Grade: ____ M / F Teacher: _____________ Date: _____________ STUDENT SURVEY This survey is anonymous.

Your teacher will not see your individual response.

The first question is an example: I like strawberry ice cream. 1

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1.

My teacher wants us to respect each others opinions. 1

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2.

My teacher encourages us to share ideas and opinions with one another in class. 1
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3.

My teacher tries to help when I am struggling to understand something. 1

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4.

My teacher wants us to understand our work, not just memorize it. 1

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VERY TRUE

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My teacher points out those students who get good grades as an example to all of us. 1
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Im certain I can contribute some good ideas and thinking in this class. 1
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My teacher asks me to explain and give reasons for what I think. 1

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8.

I can engage in all the learning activities in class if I dont give up. 1
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9.

My teacher listens to what I have to say. 1

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10. My teacher gives us assignments and lessons that pushes me to think hard about what we are studying. 1
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11. My teacher encourages us to build on and extend other peoples ideas. 1

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12. My teacher encourages us to get to know all the other student in class. 1
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13. My teacher respects my opinion and encourages my ideas. 1

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14. My teacher lets us know if we do worse than most of the other students in class. 1
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15. Im certain I can understand and master the ideas taught in class this year. 1
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16. My teacher gives us time to really explore and understand new ideas. 1
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17. My teacher tells us how we compare to other students. 1

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18. My teacher encourages us to discuss our work with classmates. 1

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19. My teacher does not let us make fun of someone who gives a wrong answer. 1
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20. My teacher makes sure that the work I do really makes me think. 1
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21. My teacher lets us know which students get the highest scores on a test or quiz. 1
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22. My teacher presses me to think deeply and go beyond just finding the answer. 1
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23. My teacher understands how I think and learn. 1

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24. My teacher thinks mistakes are okay as long as we are learning. 1

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25. My teacher does not allow students to make fun of other students ideas in class. 1
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26. Even if the ideas are difficult and hard to understand, I can learn them. 1
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27. My teacher makes sure that students dont say anything negative about each other in class.

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28. My teacher really wants us to enjoy learning new things. 1

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29. My teacher makes it obvious when certain students are not doing well on their work. 1
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30. My teacher lets us ask other students when we need help with our work. 1
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31. Im certain I can figure out how to do the most difficult and challenging assignments. 1
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VERY TRUE

32. My teacher recognizes us for trying hard and taking chances. 1

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VERY TRUE

33. My teacher encourages me to do my own thinking. 1

NOT AT ALL TRUE

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VERY TRUE

The follow are short answer questions. Feel free to write as much as you like to fully explain your answer.

A. People say that you go to school to learn. What does learning mean to you?

B. Sometimes you feel like you have been in a class where there was good teaching going on. What does good teaching mean to you?