SUMMARY OF TEACHER SURVEYS

 

#1 School District of Responders:

Wooster City Schools- 11

East Holmes School District- 21

Chippewa Local Schools- 3

Hillsdale Local Schools- 0

Total- 35

 

 

Grade Level of Responders:

4^th grade- 13

5^th grade- 13

6^th grade- 9

 

#2   Count of days science is taught and average class length (in minutes):

	4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade
Monday	12 (92.3%)	13 (100%)	8 (88.9%)
Tuesday	11 (84.6%)	12 (92.3%)	9 (100%)
Wednesday	10 (76.9%)	13 (100%)	8 (88.9%)
Thursday	10 (76.9%)	12 (92.3%)	9 (100%)
Friday	9 (69.2%)	11 (85%)	6 (66.6%)
Average Class Length (min)	39.6	43.75	48.80
Class Length Range	30-45	25-60	30-90

 

#3 Responders Science Background:

	4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade
1-2 college courses	12 (92.3%)	10 (76.9%)	7 (77.8%)
Undergrad minor	0	0	0
Undergrad major	0	0	0
Graduate-level courses	1 (7.7%)	2 (15.4%)	0
Graduate degree	0	1 (7.7%)	2 (22.2%)

 

#4 Responders familiarity with Ohio science standards:

	4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade
Very familiar	4 (30.7%)	4 (30.8%)	5 (55.6%)
Familiar	3 (23.1%)	8 (61.5%)	2 (22.2%)
Somewhat familiar	4 (31.8%)	1 (7.7%)	2 (22.2%)
Not at all familiar	2 (15.4%)	0	0

 

#5 Responders confidence in teaching science:

	4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade
Very confident	2 (15.4%)	0	4 (44.4%)
Confident	5 (38.5%)	9 (69.2%)	5 (55.6%)
Somewhat confident	5 (38.5%)	3 (23.1%)	0
Not at all not at all confident	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	0

 

#6 Useful or valuable things provided by summer workshop:

 

4^th grade question 6 responses

 

1. Activities that can actually be done in the classroom with no special equipment. Or the equipment to do more complicated experiments.
2. Collaboration with other science teachers is valuable.
3. To get additional ideas and resources to be used in class.
4. Plain language with easy-to-follow ideas, instructions.
5. Specific hands-on for each standard.
6. Provide material that will be easy for kids to understand.
7. Ideas and experiments that work with a larger class.
8. Specific activities, as well as some background information.
9. More exciting labs on shoestring budgets that help students learn the content extremely well.
10. Activities/experiments that can be implemented in class.
11. Demonstration Lessons!!
12. Activities that go along with the standards. Timeline of activities.

 

5^th grade question 6 responses

 

1. Fun ways to teach the standards!
2. New innovative ways to teach subject matter.
3. Hands-on investigations and activities based on the standards that we can use in the classroom. Not to rely so much on the textbook.
4. Hands-on activities, Inquiry-based activities lined w/ the standards.
5. Background information. Interesting activities. Specific info on how detailed standards should be taught. For example exactly what should be covered on the solar system.
6. Provide experiences and sample lessons that will make a teacher feel confident for sure about what they must teach.
7. Teaching lessons and techniques such as webquests, team research, varied activities.
8. New ideas and strategies for teaching the content standards. Resources and time to explore those resources (not just handouts).
9. Instruction ideas and activities connecting to standards.
10. Instruction ideas, teaching with standards.
11. Hands on activities to teach difficult concepts that are "teacher friendly"
12. Practical materials and ideas that can be implemented in the classroom.

 

6^th grade question 6 responses

 

1. Hands on materials. Lessons organized according to standards. Packets of lessons.
2. Hands on Confidence!
3. Ways to teach standards (Hands on).
4. Hands on activities.
5. Tips for hands on instruction. Tips for proficiency testing.
6. Activities and Experiments that correlate to the content standards.
7. Strategies and experiments that excite the students and peaks their curiosity.
8. Time to plan activities with standards, more background knowledge with the content.
9. Techniques/ideas that work and time to talk to other teachers.

 

 

#7  Concepts assessment

4^th Grade

	Most difficult for students to learn	Most Difficult to teach	Least Amount of Teaching Resources
Weathering	7 (53.85%)	6 (46.15%)	7 (53.85%)
Erosion	1 (7.69%)	2 (15.38%)	5 (38.46%)
Deposition	5 (38.46%)	4 (30.77%)	6 (46.15%)
Rapid Natural Processes	9 (69.23%)	8 (61.54%)	10 (76.92%)
Air Pressure	8 (61.54%)	6 (46.15%)	7 (53.85%)
Temperature	0	0	0
Precipitation	0	0	1 (7.69%)
Wind	0	0	0
Weather Maps	5 (38.46%)	4 (30.77%)	1 (7.69%)
Weather Prediction	6 (46.15%)	4 (30.77%)	3 (23.08%)
Clouds	0	1 (7.69%)	0
Water Cycle	1 (7.69%)	2 (15.38%)	2 (15.38%)
Technology effects on people	7 (53.85%)	6 (46.15%)	6 (46.15%)
Scientific data collection	6 (46.15%)	5 (38.46%)	4 (30.77%)

 

 

5^th Grade

	Most difficult for students to learn	Most Difficult to teach	Least Amount of Teaching Resources
Rotation (day & night)	3 (25%)	2 (16.67%)	4 (33.33%)
Solar system	2 (16.67%)	3 (25%)	5 (41.67%)
Moon phases	6 (50%)	5 (41.67%)	2 (16.67%)
Orbits	3 (25%)	2 (16.67%)	2 (16.67%)
Stars	1 (8.33%)	1 (8.33%)	5 (41.67%)
Tides	9 (75%)	8 (66.67%)	6 (50%)
Revolution (seasons)	8 (66.67%)	7 (58.33%)	4 (33.33%)
Eclipse (lunar & solar)	3 (25%)	2 (16.67%)	3 (25%)
Warthogs tilt	4 (33.33%)	3 (25%)	4 (33.33%)
Conservation	0	1 (8.33%)	1 (8.33%)
Reduce	0	0	1 (8.33%)
Recycle	0	0	2 (16.67%)
Renewable resources	0	0	3 (25%)
Nonrenewable resources	0	0	3 (25%)
Pollution	0	0	1 (8.33%)
Scientific data collection	7 (58.33%)	8 (66.67%)	7 (58.33%)
Formulating inferences and conclusions	10 (83.33%)	11 (91.67%)	5 (41.67%)

 

 

6^th Grade

	Most difficult for students to learn	Most Difficult to teach	Least Amount of Teaching Resources
Igneous rocks	1 (12.5%)	0	1 (12.5%)
Sedimentary rocks	1 (12.5%)	0	1 (12.5%)
Metamorphic rocks	1 (12.5%)	0	1 (12.5%)
Rock cycles & formation	2 (25%)	0	1 (12.5%)
Rock textures	2 (25%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25%)
Rock mineral composition	2 (25%)	3 (37.5%)	2 (25%)
Mineral identification	5 (62.5%)	4 (50%)	0
Mohs hardness scale	3 (37.5%)	3 (37.5%)	3 (37.5%)
Mineral color & streak	1 (12.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0
Mineral luster	1 (12.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0
Mineral cleavage	3 (37.5%)	3 (37.5%)	2 (25%)
Environmental impact of technology	3 (37.5%)	5 (62.5%)	6 (75%)
Technological design or problem solving	6 (75%)	6 (75%)	7 (87.5%)
Scientific investigation procedures	3 (37.5%)	3 (37.5%)	4 (50%)