Teacher Effectiveness Survey (Biology) 2017-18

A survey that allows students to evaluate how their class is instructed, which methods work best, and what areas may be improved.

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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

At any time during a unit or chapter, I can generally explain what we are learning and why it is important.*

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Ms. Barbee does a good job of relating what I'm learning to what I already know. She finds a ways to make connections so things are easier for me to understand.*

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Rank the following items on how well and how often Ms. Barbee uses the following teaching strategies*

		1	2	3	4
Has us work in groups or teams	Never					Very Often
Makes learning fun	Never					Very Often
Holds us responsible for our own learning	Never					Very Often
Checks to make sure we understand	Never					Very Often
Uses questions and quizzes to assess our learning	Never					Very Often
Uses visual tools or stories to help us learn things	Never					Very Often
Lets us know how we are doing during a unit	Never					Very Often
Gives us more than one way to learn something	Never					Very Often
Has a consistent routine that we do each day	Never					Very Often
Plays review games to help us learn	Never					Very Often
Uses technology to help us do our work or learn new things	Never					Very Often
Is clear about what we are doing each day in class	Never					Very Often
Makes connections between Science and other subjects we study	Never					Very Often
Makes connections between Science and current events	Never					Very Often
Asks challenging questions	Never					Very Often

I'm always clear about what will be on the test and have plenty of time to study for it.*

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If we don't understand something, Ms. Barbee can find another way to explain it and move forward without taking away from the flow of class.*

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Ms. Barbee seems to anticipate when we might have trouble learning something and has a way to stop any misunderstandings we might have.*

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Rank the following items on how Ms. Barbee is as a teacher.*

		1	2	3	4	5
Really cares about her students	Excellent						Poor
Grades papers and returns them in a timely manner	Excellent						Poor
Gives me a 3 week progress report or anytime I request one	Excellent						Poor
Knows the content she is teaching	Excellent						Poor
Engages and challenges me to do my best	Excellent						Poor
Gives me opportunites to earn extra points	Excellent						Poor
Allows me to re-work an assignment, if necessary	Excellent						Poor
Provides students with what we need to get the job done	Excellent						Poor
Provides alot of different ways to learn	Excellent						Poor
Tries to meet the learning needs and styles of all students	Excellent						Poor
Creates a comfortable classroom atmosphere	Excellent						Poor
Stresses cooperation and working as a team	Excellent						Poor
Is very supportive	Excellent						Poor
Keeps an orderly class	Excellent						Poor
Uses discipline when needed	Excellent						Poor
Is fair and consistent	Excellent						Poor
Is always clear about how we are tested	Excellent						Poor

I'm rarely not engaged in class. I always have something to do or can practice for the test or work ahead if I want to.*

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Ms. Barbee pushes me to do more and always expects me to do my best.*

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I feel comfortable asking Ms. Barbee questions in class.*

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I enjoy coming to class each day.*

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We have a culture of respect in our class. Ms. Barbee respects us and encourages us to support others in our class.*

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Biology & Botany

Terre Haute South Vigo High

Terre Haute, IN