Date: 5/15//2007
Establishing a Baseline for REL Southwest Performance and Identifying Customer Needs: Survey Tasks 1.1.1 and 1.1.2
<Online Survey for Educators>
<Introduction script for online survey>
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. This survey has been developed by Edvance Research, Inc., a national research organization. Information collected through this survey will be used to assist the United States Department of Education in learning more about your education research needs.
We greatly value the opinion of educators such as yourself and are interested in obtaining your feedback. It should not take you more than 15 minutes to complete this survey.
Responses to this data collection will be used only for statistical purposes. The reports prepared for this study will summarize findings across the sample and will not associate responses with a specific district or individual. We will not provide information that identifies you or your district to anyone outside the study team, except as required by law.
Please click on “Next” to begin the survey.
Q1. Are you currently employed in Pre-K/Kindergarten, Elementary, Secondary or Higher Education in your state? (Select only one)
Yes, I am a professional educator employed in Pre-K, Kindergarten, Elementary, Secondary or Higher Education.
No <Terminate and SKIP TO CLOSING STATEMENT>
Q2. At which level(s) of education are you primarily involved? (Select all that apply)
Elementary/Secondary Education
Pre-K/Kindergarten
Elementary
Middle/Junior
High
Higher Education
Two Year College
Four Year College
Graduate School
Other/Don’t know <Terminate and SKIP TO CLOSING STATEMENT >
Q3. Please specify your primary professional title: (Select only one)
Superintendent
Principal
Teacher
College Admissions Director
College Student Affairs Director/Officer
Other (Specify title) __________________
Don’t know <Terminate and SKIP TO CLOSING STATEMENT>
Q4. How long have you been serving in your present role?
Year(s) ___________ (Round up to the closest year)
Q5. Do you fulfill any other professional role(s) in your educational institution/school district?
No
Yes (Please select any other professional titles/roles that you fulfill in your school/district. Select all that apply)
Superintendent
Special Education Director/Assistant Superintendent
Curriculum Director/Assistant Superintendent
Testing/Assessment Director/Assistant Superintendent
ELL/Bilingual Director/Assistant Superintendent
Principal/Assistant Principal
Teacher (Specify grade and subject area of focus from pull down list)
Librarian
College Department Chair
Graduate Dean/Assistant Dean
College Admissions Director
College Student Affairs Director/Officer
Other (Specify title(s))
Q6. How long have you been serving in your other professional role(s)? <This question will be asked for all titles selected in Q5>
Year(s) ___________ (Round up to the closest year)
Q7. Select your primary state of employment. <Participants who do not select at least one of the 5 REL SOUTHWEST states will be terminated from the survey process>
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Other <Terminate and SKIP TO CLOSING STATEMENT>
Q8. Specify your gender:
Male
Female
Q9a. Specify your ethnicity: (Select one)
Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
Q9b. Specify your race: (Select one or more)
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Q10. Prior to this survey, how aware were you of the Regional Educational Laboratories, also referred to as the REL Network? Please assign an awareness rating using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 = “Unaware” and 5 = “Aware”. _______________
Q11. How aware are you of SEDL (also referred to as the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory)? Please assign an awareness rating using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 = “Unaware” and 5 = “Aware”. _______________
Q12. How aware are you of REL Southwest or SWREL (also referred to as the Regional Educational Laboratory -- Southwest)? Please assign an awareness rating using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 = “Unaware” and 5 = “Aware”. _______________
Q13. Do you use/refer to educational research?
Yes <SKIP TO Q15>
No
Q14. Specify your reason(s) for not using/referring to educational research: (Select all that apply)
I have trouble finding research.
Research available is not relevant to my job.
I doubt the quality of research that is available.
Research available is difficult to understand.
Available research is relevant, but I don’t know how to apply to my job.
Other (Specify)
<SKIP TO Q23>
Q15. What type of educational research do you use currently (or have you used in the past)? (Select all that apply)
Programs (e.g., Reading Recovery, Accelerated Schools, etc.)
Products (e.g., A particular math textbook or a reading curriculum)
Practices (e.g., Phonics, Whole Language, etc.)
Policies (e.g., No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Response to Intervention (RTI))
Testing/Assessment
Social issues affecting education (e.g., Teenage pregnancy, child obesity, etc.)
