School Questionnaire Main Survey - IEA

School Questionnaire Main SurveyIdentification LabelStratum ID:School ID:IEA Third International Mathematics and Science Study - RepeatSchool QuestionnaireMain SurveyYour school has been selected to participate in the Third International Mathematics andScience Study - Repeat (TIMSS-R), an educational research project sponsored by the InternationalAssociation for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). TIMSS-R is investigatingstudent achievement in mathematics and science in about forty countries around the world. Itis designed to measure and interpret differences in national education systems in order to helpimprove the teaching and learning of mathematics and science worldwide.This school questionnaire is addressed to school principals and department heads who areasked to supply information about their schools. Since your school has been selected as part of anationwide sample, your responses are very important in helping to describe the school system in.It is important that you answer each question carefully so that the information provided reflectsthe situation in your school as accurately as possible. Some of the questions will requirethat you look up school records, so you may wish to arrange for the assistance of another staffmember to help provide this information. It is estimated that it will require approximately 45minutes to complete this questionnaire.When you have completed the questionnaire, please place it in the accompanying envelopeand return it to:.Your cooperation in completing this questionnaire is greatly appreciated.TIMSS Study CenterBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA 02467USA(Institute Address)TIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-0039Copyright©IEA, Amsterdam (1998)

School Questionnaire Main Survey SCQ2 [ 1 ]TIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-0039BCBGCOMM1. In what type of community is your school located?A geographically isolated area .............................................................Check one box only.Village or rural (farm) area ..................................................................One on the outskirts of a town/city ......................................................One close to the center of a town/city..................................................2. How many of the following are on the staff of your school?For each type of position listed, provide the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) present inyour school. For example, one full-time (100% time) teacher represents 1 FTE; one parttime(50% time) teacher represents .5 FTE. A staff member who teaches 50% time andfunctions as an assistant principal for the remaining 50% represents .5 FTE teacher and .5FTE assistant principal. Write in 0 (zero) if there are no such positions in your school.Numberof FTEsBCBGFTE1BCBGFTE2BCBGFTE3BCBGFTE4BCBGFTE5BCBGFTE6BCBGFTE7BCBGFTE8a) Principals ................................................................................................ ______b) Assistant principals ................................................................................. ______c) Department heads ................................................................................... ______d) ............................................................................ ______e) Teacher aides .......................................................................................... ______f) Laboratory technicians ........................................................................... ______g) Learning specialists ................................................................................ ______h) Other professional staff .......................................................................... ______BCBGFTTEBCBGPTTE3a. How many individual full-time arethere in your school?3b. How many individual part-time arethere in your school?Write in a number.______Write in a number.______SCQ2-1

SCQ2 [ 2 ]School Questionnaire Main SurveyTIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-0039BCBGTE5Y4. What percentage of the have been at your schoolfor 5 or more years?Please indicate apercentage.Write0 (zero) if none.______%5. How long do students in your school typically stay with the same teacher?(For schools with more than lower secondary students, please answer for lower secondarystudents only.)Check one box in each line.One Two Three Four or moreschool school school school Notyear or less years years years applicableBCBMTSA1BCBSTSA2BCBSTSA3BCBSTSA4BCBSTSA5BCBSTSA6a) Mathematics.............................b) .c) ................................d) ............................e) .......................f) .................................BCBGCOL1BCBGCOL2BCBGCOL36. Cooperation and Collaboration:a) Does your school have an official policy related to promotingcooperation and collaboration among teachers? ..............................b) Are teachers in your school encouraged to share anddiscuss instructional ideas and materials? .......................................c) Do teachers in your school meet regularly to discuss instructionalgoals and issues? ..............................................................................Check one box in each line.YesNoSCQ2-2

School Questionnaire Main Survey SCQ2 [ 3 ]TIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-00397. As principal of this school, about how many hours per month do youusually spend on each of the following activities?Please indicate the approximatenumber of whole hours for each item.Please write 0 (zero) if no time isspent on an activity.Whole hoursper monthBCBGAC01BCBGAC02BCBGAC03a) Hiring teachers ...................................................................................... ______b) Representing the school in the community ........................................... ______c) Representing the school at official meetings ........................................ ______BCBGAC04d) Internal administrative tasks (e.g., regulations, school budget,timetable) ..............................................................................................______BCBGAC05BCBGAC06BCBGAC07BCBGAC08BCBGAC09BCBGAC10e) Teaching (including preparation).......................................................... ______f) Giving a demonstration lesson .............................................................. ______g) Discussing educational objectives with teachers .................................. ______h) Initiating curriculum revision and/or planning ..................................... ______i) Talking with parents ............................................................................. ______j) Counseling and disciplining of students ............................................... ______BCBGAC11k) Responding to requests from , , or education officials .................................................................................______BCBGAC12BCBGAC13BCBGAC14l) Training teachers................................................................................... ______m) Professional development activities...................................................... ______n) Other activities ...................................................................................... ______SCQ2-3

