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EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2014
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 2
School Grade 8
Part 2 contains School Grade 8:
School Characteristics and Policies
TEL
Charter School
The amount of time estimated to complete these forms: 30 minutes
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SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRES
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School Grade 8: TEL
School Grade 8 TEL Questionnaire
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 30 minutes.
Note: Questions will be delivered via computer – part numbers, directions and objects (squares,
circles, etc.) will be depicted appropriately in the actual system.
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School Questionnaire – Grade 8
This questionnaire should be completed by the principal or the head of the school.
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Part I: School Characteristics and Policies
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1. What grades are taught in your school? Fill in all ovals that apply.
A Pre-kindergarten
B Kindergarten
C 1st grade
D 2nd grade
E 3rd grade
F 4th grade
G 5th grade
H 6th grade
I 7th grade
J 8th grade
K 9th grade
L 10th grade
M 11th grade
N 12th grade
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2. Can your school be described by any of the following? Fill in ovals for all that apply.
A Elementary school
B Middle or junior high school
C Secondary school
D Regular school with a magnet program
E A magnet school or a school with a special program emphasis, e.g., science/
mathematics school, performing arts school, talented/gifted school, foreign language
immersion school
F Special education school: primarily serves students with disabilities
G Alternative school: offers a curriculum designed to provide alternative or
nontraditional education, not clearly categorized as regular, special, or vocational
education
H Private independent school
I Private religiously affiliated school
J Independent charter school
K Charter school administered by local school district
L Other (specify):
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3. What is the current enrollment in your school?
,
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4. Approximately what percentage of eighth-graders in your school is new this year?
%
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5. Of the students currently enrolled in your school, what percentage has been identified as
limited-English proficient?
A 0%
B 1–5%
C 6–10%
D 11–25%
E 26–50%
F 51–75%
G 76–90%
H Over 90%
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6. Last school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school enrolled after
the first day of school?
A 0%
B 1–3%
C 4–6%
D 7–10%
E 11–20%
F Over 20%
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7. Last school year, approximately what percentage of students at your school left before the
end of the school year?
A 0%
B 1–3%
C 4–6%
D 7–10%
E 11–20%
F Over 20%
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8. About what percentage of your students is absent on an average day? (Include excused and
unexcused absences in calculating this rate.)
A 0–2%
B 3–5%
C 6–10%
D More than 10%
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9. About what percentage of your teachers is absent on an average day? (Include all absences in
calculating this rate.)
A 0–2%
B 3–5%
C 6–10%
D More than 10%
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10. About what percentage of this year’s eighth-graders was held back and is repeating eighth
grade?
A 0%
B 1–2%
C 3–5%
D 6–10%
E More than 10%
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11. Does your school participate in the National School Lunch Program?
A Yes ➔ Go to Question 12.
B No ➔ Skip to Question 15.
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12. How does the school operate the program?
A Student eligibility is determined individually, and eligible students receive free or
reduced-price lunch. ➔ Skip to Question 14.
B All students in school receive free lunch under special provisions
(e.g., Provision 2 or 3). ➔ Go to Question 13.
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13. If your school distributes free lunch to all students under Provision 2 or 3, what was the
base year during which individual student eligibility was collected?
A This school does not distribute free lunch to all students under Provision 2 or 3—
eligibility is determined annually.
B 2013
C 2012
D 2011
E 2010
F 2009
G 2008 or earlier
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14. During this school year, about what percentage of students in your school was eligible
to receive a free or reduced-price lunch through the National School Lunch Program?
A 0%
B 1–5%
C 6–10%
D 11–25%
E 26–34%
F 35–50%
G 51–75%
H 76–99%
I 100%
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15. Does your school receive Title I funding? (Title I is a federally funded program that
provides educational services, such as remedial reading or remedial math, to children who
live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families.)
A No
B Yes, our school receives funds, which are targeted to eligible students.
C Yes, our school receives funds, which are used for schoolwide purposes.
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16. Approximately what percentage of students in your school receives the following services?
