Weaver Faculty Survey

This survey is designed to gather data about educational practices and opinions related to mastery-based assessment, student remediation, and student grading.
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  1. If a student has mastered 70% of the objectives in my course, they should earn a passing grade for the course.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. When the grading period is over, the reported grades should be final.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Helping students master the learning objectives of my course is my primary responsibility as an educator.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Students who struggle in my class, but who attempt all work to the best of their ability should be given some consideration on the final course grade.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. It is the student's responsibility to get their work turned in on time in order to earn credit.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Student attendance is a major predictor of student achievement.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Students who do not attempt their work or do not turn in their work should be given additional opportunities to master course content. There are usually mitigating factors that affect student performance.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Parents should have input into their child's final grade.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. The 7-point grading scale is skewed towards the failing end. It is a good idea to raise the minimum grade from 0 to 50 to spark the student into working harder next time.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Students should be given unlimited opportunities to succeed.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. It is unfair to the students who did their work on time and earned a good grade to give other students unlimited opportunities to raise their grade.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. A student should be allowed multiple opportunities to master course objectives, but there should be consequences that result in a lower grade.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Courses should be pass/fail. In order to pass a course, a student must demonstrate proficiency of 70% of the course objectives.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I would be more willing to give unlimited testing opportunities to students if I didn't have to "copy, collate, staple, and grade" all of the additional tests.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. My test items and grading scale are capable of determining the difference between a 92 and a 93.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Rank the following in order of how important they are to student acheivement.*
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Student attendance  
    Student intellegence and aptitude  
    Time management  
    Parental involvement  
    Teaching skills and techniques  
    Remediation and tutoring  
    Fear of earning a failing grade  
    Earning a high GPA and class rank  
    Career and educational goals  
    Student maturity  
    Study skills  
    Doing homework regularly  





Mr. Bricker
Teacher
Northern Guilford High School
Greensboro, NC