Last Updated 9/15/2008

 Fall 2007 and Spring 2008

Which one of the following courses was related to the field experience you took in Fall 2007 or Spring 2008? Field Experience Course

Fall 2007 (n =225)Spring 2008 (n =282) Level I (200:030) Level II (200:148)7097 Level III – Elem. (210:120) 1651 Level III – Other (Fall: 800:188 / Spring: 210:130g) 916

 At which of the following schools did you complete your field experience? Field Experience Schools

Fall 2007 (n =224)Spring 2008 (n = 283) Price Lab School (PLS)6481 Edison Elem.119 Hansen Elem.918 Central M.S.811 Cedar Falls High School (CFHS) 109 Other122155

 How did you commute to your field experience? Commuting – How?

Fall 2007 (n = 224)Spring 2008 (n = 283) Drove alone Gave rides to others1015 Rode with someone1614 Walked4251 Other36

Which of the following did you experience when commuting to your field experience? Commuting to the field experience– Any problems?

Fall 2007 (n = 219)Spring 2008 (n = 278) No difficulties Difficult to park6470 Distance related problems 2126 Limited time – busy schedule 5963 Hard to find ride16 Other1516

Which of the following did you complete as part of your field experience? Types of engagement

Fall 2007 ( n =223)Spring 2008 (n = 282) Observing teachers/instruction Working with groups Creating materials Planning to teach Co-planning77125 Help with lesson prep Teaching lessons149215

Fall 2007 (n = 223)Spring 2008 (n = 282) Record-keeping Helping to evaluate student work Completing teacher work sample Journaling with mentoring teacher Conferencing Extra –curric. activities2738 Other3541

 During my field experience, I engaged in a significant amount of interactions with students Amount of Interactions

Fall 2007 (n = 223)Spring (n = 281) Strongly Agree Agree6761 Uncertain133 Disagree11 Strongly Disagree22

 How many times did your mentoring teacher conference with you about your field experience? Conferencing – How often?

Fall 2007 (n = 222)Spring 2008 (n = 281) Never1122 One time4532 Two times3644 Three times3052 Four times2030 Five times or more80101

 My mentoring teacher advised me and answered my questions Conferencing – Mentoring Teacher

Fall 2007 (n = 222)Spring 2008 (n = 281) Strongly Agree Agree6763 Uncertain99 Disagree158 Strongly Disagree02

 This field experience has helped me to develop as an effective and reflective teacher Impact – Effective and reflective teacher

Fall 2007 (n = 222)Spring 2008 (n = 281) Strongly Agree90162 Agree95 Uncertain2512 Disagree129 Strongly Disagree03

 This field experience helped me make connections in my related course between theory and practice Impact – Theory and practice

Fall 2007 (n = 222)Spring 2008 (n = 281) Strongly Agree68116 Agree94124 Uncertain3326 Disagree239 Strongly Disagree46

 How many times did your supervisor visit you at your field experience site? Supervision – How many visits?

Fall 2007 (n = 221)Spring 2008 (n = 282) Never One time48 Two times125 Three times1511 Four times815 Five times or more431

 Who of the following contributed most to your ability to complete the teacher work sample (TWS)? Supervision – Help with TWS

Fall 2007 (n = 221)Spring 2008 (n = 275) University Supervisor1429 Professor2827 Mentoring teacher7094 Did not complete a teacher work sample

 Question #1: How could the value of the field experience be improved? Question #2: What was the impact of the field experience upon your development as a teacher?

 1. Commuting to the field experience  2. Types of engagement in the classroom  3. Interactions with students  4. Observing/talking with mentoring teacher  5. Impact (1): Development as an effective and reflective teacher  6. Impact (2): Making connections between theory and practice

 7. Supervision  8. Evaluating the experience  9. Personal career  10. Classroom placement  11. Program suggestions  12. Miscellaneous

 Category: Commuting to the field experience  “Driving was an issue. It was difficult to get in all my hours and manage school work when I had to include a two hour drive.”  “Parking! There is not enough parking on campus.”

 Category: Types of engagement in the classroom  “I could not have asked for a better classroom. I learned a great deal about lesson planning, collaborating, and finding resources.”  “My teacher included me in her classroom by letting me do small groups and lessons with the class.”

 Category: Interactions with students  “I was involved in many of the activities the students did, as well as being given the responsibility of teaching small groups.”  “I got to interact with students and build the student-teacher relationship.”

 Category: Observing/talking with mentoring teacher.  “My cooperating teacher and I talked about everything.”  “My cooperating teacher answered a lot of my questions and helped me know what I did really well and how I could improve.”

 Category: Impact (1) - Development as an effective and reflective teacher  “”Field experience allowed me to see my strengths and weaknesses as a teacher.”  “I have a better understanding of the teacher I would like to be and learned many ‘best practices’ that I should display as a teacher.”

 Category: Impact (2) – Making connections between theory and practice  “I was able to observe many things happening in the classroom that we talked about in our class at UNI.”  “It was good to use ideas from my methods course in an actual classroom.”

 Category: Supervision  “I really enjoyed having a supervisor. She really helped me.”  A supervisor coming in whenever a lesson was taught was extremely helpful because it gave immediate feedback.”

 Category: Evaluating the experience  “I think it is the perfect way for students considering going into the teaching field to really get to see what it is like.”  “It was a great, eye-opening experience.”

 Category: Personal career  “The field experience had a big impact on my choice to become a teacher.”  “I know this is what I want to do for sure now.”

 Category: Classroom placement  “They tried placing me in a 4 and 5 year old classroom, which is not my major.”  “I would have liked to be with the grade level that I intend to teach.”

 Category: Program suggestions  “Add even more hours? Make a complete semester out of Level I field experience.”  “ It would be even better if we were able to teach in our Level III classroom for two weeks or if we could do two different age placements.”

 Category: Miscellaneous  “To me all this work makes me feel like a slave.”  “This experience has given me another contact within my field.”

Fall 2007 (n = 172)Spring 2008 ( n = 198) Evaluative 3036 Mentoring teacher 2823 Types of engagement 2720 Program suggestions 2132 Interactions/students 1815 Classroom placement 169 Impact – theory/practice 1523 Commuting 912 Supervision 515 Miscellaneous 24 Personal career 12 Impact – effective teacher 07

Fall 2007 (n = 172)Spring 2008 ( n = 198) Evaluative 17.4%18.2% Mentoring teacher 16.3%11.6% Types of engagement 15.7%10.1% Program suggestions 12.2%16.2% Interactions/students 10.5%7.6% Classroom placement 9.3%4.5% Impact – theory/practice 8.7%11.6% Commuting 5.2%6.1% Supervision 2.9%7.6% Miscellaneous 1.2%2.0% Personal career 0.6%1.0% Impact – effective teacher 0%3.5%

Fall 2007 (n =172)Spring 2008 (n = 208) Impact – effective teacher 6668 Personal career 2125 Mentoring teacher 1921 Types of engagement 1829 Interactions/students 1516 Impact – theory/practice 1219 Evaluative 1120 Miscellaneous 43 Classroom placement 30 Program suggestions 20 Supervision 16 Commuting 01

Fall 2007 (n =172)Spring 2008 (n = 208) Impact – effective teacher 38.4%32.7% Personal career 12.2% Mentoring teacher 11.0%10.1% Types of engagement 10.5%13.9% Interactions/students 8.7%7.7% Impact – theory/practice 7.0%9.1% Evaluative 6.4%9.6% Miscellaneous 2.3%1.4% Classroom placement 1.7%0% Program suggestions 1.2%0% Supervision 0.6%2.9% Commuting 0%0.5%