Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College

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SecTIOn 9: eIgHTH – grade ScHOOl QueSTIOnnaIre
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Teachers in Your School
In your school, are any of the following used
to evaluate the practice of
mathematics teachers?
Check one circle for each line.
Yes
No
a) Observations by the
principal or senior staff -------------------------- A
b) Observations by inspectors
A
or other persons external
to the school ------------------------------------- A A
c) Student achievement ---------------------------- A A
d) Teacher peer review------------------------------ A A
In your school, are any of the following used to
evaluate the practice of science
teachers?
Check one circle for each line.
Yes
No
a) Observations by the
principal or senior staff -------------------------- A
b) Observations by inspectors
A
or other persons external
to the school ------------------------------------- A A
c) Student achievement ---------------------------- A A
d) Teacher peer review------------------------------ A A
School Questionnaire
TIMSS 2011 uSer guIde FOr THe InTernaTIOnal daTabaSe
304 Supplement 1
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16
How difficult was it to fill teaching
vacancies for this school year for the following
subjects?
Check one circle for each line.
Were no vacancies in this subject
Easy to fill vacancies
Somewhat difficult
Very
difficult
a) Mathematics ------------------- A A A A
b) Science ------------------------- A A A A
Does your school currently use any incentives
(e.g., pay, housing, signing bonus, smaller classes)
to recruit or retain teachers in the
following fields?
Check one circle for each line.
Yes
No
a) Mathematics ------------------------------------- A A
b) Science ------------------------------------------- A A
c) Other --------------------------------------------- A A
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