Fill in one oval on each line. Students who receive more than one service should be counted
for each service they receive. Please report the percentage of students who receive each of the
following services as of the day you respond to this questionnaire.
1–5%
a. Targeted Title I services
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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b. Gifted and talented
program
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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c. Instruction provided in
student’s home
language (non-English)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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d. English-as-a-secondlanguage (not in a
bilingual education
program)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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e. Special education
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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6–10% 11–25% 26–50% 51–75% 76–90%
Over
90%
None
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17. During a typical week of school, what is the total number of regularly scheduled
volunteers, including parents, working in the school?
A0
B 1–5
C 6–10
D 11–15
E 16–25
F More than 25
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18. Approximately what percentage of students in your school have parents or guardians who
do each of the following activities? Fill in one oval on each line.
Not
applicable
0–10%
11–25%
26–50%
Over
50%
a. Volunteer regularly to
help in the classroom or
another part of the school
A
B
C
D
E
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b. Attend teacher–parent
conferences
A
B
C
D
E
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For all teacher counts entered in item 19:
INCLUDE these types of teachers:
• Regular
• Special area or resource teachers (e.g., special education, Title I, art, music,
physical education)
• Long-term substitute teachers
INCLUDE these types of teachers:
• Itinerant teachers who teach part-time at this school
• Employees reported in other items of this section if they also have a part-time
teaching assignment at this school
DO NOT INCLUDE:
• Student teachers
• Short-term substitute teachers
• Teachers who teach ONLY pre-kindergarten or adult education
19. Around the first of October, how many TEACHERS held full-time or part-time positions or
assignments in this school? If none, mark (0) in the boxes.
a. Full-time
Full-time teachers
b. Part-time
Part-time teachers
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20. Does your school offer tenure to teachers?
A Yes
B No
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21. Of the following categories of teachers who were full-time teachers at your school at the
end of the last school year, what percentage stayed on as full-time teachers for this school
year? Fill in one oval on each line.
11–25%
26–50%
51–75%
76–90%
Over
90%
a. Nontenured teachers A
who had taught for at
least one year
B
C
D
E
F
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b. Tenured teachers
B
C
D
E
F
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0–10%
A
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22. In the last school year, how many full-time teachers were new to your school?
If you answered 1 or any number greater than 1, go to Question 23.
If you answered 0, skip to Part II.
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23. Of the full-time teachers who were new to your school last year, what percentage stayed
on as full-time teachers for this school year?
A 0–10%
B 11–25%
C 26–50%
D 51–75%
E 76–90%
F Over 90%
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
The following questions are about your school’s characteristics and policies related to
technology and engineering.
Technology refers to all the things people make and do to their natural environment in
order to get the things they want and need.
Engineering refers to using skills or knowledge to solve problems that meet people’s wants
and needs.
Throughout the questionnaire, unless otherwise specified, please consider and include
technology and engineering topics and instruction that occur in technology- or engineeringspecific courses as well as other courses (for example, science, geography, art).
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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1. In your school, prior to or in eighth grade, what percentage of eighth-grade students receive
instruction in each of the following topics? Select one circle in each row.
a. How objects are
designed to solve
problems or meet
people’s needs
b. The interactions
among technology,
society, and the
environment
c. The role of
technology
systems (for
example, energy
usage, healthcare,
communications)
d. How computers,
the Internet, and
other digital
technologies affect
society
e. Careers in
technical fields (for
example, engineer,
medical
technician,
computer
programmer)
f. Concepts related to
specific
technologies (for
example,
electronics,
biotechnology,
agriculture)
None: Not
included
in the
curriculum
Under
10%
10–25%
26–50%
51–75%
Over 75%
A
B
C
D
E
F
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A
B
C
D
E
F
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A
B
C
D
E
F
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A
B
C
D
E
F
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A
B
C
D
E
F
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A
B
C
D
E
F
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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2. Prior to or in eighth grade, how are each of the following areas addressed in your school’s
curriculum? Select all squares that apply.
a. Technology and Society
(the effects that technology
has on society or the
natural world; or, the
ethical questions that arise
from those effects)
b. Design and Systems (the
nature of technology, the
engineering design process
by which technologies are
developed, or basic
approaches to dealing with
everyday technologies,
including maintenance or
troubleshooting)
c. Information and
Communication
Technology (for example,
computers; software
learning tools; networking
systems and protocols;
handheld digital devices;
other technologies for
accessing, creating, or
communicating
information for facilitating
creative expression)
Required
Elective
After school
Not offered
A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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3. Prior to or in eighth grade, does your school require any technology or engineering
instruction to students?
