maybe over the course
of, and there are
survey programs through the US Department
of Education that do have these types
of panel
surveys where they go back periodically and interview whether it's parents,
teachers, school principals, and students and just
see how they respond differently to similar items over a very long period
of time.
As former state
Teachers of the Year, we were excited to see the May 20 news article «Family stress thwarts students, top teachers say,» about a recent survey of 2015 Teachers of the Year, which concluded that «family stre
Teachers of the Year, we were excited to
see the May 20 news article «Family stress thwarts students, top
teachers say,» about a recent survey of 2015 Teachers of the Year, which concluded that «family stre
teachers say,» about a recent
survey of 2015
Teachers of the Year, which concluded that «family stre
Teachers of the Year, which concluded that «family stress,. . .
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 fact, 50 %
of the
teacher candidates mentioned how uneasy they were with no control of the teaching situation (see Appendix I, Exit Survey Results for Teacher Candidates, pdf dow
teacher candidates mentioned how uneasy they were with no control
of the teaching situation (
see Appendix I, Exit
Survey Results for
Teacher Candidates, pdf dow
Teacher Candidates, pdf download).
We
saw a lot to get excited about from the recent Education Sector
survey, «Trending Toward Reform:
Teachers Speak on Unions and the Future
of the Profession.»
In Tennessee, for example,
teachers are increasingly
seeing the evaluation process as a tool for improving teaching and learning with more than half
of teachers who responded to a recent
survey reporting that
teacher evaluation will improve teaching in their schools.
The
survey also asked whether CTs and principals
saw positive changes in teaching practice as a result
of the supported
teachers participating in the program and receiving CT support.
In fact, as
seen in Figure 5 below, 87 %
of supported
teachers responding to the
survey agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that the program «has made it more likely for them to remain teaching in the district.»
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.
For those interested please
see the
teacher survey reported by the CTA showing more than half
of teachers judging districts as falling short... Read More
According to their journal entries and responses to a
survey,
teachers have
seen positive effects on students» learning; on students» feelings
of competence (self - efficacy); and on students» perceptions that they have the necessary tools to help advance their own learning (self - regulation).
For those interested please
see the
teacher survey reported by the CTA showing more than half
of teachers judging districts as falling short on committing the necessary resources to Common Core.
The majority
of heads
surveyed were «philosophers» (51 per cent)-- mostly former English literature
teachers with no experience outside education — who
saw their role as enablers
of better teaching rather than prioritising staff management, revenue and better working environments.