As an employer, how important do you consider the following knowledge and skills sets in your teachers:
Unimportant | Somewhat Important | Important | Very Important | ||||||
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Survey Item | N | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Content/Subject Matter Knowledge | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.26 | 13 | 34.21 | 23 | 60.53 |
Instructional & Pedagogical Content Knowledge | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.63 | 14 | 36.84 | 23 | 60.53 |
Ability to collaborate with school-based colleagues & staff | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.63 | 7 | 18.42 | 30 | 78.95 |
Ability to align teaching with state college-and-career ready standards | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.26 | 10 | 26.32 | 26 | 68.42 |
Ability to engage family and community | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.63 | 10 | 26.32 | 27 | 71.05 |
Ability to develop a safe learning environment | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.89 | 35 | 92.11 |
Ability to assess student learning | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.63 | 6 | 15.79 | 31 | 81.58 |
Ability to teach students with disabilities | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.63 | 9 | 23.68 | 28 | 73.68 |
Ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds (race, gender, culture, socioeconomic) | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.53 | 34 | 89.47 |
Ability to use technology to enhance student learning | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.89 | 18 | 47.37 | 17 | 44.74 |
Ability to use technology to measure student learning | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 15.79 | 19 | 50.00 | 13 | 34.21 |
How would you rate USC graduates’ preparation in the following areas:
Unprepared | Somewhat prepared | Prepared | Very Well Prepared | ||||||
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Survey Item | N | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Collaboration with school-based colleagues & staff | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.26 | 13 | 34.21 | 23 | 60.53 |
Alignment of teaching with state standards | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.89 | 13 | 34.21 | 22 | 57.89 |
Family and community engagement | 38 | 1 | 2.63 | 7 | 18.42 | 19 | 50.00 | 11 | 28.95 |
Content/subject matter | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.42 | 19 | 50.00 | 11 | 28.95 |
Instructional & pedagogical content knowledge | 38 | 1 | 2.63 | 2 | 5.26 | 13 | 34.21 | 22 | 57.89 |
Development of a safe learning environment | 38 | 1 | 2.63 | 6 | 15.79 | 15 | 39.47 | 16 | 42.11 |
Assessment of student learning | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.53 | 20 | 52.63 | 14 | 36.84 |
Teaching students with disabilities | 38 | 1 | 2.63 | 7 | 18.42 | 16 | 42.11 | 14 | 36.84 |
Ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds (race, gender, culture, socioeconomic) | 38 | 1 | 2.63 | 7 | 18.42 | 14 | 36.84 | 16 | 42.11 |