SCQ2 [ 4 ]School Questionnaire Main SurveyTIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-00398. With regard to your school, who has primary responsibilityfor each of the following activities?Check one box in each line. If more than one level hasresponsibility, check the highest level.

School Questionnaire Main Survey SCQ2 [ 5 ]TIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-00399. How much influence do each of the following have indetermining the curriculum that is taught in your school?Check one box in each line.None A little Some A lotBCBGIF01BCBGIF02BCBGIF03BCBGIF04BCBGIF05BCBGIF06BCBGIF07BCBGIF08BCBGIF09BCBGIF10BCBGIF11BCBGIF12BCBGIF13BCBGIF14BCBGIF15a) ..........................b) ..........................c) ...........................d) ...................................e) Principal/head of school.......................................f) Teachers (collectively for the school) ..................g) Teachers (of same subject) as a group .................h) Each teacher individually.....................................i) Parents ..................................................................j) Students ................................................................k) Church/religious groups .......................................l) Business community ............................................m) Textbook publishers .............................................n) External examinations/standardized tests ............o) Teacher unions .....................................................10. Does your school have its own written statement of thecurriculum content to be taught (i.e., other thanthe national or regional curriculum guides)?Check one box in each line.YesNoBCBMCURRBCBSCURRa) For mathematics...............................................................................b) For science .......................................................................................11. Has your school developed instructional activities or learning materials toaddress the curriculum taught in your school?Check one box in each line.YesNoBCBMDVLPBCBSDVLPa) For mathematics...............................................................................b) For science .......................................................................................SCQ2-5

SCQ2 [ 6 ]School Questionnaire Main SurveyTIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-003912. Is your school's capacity to provide instruction affected by a shortage orinadequacy of any of the following?Check one box in each line.None A little Some A lotBCBGST01BCBGST02BCBGST03BCBGST04BCBGST05BCBGST06BCBMST07BCBMST08BCBMST09BCBMST10BCBMST11BCBSST12BCBSST13BCBSST14BCBSST15BCBSST16BCBSST17BCBSST18BCBSST19BCBSST20BCBSST21BCBSST22BCBSST23a) Instructional materials (e.g., textbooks) ..................b) Budget for supplies (e.g., paper, pencils)................c) School buildings and grounds .................................d) Heating/cooling and lighting systems .....................e) Instructional space (e.g., classrooms) .....................f) Special equipment for handicapped students ..........g) Computers for mathematics instruction ..................h) Computer software for mathematics instruction .....i) Calculators for mathematics instruction .................j) Library materials relevant to mathematicsinstruction................................................................k) Audio-visual resources for mathematics instructionl) Science laboratory equipment and materials ..........m) Computers for science instruction...........................n) Computer software for science instruction .............o) Calculators for science instruction ..........................p) Library materials relevant to science instruction ....q) Audio-visual resources for science instruction .......r) Teachers qualified to teach mathematics ................s) Teachers qualified to teach .................................t) Teachers qualified to teach ...................u) Teachers qualified to teach ...............v) Teachers qualified to teach ..........w) Teachers qualified to teach ....................SCQ2-6

School Questionnaire Main Survey SCQ2 [ 7 ]TIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-003913. The students in your school:Write in the answer for each ofthe following. Write 0 (zero) ifthere are none.BoysGirlsBCBGBENRBCBGGENRBCBGABSTBCBGENDYBCBGTNSFa) What is the total school enrollment (number of students)? ............. ______ ______b) On a typical school day, what percentage of students areabsent from school for any reason? ...................................................... ______ %c) About what percentage of students who begin the yearin your school also finish the year in your school? .............................. ______ %d) What percentage of the students in your school transfer intoyour school after the beginning of the school year? ............................. ______ %SCQ2-7

