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RTOP Participant Faculty Survey
RTOP Faculty Survey
Please complete these survey questions about the class observed and your teaching practices. Your responses will help us to analyze your observed class within the larger sample. Your responses to the survey will only be shared with the project research and evaluation team.
Contact Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Email:
Department:
Institution:
Demographics and Your Course
How many years you have taught at the college or university level (do not include any experience as a graduate teaching assistant):
What is the highest degree level you have completed:
Masters
PhD
Other
If other, please specify:
Which of the following best describes your current position:
Full Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Instructor or Lecturer
Adjunct Professor or Visiting Professor
Other
If other, please specify:
Name of course observed:
Type of course:
Introductory course
Non-introductory course for majors
Other
If other, please specify:
If this class is cross-listed, which departments offer it for credit?
Including this semester, how many times have you taught this course?
1-2 times
3-5 times
6 or more times
How well does the subject area of the course align with your disciplinary training?
The course subject area and my disciplinary training are:
In good alignment
Somewhat aligned
Poorly aligned
Not aligned
Length of class period observed (in minutes):
Describing Your Teaching
The following questions pertain to the entire course including lecture, labs, and discussion sections, unless the question specifically requests that you report on one component of the course.
In the "lecture portion" of your course, please estimate the percentage of class time spent on student activities, questions, and discussion.
In the "lecture portion" of your class, please indicate how frequently you used the following teaching strategies in teaching your most recent course. Please use a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is "never" and 5 is "nearly every class."
Traditional lecture
Choose one:
1 - Never
2 - Once or twice
3 - Several times
4 - Weekly
5 - Nearly every class
Lecture with demonstration
Choose one:
1 - Never
2 - Once or twice
3 - Several times
4 - Weekly
5 - Nearly every class
Lecture in which questions posed by instructor are answered by individual students
Choose one:
1 - Never
2 - Once or twice
3 - Several times
4 - Weekly
5 - Nearly every class
Lecture in which questions posed by instructor are answered simultaneously by the entire class (e.g. students vote using cards or electronic response systems)
Choose one:
1 - Never
2 - Once or twice
3 - Several times
4 - Weekly
5 - Nearly every class
Small group discussion or think-pair-share
Choose one:
1 - Never
2 - Once or twice
3 - Several times
4 - Weekly
5 - Nearly every class
Whole-class discussions
Choose one:
1 - Never
2 - Once or twice
3 - Several times
4 - Weekly
5 - Nearly every class
In-class exercises
Choose one:
1 - Never
2 - Once or twice
3 - Several times
4 - Weekly
5 - Nearly every class
Which of the following changes in teaching methods did you make in your course within the past two years? (Check all that apply)
Spent less time lecturing
Employed more demonstrations during lectures
Increased questioning of students during lectures
Changed class to hybrid format (e.g. course schedule is part online and part in-person)
Added group work or small group activities
Increased time spent on field trips
Spent more time on class discussions or small group discussions
Changed assessment tools or strategies
Increased time spent by students preparing for class (e.g. flipped class)
Increased time spent by students reflecting and synthesizing
Integrated lab and lecture activities
Other
If other, please specify:
None of the above
How do you learn about new teaching methods? (Check all that apply)
Professional meetings or workshops
Publications
Discussions with other faculty members in my department
Discussions with other colleagues on campus
Discussions with colleagues in other institutions
Online resources
My own research
Learning and Teaching Center
None of the above
Contributions to the Field
The following questions have been used to help us understand the balance of your teaching, scientific research, and education research.
At how many meetings have you presented your scientific research within the past two years? Choose one of the following answers.
None
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 or more
How many articles about your research have you published in the past two years? Choose one of the following answers.
None
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 or more
How often did you talk or correspond with your colleagues about course content over the past two years?
Never
Once or twice per term
Several times per term
Weekly
Nearly every day
Approximately how many talks on teaching methods, other topics related to science education, or geoscience education have you attended in the past two years at professional meetings, on campus, or at other venues? Choose one of the following answers.
None
1 or 2
3 or 4
5 or 6
7 or 8
9 or 10
11 or more
How many workshops related to improving your teaching did you attend in the past two years? Choose one of the following answers.
None
1
2
3
4
5 or more
Have you presented research on teaching methods or student learning at meetings within the past two years?
No
Yes
How many articles have you published about educational topics within the past two years? Choose one of the following answers.
None
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 or more
Would you be willing to be contacted for a follow up study related to how the use of On the Cutting Edge resources may have influenced your teaching?
Yes, I would be willing to be contacted for a follow up study.
Perhaps, you can contact me but I would need to know more about the follow up study.
No, I am not interested.
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