Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College

ATBS07A
ATBS07B
ATBS07C
ATBS07D
S7
Science Content Coverage
By the end of this school year, approximately what
percentage of teaching time for science will you
have spent during this school year on each of the
following science content areas for the students in
this class?
Write in the percentage for each.
a) Life science (includes
environmental issues) ---------------------------------- _____%
b) Physical science (includes
topics in physics and chemistry) ------------------------ _____%
c) Earth science (includes Earth and
the solar system) ---------------------------------------- _____%
d) Other ---------------------------------------------------- _____%
SecTIOn 3: FOurTH grade – TeacHer QueSTIOnnaIre
Total = 100%
Science Homework
Question S8 asks about science homework for
the students in the class.
S8
A. How often do you usually assign science
homework to the students in this class?
Check one circle only.
I do not assign science
homework --- A
(Go to #S9)
Less than once a week --- A
1 or 2 times a week --- A
3 or 4 times a week --- A
Every day --- A
B. When you assign science homework to the
students in this class, about how many minutes
do you usually assign? (Consider the time it would
take an average student in your class.)
15 minutes or less --- A
16–30 minutes --- A
31–60 minutes --- A
more than 60 minutes --- A
Check one circle only.
C. How often do you do the following with the
science homework assignments for this class?
Check one circle for each line.
Always or almost always
Sometimes
Never or almost
never
a) Correct assignments and
give feedback to students ----- A A A
b) Discuss the homework
in class ------------------------- A A A
c) Monitor whether or not the
homework was completed ---- A A A
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InTernaTIOnal VerSIOn OF THe TIMSS 2011
backgrOund and currIculuM QueSTIOnnaIreS
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ATBS08A
ATBS08B
ATBS08CA
ATBS08CB
ATBS08CC