SCQ2 [ 8 ]School Questionnaire Main SurveyTIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-0039ALL remaining questions refer to students in your school.14. Concerning students...BoysGirlsBCBGUBERBCBGUGERBCBGUBRTBCBGUGRTa) How many students are in ? ...................................... ______ ______b) How many students in are repeatingthe grade? ......................................................................................... ______ ______BCBGUSIZBCBGUMGRc) What is the approximate average class sizein ? ..................................................................................d) How many students are in multi-gradeclassrooms? ...........................................................................................____________BCBGCMP1BCBGCMP2BCBGCMP315a. What is the total number of computers in your schoolthat can be used by students in forinstructional activities?15b. In addition to the computers indicated above, how manyother computers can be used by teachers(not students) for instructional purposes?15c. TOTAL number of computers that can be used forinstructional purposes by either students or teachers.Add the numbers indicated in parts a and b.Numberof computersfor students________Numberof computersfor teachers________Total numberof computers________SCQ2-8

School Questionnaire Main Survey SCQ2 [ 9 ]TIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-0039BCBGIACC16. Does your school have access to the Internet for instructional/educationalpurposes?Check one box only.Yes NoIf no,BCBGACPLBCBGACYEa) Is your school planning to get Internet access? .................................. Yes Nob) If yes to (a), when do you expect the school to get Internet access? .. _______ year(Skip to Question 17.)BCBGNAC2BCBGNAC3If yes,Check one box in each line.1 to 26 to 51 to 76 toNone 25% 50% 75% 100%c) What percentage of the computers listed inQuestion 15 have access to e-mail? ...................d) What percentage have access tothe World Wide Web? .......................................Has your school made any of the following materialsavailable on the World Wide Web?Check one box in each line.YesNoBCBGWBI1BCBGWBI2BCBGWBI3BCBGWBI4BCBGWBI5e) information about the school ...........................................................f) mathematics curriculum guidelines .................................................g) science curriculum guidelines..........................................................h) mathematics instructional activities.................................................i) science instructional activities .........................................................SCQ2-9

SCQ2 [ 10 ]School Questionnaire Main SurveyTIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-003917a. About how often does the school administration or staff have to deal withthe following behaviors among students?17b. To what extent do these behaviors present a problem in your school?Check one box for Frequency and one box forSeverity on each line.FrequencySeverity of Problemin your schoolin your schoolNot a Minor SeriousNever Rarely Monthly Weekly Daily problem problem problemBCBGUF01BCBGUS01BCBGUF02BCBGUS02BCBGUF03BCBGUS03BCBGUF04BCBGUS04BCBGUF05BCBGUS05BCBGUF06BCBGUS06BCBGUF07BCBGUS07BCBGUF08BCBGUS08BCBGUF09BCBGUS09BCBGUF10BCBGUS10BCBGUF11BCBGUS11BCBGUF12BCBGUS12BCBGUF13BCBGUS13BCBGUF14BCBGUS14BCBGUF15BCBGUS15BCBGUF16BCBGUS16BCBGUF17BCBGUS17BCBGUF18BCBGUS18a) arriving late at school ................b) absenteeism (i.e., unjustifiedabsences) ...................................c) skipping class .d) violating dress code ...................e) classroom disturbance ...............f) cheating .....................................g) profanity ....................................h) vandalism...................................i) theft ............................................j) intimidation or verbal abuse ofother students .............................k) physical injury to otherstudents ......................................l) intimidation or verbal abuse ofteachers or staff..........................m) physical injury to teachersor staff........................................n) ..........o) ..........p) ....q) ..........r) SCQ2-10

School Questionnaire Main Survey SCQ2 [ 11 ]18. For the students in your school:TIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-0039BCBGUDYYBCBGUFLWBCBGUHFWBCBGUTHWBCBGUIHWa) How many instructional days are in theschool year? ....................................................................................... _______b) How many full instructional days (over 4 hours)are there in the school week (typical calendar week fromMonday through Sunday)? ................................................................ _______daysdaysc) How many half instructional days (4 hours or less) halfare there in the school week? ............................................................. _______ daysd) How many hours (60-minute hours) in total arethere in the school week? (include lunch breaks,study hall time, and after school activities) ....................................... _______e) How many hours (60-minute hours) of instructionare there in the school week? (exclude lunch breaks,study hall time, and after school activities) ....................................... _______hourshoursBCBGDIVI19. Is the school week divided into instructional for your students?Check one.Yes NoBCBGUPDWBCBGUTMPIf yes,a) How many instructional periods are there in a school week(typical calendar week from Monday through Sunday)? ................ ______ periodsb) How many minutes is a typical instructionalperiod? ............................................................................................ ______ minutesSCQ2-11