A Yes
Continue to Question 4.
B No
Skip to Question 5.
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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4. To what extent is your school’s technology or engineering instruction based on the following?
Select one circle in each row.
a. State curriculum standards
or frameworks
b. District curriculum
standards or curriculum
guides
c. Results from state/district
assessments
d. Results from school
assessments
e. In-school curriculum
frameworks or standards
for learning
f. Recommendations from
your teachers or content
specialists
g. Commercially designed
programs
h. Textbooks (including
digital forms, such as
online textbooks)
i. Other (specify):___________
___________________________
Not at all
Small extent
Moderate
extent
Large extent
A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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5. Prior to or in eighth grade, does your school offer any courses or afterschool
programs that cover technology or engineering concepts?
A Yes
Continue to Question 6.
B No
Skip to Question 8.
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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6. In the rows below, please identify the most relevant courses that cover technology
or engineering concepts (up to five) that your school offers to students prior to or
in eighth grade.
a. Course 1:__________________________________________________
b. Course 2:__________________________________________________
c. Course 3:__________________________________________________
d. Course 4:__________________________________________________
e. Course 5:__________________________________________________
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7. In an average school year, how often is the typical eighth-grade student at your school assessed in
what he or she knows about technology or engineering using the following methods? Select one
circle in each row.
a. Standardized or
performance tests
b. Teacher-developed
tests and quizzes
c. Student
assignments,
projects, or
homework
Never
Once or
twice a
year
Once or
twice a
quarter
Once or
twice a
month
Once a
week or
more
I don’t
know.
A
B
C
D
E
F
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A
B
C
D
E
F
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A
B
C
D
E
F
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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8. The goal of the following set of questions is to gather information about the student-computer
ratio for eighth-grade students at your school.
Number
a. At your school, what is the total number of
students in the eighth grade?
b. Approximately how many computers in
the school are available to eighth-grade
students for educational purposes?
c. Approximately how many of these
computers are connected to the Internet?
d. Approximately how many of all computers
are eighth-grade students allowed to take
home with them (for example, laptops or
tablets)?
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If you answered question 8d with a number greater than 0, continue to Question 9.
If you answered question 8d with 0, skip to Question 10.
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9. Does your school provide computers that students are allowed to take home with
them?
A Yes, and students are allowed to keep their computer after the school year ends.
B Yes, but students must return their computer (for example, at the end of the week or end of
the school year).
C No
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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10. In your school, prior to or in eighth grade, what percentage of eighth-grade students has taken
advantage of the following school-sponsored resources during or after school? Select one circle in
each row.
a. Clubs, competitions,
exhibits, etc., related
to some aspect of
technology and
engineering
b. Technology resources
such as robotics or
digital photography
c. Workshop for
industrial technologies
(for example, auto
mechanics,
machining,
metalworking,
construction,
carpentry)
d. Workshop or
laboratory for drafting
or design tools (for
example,
computer-aided design
[CAD], systems
analysis)
e. Online courses in any
subject
School does
not provide
this
resource to
students.
