Supplementary Material A
Questionnaire: Sample Questions
Part A - Demographics
1. Please circle the best choice in each row or write your answer
a) Gender?FemaleMale
b) Years of teaching experience? ______
f) Highest educational level completed? College Teaching certificate Masters Doctorate
e) Which subjects do you teach?______
f) Which grade levels do you teach?______
g) Tenured?YesNo
h) Type of school? Public school Charter school Private school Alternative School
i) School Location?Urban Suburban Rural
j) Age:30 and under31-4041-5051+
2. Do you agree with the following statements?
My students … / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agreea) … have high learning ability / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
b) … are interested in the subject matter / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
c) … are well-behaved in class / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
d) … work well in groups / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
e) … have participated in inquiry lessons / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
f) … have experience using technology / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
g) … have access to learning technology at home / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Part C – Usage – Content Specific: Earth Science
Please complete this section for each of the content specific courses that you are teaching.
Usage in classroomNever / Previously used, but Stopped using it / Use less than three time a year / Use three times a year or more / No Access
Earth Science
Anemometer
Barometer
GPS
Hygrometer
Metal Detector
Psychrometer
Rock Tumbler
Seigmograph
Telescope
Van de Graaff Generator
Usage in classroom
School / Research / Conference / Other / Pre-service Courses/PD / In-Service Courses/PD
Earth Science
Anemometer
Barometer
GPS
Hygrometer
Metal Detector
Psychrometer
Rock Tumbler
Seigmograph
Telescope
Van de Graaff Generator
Hours of Professional Development
0 days / Less than 1 day / 1-2 days / 3-5 days / 6 days or more
Earth Science
Anemometer
Barometer
GPS
Hygrometer
Metal Detector
Psychrometer
Rock Tumbler
Seigmograph
Telescope
Van de Graaff Generator
Part D – Follow-Up Questions
1. If you’ve received professional development for a tool, please list the tool below (top 3 in terms of use)
Write Tool #1 For this tool, how many days of professional development / training did you receive?
less than 1 day1-2 days 3-5 days 6-10 days More than 10 days
Did your professional development for this tool include ... (Check all that apply)
□ How to use it (step by step) □ How to use it during lessons
□ How to use it to teach specific content□ Designing lessons with the tool
□ Follow-up support from PD team □ Community building (ex: online forums)
Write Tool #2 For this tool, how many days of professional development / training did you receive?
less than 1 day1-2 days 3-5 days 6-10 days More than 10 days
Did your professional development for this tool include ... (Check all that apply)
□ How to use it (step by step) □ How to use it during lessons
□ How to use it to teach specific content□ Designing lessons with the tool
□ Follow-up support from PD team □ Community building (ex: online forums)
Write Tool #3 For this tool, how many days of professional development / training did you receive?
less than 1 day1-2 days 3-5 days 6-10 days More than 10 days
Did your professional development for this tool include ... (Check all that apply)
□ How to use it (step by step) □ How to use it during lessons
□ How to use it to teach specific content□ Designing lessons with the tool
□ Follow-up support from PD team □ Community building (ex: online forums)
2. Using the following scale, what is your skill level using technology for teaching and learning in your science classroom?
Very LowLowMediumHigh Very High
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