SCQ2 [ 12 ]School Questionnaire Main SurveyTIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-0039BCBMODF1BCBMODF2BCBMODF3BCBMODF4BCBMODF5BCBMUC320. Schools sometimes organize instruction differently for students withdifferent abilities and interests in mathematics. Which of the following doesyour school do for students in the ?Check one box in each line.a) All classes study similar content, but at different levels ofdifficulty (e.g., setting or streaming). ..............................................b) Students are grouped by ability within their mathematics classes. .c) Enrichment mathematics is offered. ................................................d) Remedial mathematics is offered.....................................................e) Different classes study different content or sets of mathematicstopics (i.e, students are tracked). .....................................................If yes to (e), how many courses or tracks are there? ______ number of courses/tracksYesNo21. If all students do not follow the same course of study in mathematics, howimportant are each of the following factors in deciding which courses ofstudy in mathematics a student takes?Check one box in each line.Not Somewhat Moderately Very Notimportant important important important applicableBCBMUFC1BCBMUFC2BCBMUFC3BCBMUFC4BCBMUFC5BCBMUFC6BCBMUFC7BCBMUFC8a) academic performance ......................b) performance on a standardizedtest .....................................................c) performance on an entranceexamination .......................................d) performance on an oralexamination .......................................e) teacher recommendations .................f) parental wishes..................................g) the student's own wishes ...................h) curricular requirements .....................SCQ2-12

School Questionnaire Main Survey SCQ2 [ 13 ]TIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-003922. Schools sometimes organize instruction differently for students withdifferent abilities and interests in science. Which of the following does yourschool do for students in the ?Check one box in each line.BCBSODF1a) All classes study similar content, but at different levels ofdifficulty (e.g., setting or streaming). ..............................................YesNoBCBSODF2b) Students are grouped by ability within their science classes. ..........BCBSODF3c) Enrichment science is offered..........................................................BCBSODF4d) Remedial science is offered. ............................................................BCBSODF5e) Different classes study different content or sets of science topics(i.e, students are tracked). ................................................................BCBSUC3If yes to (e), how many courses or tracks are there? ______ number of courses/tracks23. If all students do not follow the same course of study in science, howimportant are each of the following factors in deciding which courses ofstudy in science a student takes?Check one box in each line.Not Somewhat Moderately Very Notimportant important important important applicableBCBSUFC1BCBSUFC2BCBSUFC3BCBSUFC4BCBSUFC5BCBSUFC6BCBSUFC7BCBSUFC8a) academic performance ......................b) performance on a standardizedtest .....................................................c) performance on an entranceexamination .......................................d) performance on an oralexamination .......................................e) teacher recommendations .................f) parental wishes..................................g) the student's own wishes ...................h) curricular requirements .....................SCQ2-13

SCQ2 [ 14 ]School Questionnaire Main SurveyTIMSS-R Ref.No. 98-003924. On what basis are pupils admitted to your school?Check one box in each line.YesNoBCBGBS01BCBGBS02BCBGBS03BCBGBS04BCBGBS05BCBGBS06BCBGBS07BCBGBS08BCBGBS09BCBGBS10BCBGBS11BCBGBS12BCBGBS13a) residence in a particular area ...........................................................b) student's academic performance ......................................................c) interview with student......................................................................d) interview with parent(s) ...................................................................e) preference given to students with older brothers or sistersin the school .....................................................................................f) preference given according to date of application ...........................g) recommendation of previous teachers .............................................h) preference given to students from a particular school .....................i) preference given to children of former students ..............................j) performance on a standardized test..................................................k) performance on an entrance examination ........................................l) performance on an oral examination ...............................................m) other .................................................................................................BCBGEP01BCBGEP02BCBGEP03BCBGEP04BCBGEP05BCBGEP06BCBGEP07BCBGEP08BCBGEP09BCBGEP1025. Based on your experience, does your school expect parents to...Check one box in each line.a) notify the school about any problems their child may be havingat home or with classmates? ............................................................b) serve as teacher aides in the classroom? ..........................................c) raise funds for the school? ...............................................................d) volunteer for school projects and programs? ...................................e) be sure that their child completes his/her homework?.....................f) assist teachers on trips?....................................................................g) prepare their child’s lunchbox? .......................................................h) patrol the grounds of the school to monitor student behavior? .......i) serve on committees which select school personnel? ......................j) serve on committees which review school finances? ......................YesNoTHANK YOU for your thought, time, and effort inanswering these questions.SCQ2-14