College Readiness
Other (Specify)
Q16. Why do you use/refer to educational research? (Select all that apply)
Better perform my job functions
Stay informed of education issues
Make decisions
Ensure that educational products/curriculum that are implemented (or are being implemented) in my institution are research based
To assess college readiness of high school and / or college students
Other (Specify)
Q17. Complete the following by selecting one of the choices below. “When I come across any educational research, I generally …
assume it to be of the highest quality.”
do not make any assumptions until I have reviewed it.”
Q18. Generally, after reviewing a research report on education, how comfortable do you feel in deciding on its quality?
Very comfortable
Somewhat comfortable
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable
Somewhat uncomfortable
Very uncomfortable
Q19. Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education research that is currently available on topics that are important to you?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Q20. Overall, how satisfied are you with the relevancy/applicability of education research in helping you to better perform your job functions?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Q21. Please list any improvements that you would like to see made in the education research that is currently available.____________________________________________
Q22. How do you become aware of educational research? (Select all that apply)
Internet
Training/professional development
Direct mail notifications
Email notifications
Professional organization(s)
District resource(s)
School/district administrator(s)
Library
Colleague (Specify professional title(s) of colleague(s) used most)
Academic publications/journals
Newspapers
Conferences
Education publisher(s)
US Department of Education website/Institute of Education Sciences (IES) website
National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) publications
State Department of Education website
Regional Educational Laboratory website/publications
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
Local education agency (LEA)
Comprehensive Assistance Centers
Other (Specify)
Q23. How important are the following education issues/research topics to you, as they relate to improved academic performance? After selecting “importance ratings” for each item, please assign a rank of “1” to the one item that you find to be the most important.
Assign Rank of "1" to only one item which is most important for you |
Education Issues / Research Topics |
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Assessment and Standards (e.g., diagnostic, formative, state and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) standards) |
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College Readiness |
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Early Childhood/Early Intervention & Prevention |
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Education Infrastructure (e.g., leadership, cost-studies, teacher retention, organization development, & service coordination) |
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Education Research on Curriculum (e.g., evaluating effectiveness of programs) |
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English Language Learners (ELL), English as a Second Language (ESL), Bilingual Education |
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Equity & Diversity (e.g., urban, rural, & special populations) |
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Family & Community (e.g., parent involvement, substance abuse prevention in schools, obesity, after school programs, mentoring, worker training, & volunteer leadership) |
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K-12 School & District Reform |
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Legal Issues for Teachers/Administrators/Students (e.g., liability, teacher rights, harassment) |
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Mathematics |
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Policy & Legislation (e.g., No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)) |
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Post-Secondary (e.g., P-16, college readiness, & teacher preparation) |
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Professional Development |
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Reading & Writing |
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Response to Intervention (RTI) |
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Safety (e.g. bullying, school violence) |
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Science |
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Special Education & Disabilities |
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Teacher Incentive Pay |
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Technology in Learning (e.g., use in professional development, instruction, & infrastructure) |
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Q24. Please specify any other education issues/research topics that relate to improved academic performance and are important for you: ____________________
Q25. Does your educational institution (school, college, university) provide you with internet access at your job?
Yes
No
Q26. If there are any other comments that you would like us to receive (regarding the education research needs of your region), please enter them in the space provided below. ______________________________________
Q27. Would you like to receive educational research/research notifications through email?
Yes (“Please enter your professional email”) ____________________
No
Q28. Please provide your employer school/district contact information (optional). (Note: Please provide your professional information.)
Name:
Name of employer institution (school/college/university) or district:
City:
State:
Zip:
Q29. The Regional Educational Laboratory -- Southwest (REL Southwest) is actively recruiting participants for education research studies. Would you be interested in learning more about participating in a future REL Southwest research study?
Yes
No
Don’t know
<Closing Statement>
Thank you for your time. Your responses will aid in the development and implementation of research that will be used to make evidence-based decisions and to positively impact student performance in your state.
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File Type | application/msword |
File Title | Date: 5/15//2007 |
Author | DoED |
Last Modified By | DoED |
File Modified | 2007-06-01 |
File Created | 2007-06-01 |