Secondary School Science Questionnaire (Teacher-‐Pre)

Secondary School Science Questionnaire (Teacher-­‐Pre) 9) How many years have you been teaching secondary science, includingtemporary employment? 25 years10) How long have you been teaching at this school? 25 years11) Which science courses are you formally qualified to teach? Please mark ‘X’ to allthat apply) Junior Science Senior Physics Senior Chemistry Senior Biology Senior Multi-strand Earth and Environmental Science None Other: _____________________________ (please specify)12) Please advise the science subjects you’ve actually taught in the last 6 years– if insufficient space, please add details on a separate page.Name of Course/Subject Grade Level of Students Year(s) TaughtExample: Biology Grade 11 2009 and 201013) Have you undertaken any formal units at university/course/professionaldevelopment activities in astronomy? (If Yes, please tell us what you have done) Yes No ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________14) Please rate each item with an ‘X’ for its availability at your school.Material resources and support personnel availability Never Seldom Usually AlwaysWell equipped science laboratoriesSufficient laboratory consumablesSuitable laboratory assistant(s)Suitable AV equipmentSuitable computer resources for teacher useAppropriate number of computers for student useA reliable Internet connectionA fast Internet connection (>1 Megabit/second)Suitably skilled ICT support staffOther computing hardware for teaching and learning sciencePage 3 Tpre5.5