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Who took the survey? % of survey respondents who fall into each category Subjects taught Arts/Music 5% Foreign language 7 History/Social Studies 17 English/Language Arts/Reading/Composition 36 Math 12 Science 13 Other 9 Performance levels taught AP/IB courses 34 ESL 2 Honors/Gifted/Accelerated 22 Mixed level courses 30 Remedial 6 Special education 2 Other 3 Grade levels taught 6-8 9 9-10 36 11-12 56 Type of community in which you teach Large metropolitan area or big city 23 Small city or suburb 50 Small town 13 Rural area 14 SES of students Mostly upper or upper middle class 17 Mostly middle income 32 Mostly lower middle income 24 Mostly low income 20 Mostly living below the poverty line 6 School size Fewer than 300 students 7 300 to under 1000 31 1000 to under 2000 40 2000 or more 23 Source: The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project Online Survey of Teachers, March 7 to April 23, 2012, n=2,462 middle and high school teachers. p e winter n e t .o r g 64
Interpreting the results There are several important ways the teachers who participated in the survey are unique, which should be considered when interpreting the results reported here. First, 95% of the teachers who took the survey teach in public schools, thus the findings reported here reflect that environment almost exclusively. Moreover, and perhaps more importantly, the majority of teachers in this sample (56%) teach AP, honors and accelerated courses, thus the population of middle and high school students they work with skew heavily toward the highest achievers. These accelerated classes may have resources and support at their disposal—particularly in terms of specialized training and access to digital tools— that are not available in all classrooms. In addition, it is critical to keep in mind that almost a third of the sample (NWP teachers) has received extensive training in how to effectively teach writing in today’s digital environment. The National Writing Project’s mission is to provide professional development, resources and support to teachers to improve the teaching of writing in today’s schools. The NWP teachers included here are what the organization terms “teacher-consultants” who have attended the Summer Institute and provide local leadership to other teachers. Research has shown significant gains in the writing performance of students who are taught by these teachers. 10 Thus, the population of teachers participating in this research might best be considered “leading edge teachers” who are actively involved with the College Board and/or the National Writing Project and are therefore beneficiaries of resources and training not common to all teachers. It is likely that teachers in this study are developing some of the more innovative pedagogical approaches to teaching research and writing in today’s digital environment, and are incorporating classroom technology in ways that are not typical of the entire population of middle and high school teachers in the U.S. 10 More specific information on this population of teachers, the training they receive, and the outcomes of their students are available at the National Writing Project website at www.nwp.org. p e winter n e t .o r g 65
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