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For this year's Primary Sources: America's Teachers on the Teaching Profession, Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation interviewed 10,000 teachers about their schools and classrooms, about student and teacher performance and about the ways it should be evaluated, supported, and rewarded. Teachers shared their accomplishments and their worries, their hopes for their students and their frustrations Teachers: How well do you know your colleagues? Are your opinions aligned with theirs? Here is a quiz to find out! We will ask you ten questions based on the findings from Primary Sources 2012.
- 1.What percentage of teachers surveyed believe that up-to-date technology that is well integrated in the classroom has a strong or very strong impact on student achievement?
- A.
Ninety-two percent
- B.
Eighty-seven percent
- C.
Sixty-five percent
- D.
Fifty-eight percent
- 2.Which of the following did teachers say would have the largest impact on improving academic achievement in the U.S.?
- A.
Effective and engaged principals and building level leaders
- B.
Reducing class sizes
- C.
More family involvement and support
- D.
Teaching resources to help differentiate instruction
- 3.Which of the following do teachers find least valuable in terms of measuring student achievement?
- A.
Formative, ongoing assessment
- B.
State-required standardized texts
- C.
Tests from textbooks
- D.
Performance on class assignments
- 4.How long is the average teacher work day?
- A.
10 hours, 40 minutes
- B.
12 hours, 10 minutes
- C.
9 hours, 30 minutes
- D.
8 hours, 20 minutes
- 5.Teachers are most likely to report the need for more school-wide and tangible resources to address which of these student poulations: English Language Learners, special education students, students with behavioral issues, or gifted and talented students?
- A.
English Language Learners
- B.
Special Education Students
- C.
Students with Behavioral Issues
- D.
Gifted and Talented Students
- 6.Of the following eight factors, which four do educators say are most important to retaining good teachers in the classroom.
- A.
Pay tied to teacher performance
- B.
More family involvement in students' education
- C.
Supportive leadership
- D.
Opportunity for additional responsibilities and advancement
- E.
Access to high-quality curriculum and teaching resources
- F.
Higher Salaries
- G.
More help for students who have behavioral or other problems that interfere with learning
- H.
More automony for teachers
- 7.Educators are most likely to believe teachers should be eligible for tenure after _____.
- A.
Three or fewer years
- B.
4-5 years
- C.
6-9 years
- D.
10 or more years
- 8.The majority of teachers feel prepared to teach the Common Core Standards in their classrooms.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Are teachers more likely to report that the pecentage of parents who participate in school and classroom activities in the last five years has increased, decreased, or stayed the same?
- A.
Increased
- B.
Decreased
- C.
Stayed the Same
- 10.Despite all the challenges, what percentage of teachers reported that they are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs as teachers?
- A.
69 percent
- B.
79 percent
- C.
89 percent
- D.
99 percent
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