Appendix D. English Version of the Teacher Questionnaire

Videotape Classroom Study

Teacher Questionnaire

Your Name:

Date:

School's Name:

Name of Course:

1. Please describe the subject matter content of today's lesson. (Check as many as apply)

1. Whole numbers

2. Common and Decimal Fractions

3. Percentages

4. Number Sets and Concepts

5. Number Theory

6. Estimation and Number Sense

7. Measurement Units and Processes

8. Estimation and Error of Measurement

9. Perimeter, Area, and Volume

10. Basics of One and Two Dimensional Geometry

11. Geometric Congruence and Similarity

12. Geometric Transformations and Symmetry

13. Constructions and Three Dimensional Geometry

14. Ratio and Proportion

15. Proportionality: Slope, trigonometry and interpolation

16. Functions, Relations, and Patterns

17. Equations, Inequalities, and Formulas

18. Statistics and Data

19. Probability and Uncertainty

20. Sets and Logic

21. Problem Solving Strategies

22. Other Mathematics Content

2. For this class of students, was the content of today's lesson review, new, or somewhere in between?

all review

mostly review

half review/half new

mostly new

all new

3. What was the main thing you wanted students to learn from today's lesson?

4. Why do you think it is important for students to learn this?

5. What was the main thing you wanted these students to learn from the previous lesson you taught them?

6. Please briefly describe that lesson.

7. What will be the main thing you want these students to learn from the next lesson you teach them?

8. Please describe what you intend to teach for that lesson.

9a. Was today's lesson planned as part of a sequence of related lessons (e.g., a unit), or was it a stand-alone lesson?

stand-alone lesson (skip to 10) part of a sequence (go to 9b)

9b. What is the main thing you want students to learn from the whole sequence of lessons?

9c. How many lessons are in the entire sequence?

9d. Where did today's lesson fall in the sequence (e.g., number 3 out of 5)? __________

10. How is the topic of this lesson related to other topics in the mathematics curriculum?

11a. Did you previously assign mathematics homework that was due for today?

no (skip to 12) yes (go to 11b)

11b. Please describe the content of this homework.

11c. How long would it have taken the typical student to complete this homework? _______________ minutes.

12. Was this class formed on the basis of students' mathematics ability? (Choose one):

Yes, this is a low ability class

Yes, this is an average ability class

Yes, this is a high ability class

No, this is a mixed ability class

13a. During today's lesson, were all students given the same work to do, or was different work given to different students?

same work for all students (skip to 14a)

different work for different students (go to 13b)

13b. How was the work tailored for different students?

14a. Did you divide your class into groups for any part of today's lesson?

no (skip to 15) yes (go to 14b)

14b. Were the groups formed to be relatively homogeneous or heterogeneous with respect to ability and/or mathematical proficiency?

homogeneous heterogeneous

15. The teaching methods I used for today's lesson were:

very similar to the way I always teach

similar to the way I always teach

somewhat different from the way I always teach

very different from the way I always teach

16. What, if anything, was different from how you normally teach?

17. How would you describe your students' behavior during today's lesson?

very similar to their usual behavior

similar to their usual behavior

somewhat different from usual

very different from usual

18. What, if anything, was different about the nature and amount of your students' participation during today's lesson?

19. How would you describe the tools and materials (e.g., worksheets, manipulatives, models, pictures, calculators) used during today's lesson compared to those you normally use?

very typical

mostly typical

not typical

completely atypical

20. What, if anything, was not typical about the tools and materials used during today's lesson?

21. How would you describe today's lesson as a whole? Was it typical/representative of the lessons you normally teach?

very typical

mostly typical

not typical

completely atypical

22. How nervous or tense did you feel about being videotaped?

very nervous

somewhat nervous

not very nervous

not at all nervous

23. Do you think that having the camera present caused you to teach a lesson that was better than usual, worse than usual, or about the same as usual?

better than usual

same as usual

worse than usual

24a. Was there anything about today's lesson that did not go according to plan or that you would have wanted to be different?

no (skip to 25) yes (go to 24b)

24b. Please describe what did not go according to plan.

25. How aware do you feel you are of current ideas about the teaching and learning of mathematics?

very aware

somewhat aware

not very aware

not at all aware

26. How do you usually hear about current ideas about the teaching and learning of mathematics?

27. What written materials (e.g., reform documents, publications, books, articles) are you aware of that describe current ideas about the teaching and learning of mathematics? Please list up to three, and indicate whether or not you personally have read each one.

I have read: all of it

most of it

some of it

none of it

I have read: all of it

most of it

some of it

none of it

I have read: all of it

most of it

some of it

none of it

28a. To what extent do you feel that the lesson that you taught today is in accord with current ideas about the teaching and learning of mathematics?

not at all (skip to end)

a little (go to 28b)

a fair amount (go to 28b)

a lot (go to 28b)

28b. Please describe one part of today's lesson that you feel exemplifies current ideas about the teaching and learning of mathematics and explain why you think it exemplifies these ideas.