Purdue University
Cooperating Teacher Survey

2. During your entire career, how many Purdue student teachers have you had?
Mean = 5.29  (range: 1 - 25)

3. During your entire career, how many student teachers from other institutions have you had?
Mean= .75  (range: 0 - 8)

Compare Your Current Student Teacher to Previous Purdue Student Teachers
Compare the general preparation of this semester's elementary student teacher with the one(s) you have had in the past. In comparison to past Purdue student teachers, rate this semester's student teacher on each of the categories below as: Much Better Prepared, Better Prepared, About the Same, Less Well Prepared, or Much Less Well Prepared.

(n=18; for 6 respondents, this was their first student teacher)
 

4. Content knowledge preparation  Much Better Prepared  (4)   Better Prepared (5)  About the Same (8)   Less Well Prepared (0)      Much Less Well Prepared (0)

5. Experience working with elementary-age students Much Better Prepared (4)  Better Prepared (10)  About the Same (4)  Less Well Prepared  (0)     Much Less Well Prepared (0)

6. Knowledge of how to deal with diversity and special needs Much Better Prepared  (4)  Better Prepared  (6)  About the Same  (8)   Less Well Prepared (0)     Much Less Well Prepared (0)

7. Ability to use technology Much Better Prepared (8)  Better Prepared (6)  About the Same (4)  Less Well Prepared (0)    Much Less Well Prepared (0)

8. Knowledge of standards and how to prepare instruction to address standards Much Better Prepared (9)   Better Prepared (7)  About the Same (2)  Less Well Prepared (0)    Much Less Well Prepared (0)

9. Overall preparation to be a teacher Much Better Prepared  (3)  Better Prepared  (11)  About the Same (4)  Less Well Prepared (0)    Much Less Well Prepared (0)

Please complete the items below if you have had a student teacher from another higher education institution in the past. If you have not had a student teacher from another university previously, please skip to item 16.

Compare Your Purdue Student Teacher to Student Teachers from Other Institutions

Compare the general preparation of this semester's Purdue student teacher with the one(s) you have had from other institutions. In comparison to student teachers from other institutions, rate this semester's Purdue student teacher on each of the categories below as: Much Better Prepared, Better Prepared, About the Same, Less Well Prepared, or Much Less Well Prepared.

(n=8; only 8 teachers had student teachers from other institutions)

10. Content knowledge preparation  Much Better Prepared (2)   Better Prepared  (1)   About the Same (5)   Less Well Prepared (0)    Much Less Well Prepared (0)

11. Experience working with elementary-age students Much Better Prepared (1)  Better Prepared (4)  About the Same (3)  Less Well Prepared (0)    Much Less Well Prepared (0)

12. Knowledge of how to deal with diversity and special needs Much Better Prepared (2)   Better Prepared (1)   About the Same (5)   Less Well Prepared (0)    Much Less Well Prepared (0)

13. Ability to use technology Much Better Prepared (4)   Better Prepared (1)   About the Same (3)   Less Well Prepared (0)     Much Less Well Prepared (0)

14. Knowledge of standards and how to prepare instruction to address standards Much Better Prepared (2)   Better Prepared (2)   About the Same (4)   Less Well Prepared (0)    Much Less Well Prepared (0)

15. Overall preparation to be a teacher Much Better Prepared  (3)   Better Prepared (1)   About the Same (4)   Less Well Prepared (0)     Much Less Well Prepared (0)

Please write comments to the following open-ended questions about your current Purdue student teacher.
 

16. What are the strengths of your Purdue student teacher? Link to responses

17. In which areas of teacher preparation would you suggest additional professional development for your student teacher? Link to responses

18. Please comment on your perception of Purdue's current teacher candidates. You may wish to compare your current student teacher to former Purdue student teachers and/or to student teachers from other universities. Link to responses

Please complete the following demographic items to the best of your ability.
 

19. In what type of community is the school where you teach?  Metropolitan (5)   Town (4)   Suburban (8)   Rural (7)

20. At what grade level do you currently teach? (Check all that apply) K (1)    1 (5)    2 (5)  3 (6)    4 (7)    5 (7)  6 (0)   7 (0)    8 (0)

21. What computer access do you have in your classroom? Computer with fast Internet connection  (7) Computer with slow Internet connection (17) Computer with no Internet connection No computer

22. What was the availability of a computer lab in your school? Computer lab with enough computers for each student (20) Computer lab without enough computers for each student (4) No computer lab (0)

23. How many students are in your class(es)? (Enter a number)

24. Estimate the number of students in your class(es) belonging to each group: (enter numbers only)         (avg.= 22.17) English as a second language (ESL) (34; 6.65%) Gifted and talented (G/T)  (80; 15.66%) Receiving free or reduced lunch  (144; 28.18%) Learning disabled (LD) (40; 7.83%) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)  (49; 9.59%) Emotionally handicapped (EH) (32; 6.26%)

25. Estimate the number of students in your class(es) belonging to each racial/ethnic group: (enter numbers only) American Indian or Alaskan Native (1, 0.2%) Asian/Pacific Islander (24; 4.70%) Black or African American  (33; 6.46%) Mexican American or Chicano  (27; 5.28%) Puerto Rican  (3; 0.59%) Latin American or other Hispanic (7; 1.37%) White, non-Hispanic (416, 81.41%)