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College of Education Graduate Follow-Up Survey
Assessment: Graduate Follow-up Phone Survey
Administration: This survey is administered annually. The first two surveys were done in
the Fall of 95 and again in the Fall of
96. To increase the response rate, the third Graduate Follow-up Survey was conducted in
the Summer of 98 because it was
determined that the students would be easier to reach by phone when school was not in
session.
Respondents: Students who graduated from COE undergraduate teacher preparation programs
were contacted.
Purpose: Students were asked about their current employment status. If the student
reported they were currently teaching,
they were then asked if their degree programs prepared them for their teaching position by
responding to eight questions based
on the COE undergraduate programs Conceptual Framework.
Summary of Results: For the 95 and 96 surveys, on a three point scale all areas were rated
above 2.5 except "teaching
diverse learners" and "classroom management".
Interpretation of Results: Additional assessment information needs to be collected in the
two areas rated low. Department
heads and faculty members will take into consideration the survey results when planning
new programs and courses for
semester conversion.
During fall 1996, a telephone survey was conducted through the Dean’s Office of the
College of Education. All students who
completed their student teaching experience during the fall, winter, or spring quarters,
1995-1996 were included in the survey.
Of the 418 student teachers, 89 were contacted or 21%. They were asked if they were
currently teaching. If they were,
additional information collected included the school where they are teaching, along with
grade/subject, and a rating of strong,
adequate, or weak on eight of the conceptual framework principles. If they were not
teaching, they were asked if they were
currently enrolled in college for additional course work, the program of study, and the
college/university. All those contacted
were also asked to provide any comments they may have about their program.
Of the 89 surveyed, 69 are now teaching , or 78%. Of the conceptual framework principles
that current teachers perceived as
their strongest, working with others and knowledge of subject matter were rated highest.
The respondents perceived the
principles related to teaching diverse learners and classroom management to be the weakest
at this point in their first year of
teaching. All rankings by program for all principles, as well as percentages of those
contacted that are now teaching are
provided in Table 1. Rankings could range to 3.00, strong, to 1.00, weak. College of
Education totals are included in the table.
Program |
N |
Percent Teaching |
Knowledge of Subject Matter |
Teaching Diverse Learners |
Variety of Instructional Strategies |
Classroom Management |
Planning Instruction |
Assessing Student Progress |
Self Evaluation |
Working With Others |
| Business | 7 |
43% |
2.86 |
2.57 |
2.57 |
2.71 |
2.86 |
2.86 |
2.86 |
2.86 |
| Early Childhood | 32 |
75% |
2.88 |
2.56 |
2.69 |
2.44 |
2.84 |
2.63 |
2.74 |
2.84 |
| Health & Physical Ed. | 1 |
0% |
3.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
| Middle Grades | 10 |
90% |
2.60 |
2.10 |
2.80 |
2.30 |
2.90 |
2.80 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
| Music | 2 |
100% |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
| English (7-12) | 5 |
80% |
3.00 |
2.60 |
2.80 |
2.20 |
2.60 |
2.80 |
2.40 |
3.00 |
| Science (7-12) | 5 |
100% |
3.00 |
2.60 |
2.60 |
2.40 |
2.60 |
2.80 |
2.60 |
2.80 |
| Special Education | 24 |
88% |
2.79 |
2.63 |
2.75 |
2.62 |
2.67 |
2.88 |
2.75 |
2.83 |
| Art Education | 1 |
0% |
3.00 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
| Math | 2 |
100% |
3.00 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
| Totals (1996) | 89 |
78% |
2.83 |
2.51 |
2.69 |
2.43 |
2.74 |
2.75 |
2.75 |
2.87 |
| Totals (1995) | 129 |
77% |
2.65 |
2.22 |
2.86 |
2.41 |
2.72 |
2.57 |
2.58 |
2.87 |
| Submitted by: | Chief Compiler: | Date: |
| Valdosta State University 1500 N. Patterson St. Valdosta, GA 31698-0102 |
Susan R. Worth sworth@valdosta.edu Phone: 912-333-5932 Fax: 912-333-7167 |
February 1, 1999 |
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