0–5%
6–20%
21–50%
Over 50%
A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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11. This year in your school, are the following resources available to teachers for teaching or
professional development? Select one circle in each row.
a. Financial support for professional
development related to technology and
engineering
b. Financial support for association
memberships related to technology and
engineering
c. Financial support for university or online
courses related to technology and
engineering
d. Technology resources such as robotics or
digital photography
e. Workshop for industrial technologies (for
example, auto mechanics, machining,
metalworking, construction, carpentry)
f. Workshop or laboratory for drafting or
design tools (for example, computer-aided
design [CAD], systems analysis)
g. Supplies or equipment for technology
demonstrations
h. Textbooks or digital tutorials related to
technology or engineering
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Yes
No
A
B
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A
B
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A
B
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A
B
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A
B
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A
B
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A
B
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A
B
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12. Does your school have equipment available for instruction with the following capabilities? Select
one circle in each row.
a. Recording video
b. Taking digital images
c. Converting non-digital images or
content (for example, scanner)
d. Projecting digital images
e. Projecting interactive data (for
example, interactive whiteboard
that responds to user control via
stylus, finger, or other device)
f. Collecting data (for example,
tools such as sensors or probes
that detect or collect information
such as motion, pH, temperature,
light)
g. Mobile computing (for example,
handheld or portable computer
devices)
Not available
Available for
some teachers
Available for all
teachers
A
B
C
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A
B
C
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A
B
C
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A
B
C
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A
B
C
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A
B
C
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A
B
C
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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13. To what extent is your school’s capability to provide instruction in technology or engineering
concepts hindered by any of the following? Select one circle in each row.
a. Lack of qualified teachers
trained in technological or
engineering content
b. Lack of technical support
personnel
c. Lack or inadequacy of
instructional materials (for
example, textbooks,
computers, software)
d. Lack or inadequacy of
Internet connectivity
e. Lack or inadequacy of
laboratory or workshop
equipment
f. Lack or inadequacy of
audio-visual resources
g. Lack of curriculum
development expertise or
standards specificity
h. Lack of time because of
demands for other
curriculum content
Not at all
Small extent
Moderate
extent
Large extent
A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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A
B
C
D
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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14. In the past two years, what percentage of teachers in your school has participated in professional
development in any of the following? Select one circle in each row.
a. Content,
curriculum, or
pedagogy related
to engineering
design
b. Content,
curriculum, or
pedagogy related
to technology or
technological
literacy
c. Integrating
information and
communications
technology into
instruction
Not
applicable
0%
1–25%
26–50%
51–75%
Over
75%
I don’t
know.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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15. In your school, prior to or in eighth grade, how much emphasis is placed on teaching students the
following? Select one circle in each row.
a. Inventions that change
the way people live
b. Choices people make
that affect the
environment
c. Conditions that
influence the use or
availability of
machines or devices
d. The ways people work
together to solve
problems in their
community or the
world
None
A little
Some
A lot
I don’t
know.
A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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16. In your school, prior to or in eighth grade, to what extent do students do the following activities?
Select one circle in each row.
a. Describe how
inventions change
society
b. Compare how
different activities
affect the environment
c. Explain why people
have different tools,
machines, or devices
in different parts of the
world
Not at all
Small
extent
Moderate
extent
Large extent
I don’t
know.
A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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17. In your school, prior to or in eighth grade, how much emphasis is placed on teaching students the
following? Select one circle in each row.
a. The use and purpose of
tools, machines, or
devices
b. The care or
maintenance of tools,
machines, or devices
c. Designing or creating
something to solve a
problem
d. Designing something
when there is limited
time, money, or
materials
e. Figuring out how to fix
something
f. Finding the right
people to work with or
get help from to fix
something
None
A little
Some
A lot
I don’t
know.
A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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18. In your school, prior to or in eighth grade, to what extent do students do the following activities?
Select one circle in each row.
a. Use tools and
materials to fix
something
b. Use different tools,
materials, or machines
to see which are best
for a given purpose
c. Build or test a model
to see if it solves a
problem
d. Figure out why
something is not
working in order to fix
it
e. Take something apart
in order to fix it or see
how it works
f. Design a computer
program
g. Examine how parts,
processes, or people
work together in a
system
Not at all
Small
extent
Moderate
extent
Large extent
I don’t
know.
