As an employer, how important do you consider the following knowledge and skills sets in your teachers:
| Unimportant | Somewhat Important | Important | Very Important | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey Item | N | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Content/Subject Matter Knowledge | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 11 | 44.0 | 12 | 48.0 |
| Instructional & Pedagogical Content Knowledge | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 15 | 60.0 |
| Ability to collaborate with school-based colleagues & staff | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 24 | 96.0 |
| Ability to align teaching with state college-and-career ready standards | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 16 | 64.0 |
| Ability to engage family and community | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 15 | 60.0 |
| Ability to develop a safe learning environment | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 23 | 92.0 |
| Ability to assess student learning | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 20 | 80.0 |
| Ability to teach students with disabilities | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 | 18 | 72.0 |
| Ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds (race, gender, culture, socioeconomic) | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 24 | 96.0 |
| Ability to use technology to enhance student learning | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 13 | 52.0 | 9 | 36.0 |
| Ability to use technology to measure student learning | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 12 | 48.0 | 10 | 40.0 |
How would you rate USC graduates’ preparation in the following areas:
| Unprepared | Somewhat prepared | Prepared | Very Well Prepared | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey Item | N | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Collaboration with school-based colleagues & staff | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 12 | 48.0 | 12 | 48.0 |
| Alignment of teaching with state standards | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 14 | 56.0 |
| Family and community engagement | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 20.0 | 11 | 44.0 | 9 | 36.0 |
| Content/subject matter | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 11 | 44.0 | 12 | 48.0 |
| Instructional & pedagogical content knowledge | 25 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 12 | 48.0 | 10 | 40.0 |
| Development of a safe learning environment | 25 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 11 | 44.0 |
| Assessment of student learning | 25 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 12 | 48.0 | 9 | 36.0 |
| Teaching students with disabilities | 25 | 1 | 4.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 7 | 28.0 |
| Ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds (race, gender, culture, socioeconomic) | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 9 | 36.0 |