Views on Mathematics Reform

Age:      Gender:  Choose One Male Female     Ethnicity:  Choose One Caucasian African American Hispanic Other
Grade level(s) you presently teach:  Select All That Apply 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th     

Other grade levels you have taught:  Select All That Apply 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th  
Years of Teaching Experience:  
Select School District:  Choose One Urban Suburban Rural    
Size of Student Body:   Choose One more than 2000 1000 - 2000 500 - 1000 less than 500   
Average Class Size: 

Name the professional organizations to which you belong.


Have you conducted any inservice programs for other teachers?    Choose One Yes No
If your answer is yes, please indicate the topic and number of hours inservice.
topic:      number of hours: 

When you think about the administration's attitude about your mathematics program, you feel you have
Choose One very strong support strong support adequate support little support very little support no support .

When you think about mathematics instruction in your school, you feel that your principal wants teachers to emphasize Choose One drill and practice understanding concepts problem solving preparing for standardized tests something other than the above .

When you think about mathematics instruction in your school, you sense an emphasis on
Choose One problem solving applications of mathematics algorithmic competency drill and practice preparing for standardized tests understanding concepts issues not related to mathematics .

How familiar are you with current research on how children learn mathematics?    Choose One Very Somewhat Not much Not at all

How useful do you find the findings of research on mathematics learning and teaching for your practice?
Choose One Very Somewhat Not much Not at all

If you are willing to conduct a phone interview with the project director, please provide a name and a phone number or e-mail address where you may be reached.                                                                      
Name:                                  
Phone number:                    
e-mail:              


1.   Select the courses you usually / presently / typically teach:    Select All That Apply Algebra I Algebra II Geometry Trigonometry / Pre-Calculus Calculus Business Math Mathematical Foundations Math Technology Mathematical Modeling Statistics


2.   Please enter your degrees, the date when they were completed, and the institution at which you earned them.
             


3.   List the titles of mathematics courses you have completed at the undergraduate level.
     


4.   List the title of the courses you have completed at the graduate level that emphasized either mathematics or
      mathematics education.  Please indicate when those courses were completed.
      Number of graduate hours completed: 
                                                
         Courses:            Dates completed: 

5.   Have you been involved in any mathematics specific professional development programs within the past
      5 years?  Please list the topics, length of experience and rate the quality of the program from very
      useful (5) to not useful at all (1).                                          
      Title(s):             Length (in hours):  

      Quality:                                  Year: 

6.   How familiar are you with National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Curriculum Standards?
      Choose One Very Somewhat Not much Not at all Unsure

7.   How familiar are you with National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Professional Standards 
      for teaching Mathematics?  Choose One Very Somewhat Not much Not at all Unsure          

8.   Do you consider yourself successful in implementing the recommended standards for curriculum
      and instruction?  Choose One Very Somewhat Not much Not at all Unsure              

9.   Using a rating scale of 1 to 6, where 1 is easy and 6 is difficult, identify how you feel about implementing 
      each of the following teaching practices:     

      OTHER:           
                                      
      
      Using your ratings above, identify why you rated some points as easy to implement (For instance:
      I have had sufficient training, understand them, they are consistent with my own philosophy on 
      teaching, etc.). 
                             
      
      Using your ratings above, identify why you rated some points as difficult to implement (For instance:
      I don't understand what they mean; They do not work in my class; My students do not have the 
      necessary background; I have not had much training related to them; etc.).
                             

10. What factors influence how you teach mathematics (e.g. your students' needs; what you think students
      should know; what the district asks that you teach; a mentor's suggestions; workshops; professional
      and research journals; coursework; etc.)?
                             

11. How often do you use each of the following teaching strategies in your class?

  OTHER: 

12. Indicate the extent to which you need assistance with each of the following in your mathematics teaching:

13. Rate on a scale from 1 to 6, 1 being not at all skilled to 6 being very skilled, your students' abilities in each
      of the following domains at the end of the school year

OTHER:                  
           

14. In your opinion, what are the most critical issue(s) in high school mathematics?
     

15. In your view, how would mathematics learning be improved?
     

16. In your view, how could mathematics teaching be improved?
     

17. In your view, how could mathematics classrooms be modified to resemble the learning environments envisioned
      by the NCTM Standards?  Please elaborate on your response.
     

18. In your view, should mathematics classrooms be modified to resemble the learning environments envisioned
      by the NCTM Standards?  Please elaborate on your response.