Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College

BTBS20A
BTBS20B
BTBS20C
BTBS20D
BTBS20E
20
Resources for Teaching Science
SecTIOn 8: eIgHTH grade – ScIence TeacHer QueSTIOnnaIre
Questions 20–21 ask about resources for
teaching science to the students
in the .
When you teach science to this class, how do you
use the following resources?
Check one circle for each line.
Basis for instruction
Supplement
Not used
a) Textbooks ---------------------- A A A
b) Workbooks or
worksheets -------------------- A A A
c) Science equipment and
materials ----------------------- A A A
d) Computer software for
science instruction ------------- A A A
e) Reference materials (e.g.,
encyclopedia, dictionary) ----- A A A
21
A. Do the students in this class have computer(s)
available to use during their science lessons?
If Yes,
Check one circle only.
Yes--- A
No--- A
(If No, go to #22)
B. Do any of the computer(s) have access to the
Internet?
Yes--- A
No--- A
Check one circle only.
C. How often do you have the students do the
following computer activities during science
lessons?
Check one circle for each line.
Every or almost every day
Once or twice a week
Once or twice a
month
Never or
almost
never
a) Practice skills and
procedures --------------------- A A A A
b) Look up ideas and
information -------------------- A A A A
c) Do scientific procedures
or experiments ---------------- A A A A
d) Study natural phenomena
through simulations ----------- A A A A
e) Process and analyze data ------ A A A A
Teacher Questionnaire – Science 8
InTernaTIOnal VerSIOn OF THe TIMSS 2011
backgrOund and currIculuM QueSTIOnnaIreS
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BTBS21A
BTBS21B
BTBS21CA
BTBS21CB
BTBS21CC
BTBS21CD
BTBS21CE