A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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School Questionnaire – Technology and Engineering Literacy
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19. In your school, prior to or in eighth grade, how much emphasis is placed on teaching students the
following? Select one circle in each row.
a. How to judge
reliability of sources
b. How to credit others
for their ideas
c. How to collaborate or
share information
with others
d. How to consult with
experts to get help
e. How to find
information or data to
solve a problem
f. Run simulations (a
learning activity that
imitates real life)
None
A little
Some
A lot
I don’t
know.
A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
D
E
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A
B
C
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20. In your school, prior to or in eighth grade, to what extent do students do the following activities?
Select one circle in each row.
a. Use digital tools to
gather and display
information in order to
test a hypothesis
b. Select and use
appropriate digital
technologies to create
a presentation
c. Use a computer or
other digital
technology to simulate
a system and explain
different outcomes
d. Give feedback to
others when working
together
Not at all
Small
extent
Moderate
extent
Large extent
I don’t
know.
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B
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is a charter school, please continue. If your school is not a charter school, you have finished
the survey. Thank you for your time.
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1. Is your school a public charter school?
(A charter school is a public school that, in accordance with an enabling state statute, has
been granted a charter exempting it from selected state or local rules and regulations. A
charter school may be a newly created school, or it may previously have been a public or
private school.)
A Yes ➔ Go to Question 2.
B No ➔ You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.
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2. In which year did your school start providing instruction as a charter school?
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3. Who granted your school’s current charter?
A School district
B State board of education (includes state board of regents and District of Columbia State
Board of Education)
C Postsecondary institution
D State charter-granting agency
E City or state public charter school board
F Other (specify):
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4. What is the legal status of your school?
4. What is the legal status of your school?
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A Officially part of the school district or local education agency (LEA)
Officially part of the school district or local education agency (LEA)
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Independent from the school district or local education agency (LEA)
C A separate local education agency (LEA) as stipulated by state law
A separate local education agency (LEA) as stipulated by state law
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5. Is this school operated by a company or organization that also operates other charter schools?
5. Is this school operated by a company or organization that also operates other charter schools?
A Yes
Yes
B No
No
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6. Which one of the following best describes your charter school’s primary focus in terms of
6. Which one of the following best describes your charter school’s primary focus in terms of
program content?
program content?
A We have a comprehensive curriculum with no specialized area of focus.
We have a comprehensive curriculum with no specialized area of focus.
B We have a special curricular focus, for example, the arts, math/science, foreign
We have a special curricular focus, for example, the arts, math/science, foreign
language immersion.
language immersion.
C Our curriculum is based on a particular educational theory, for example, Montessori,
Our curriculum is based on a particular educational theory, for example, Montessori,
open school, Core Knowledge.
open school, Core Knowledge.
D Our curriculum is based on a particular moral philosophy or set of values, for
Our curriculum is based on a particular moral philosophy or set of values, for
example, African-centered education, character-based education, Eastern philosophy.
example, African-centered education, character-based education, Eastern philosophy.
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7. Does your school provide a written contract for parents?
7. Does your school provide a written contract for parents?
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Yes, and parents are required to abide by it. ➔ Go to Question 8.
A Yes,
and parents are required to abide by it. ➔ Go to Question 8.
B
B Yes, but signing it is voluntary. ➔ Go to Question 8.
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Yes, but signing it is voluntary. ➔ Go to Question 8.
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No ➔ You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.
C No
➔ You have finished the survey. Thank you for your time.
8. Are the following elements addressed in your charter–parent contract? Fill in one
8. Are the following elements addressed in your charter–parent contract? Fill in one
oval in each row.
oval in each row.
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a. Dress code
a. Dress code
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B
b. Home learning environment
b. Home learning environment
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B
c. Homework
c. Homework
A
B
d. Parent–teacher communication
d. Parent–teacher communication
A
B
e. Parent volunteering
e. Parent volunteering
A
B
f. School discipline policy
f. School discipline policy
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B
g. Student attendance
g. Student attendance
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B
h. Student promotion policy
h. Student promotion policy
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B
i. Other (specify):
i. Other (specify):
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B
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