SWEPT Multi-site Student Outcomes Instruments
(The survey instruments are public domain)
Instruments
Participating School Demographics
Sloane-Young Report (PDF 147K)
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(PDF File - 43KB) |
The
Pre-Program Survey is administered to the Study Teachers as they first
enter the SWEPT Summer Programs. The survey collects data about teachers':
The questionnaire combines items from teacher surveys previously utilized by some of the SWEPT sites in the study, as well as other published surveys on professional development and teaching practices. The questionnaire went through a rigorous review process with participating SWEPT Program Managers and members of the study's Advisory Board. The survey was pre-tested on eight teachers. |
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(PDF File - 19KB) |
The Post-Program Survey is administered at the conclusion of the SWEPT Summer Program to the same Study Teacher(s) who completed the Pre-Program Survey. The survey queries the participants about their experiences in the SWEPT program and their satisfaction with various aspects of their fellowships. It is based on similar exit surveys that several of the SWEPT sites were already utilizing. |
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Mentor
Survey
(PDF File - 10KB) |
The
Mentor Survey is administered at the conclusion of the SWEPT Summer
Program to the Mentors of Study Teachers. The survey asks the mentors to:
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Pre-Teaching Study Teacher Survey (PDF File - 21KB) |
The
Pre-Teaching Survey is administered at the beginning of the school year
to all Study Teachers who fit the study's criteria for Phase II. The
survey essentially duplicates the Pre-Program Survey, but is
administered again at this time to determine if there are changes in
the teachers’:
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Pre-Teaching Comparison Teacher Survey (PDF File - 38KB) |
The
Pre-Teaching Comparison Teacher Survey is administered to one
teacher in the same school as the Study Teacher when they begin teaching the
same target course (typically in the fall). The survey contains the same items
as the Pre-Program Survey taken by the Study Teachers including:
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| The Post-Teaching Survey is administered to all Study and Comparison Teachers as they are completing their target courses. The survey queries teachers about changes in their instructional strategies and reassesses their attitudes about science or mathematics instruction. It also includes a set of questions designed to determine the content topics that the teachers had covered in their target courses. | |
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(PDF File - 17KB) |
The
Student Pre-Attitude Survey
(Science
and Math) is administered to students in Phase II
Study and Comparison Teachers' target classes at the beginning of the course.
There are two versions of this survey, one that specifically addresses attitudes
toward science, and one that addresses attitudes toward mathematics. The
survey incorporates selected items from attitude surveys used at The
International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy. Jon D. Miller
of that organization consulted on the development of the instrument. The
survey queries students about their:
The instrument went through a rigorous review process with participating SWEPT Managers and members of the study's Advisory Board. The instrument was pre-tested on student respondents prior to its use in the SWEPT evaluation. |
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(PDF File - 15KB) |
The Student Post-Attitudes Survey (Science and Math) is administered to all students at the end of their enrollment in a target class. The survey includes most of the same items as contained in the Student Pre-Attitude Survey. In addition, the survey asks students to evaluate their current science or mathematics teachers on various dimensions, including the types of instructional strategies they employed, their ability to make course material meaningful to the real world and career choices, and their interactions with the students. |
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Student Cognitive Pre-Tests |
The Student Cognitive Pre-Tests Assesses student knowledge in the four subjects: Algebra, Geometry, Biology, or Chemistry. The tests are given to students at the beginning of their target course to measure their base-line knowledge. These assessments were created through traditional test development procedures and in consultation with experts from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Practicing teachers in each of the four disciplines assisted in creating content frameworks and selecting appropriate items from published tests such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS), and the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT). Additional items were selected from standard high school textbooks. Each assessment was pre-tested with 6-8 students who had completed a course in the subject. |
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Student Cognitive Post-Tests |
The Student Cognitive Post-Tests are identical to the Cognitive Pre-Tests, and are administered at the end of students' enrollment in a target class. |
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