University of Nebraska Kearney

Reading Alumni Survey

We are always trying to improve our Master of Arts in Education: Reading Specialization program and request your assistance. Please fill out this survey and return it to the Department of Teacher Education

Please respond to the following questions by circling the appropriate number. 1 is "strongly agree" and 5 is "strongly disagree." 0 is "not applicable.

1. I have the ability to demonstrate the ability to assess, diagnose, and develop prescriptive instruction for individual (Pre K 12) students at a variety of reading levels.
   
   The program further developed my abilities to....
   
   

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2. I have the ability to use strategies to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate seminal research within the field of literacy.
   
   The program helped to further develop my ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate seminal research in the field of literacy. How?
   
   

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   1	2	3	4	5	6

   
    
3. I have the ability to retrieve, analyze, and synthesize the current research and best practices in literacy instruction.
   
   The program helped to further develop my ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate seminal research in the field of literacy. How?
   
   

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   1	2	3	4	5	6

   
    
4. I consider myself an agent of literacy instructional change.
   
   What have you done in your school or with your colleagues to show that you have become an agent of literacy instructional change?
   
   

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5. I could handle the challenge to lead my school in literacy curriculum change.
   
   In what ways do you consider that you can do that?
   
   

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6. I have the knowledge base and ability to develop a position statement for my present position that is based on best practices.
   
   

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7. I am able to select and evaluate instructional strategies that exemplify effective instruction for a specific situation.
   

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8. I am able to reflect upon the impact on learners of the instructional strategies that exemplify effective instruction.
   
   

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   1	2	3	4	5	6

Previous Instrument, Replaced Fall 2007