Please select the answer that closest represents your thoughts/experiences.

Please select the answer that closest represents your thoughts/experiences. • No one in the class will see your responses attached to your name. Ms. Cohen will. • Please answer honestly and accurately; this is not a test; it is so I can find out more about you. It works better if you report truthfully. • Please let me know if you do not wish to answer a question or if you have any questions.

If I could pick one only, I would choose to use _____ electronic device in class. • Laptop • Smart phone • (not-smart, no offense intended) phone • MP3 player (e.g. iPod) • Tablet with Internet Access (includes e-read functions) • E-reader (without Internet Access) • No device wanted in class.

Agree or disagree: I got a 3 or above on the FCAT last year. • Yes, I got a 3, 4, or 5. • No, I got a 1 or a 2. • I don’t know, but I took the FCAT. • I didn’t take the FCAT last year. • I don’t know what the FCAT is and I’m ready for some interesting news.

Choose the amount of time that you think should not be exceeded for time spent on all classes, outside of school, per day. • 5 minutes • 30 minutes • 45 minutes • 1 hour • 1 hour 30 minutes • 2 hours • 3 hours • 4 hours • There is no ceiling on my love for studying and homework

I have online access at home. • Yes, I do. • I usually do. • I sometimes do. • I don’t have online access but I have a computer with a word processor. • I don’t have a computer at home.

It would bother me if Ms. Cohen talked about her dog, Henry, in any in-class examples. • Agree. Who wants to hear about her dog? • Agree. I don’t want to know that teachers have lives beyond the school building. • Disagree. But I don’t want it to happen a lot. • Disagree. I love hearing dog stories. • Disagree. I like/tolerate hearing dog stories. • I do not have a preference for what I hear. I will probably not be listening anyway.

There are certain kinds of cheating that do not harm others.* * “Cheating” however you and the school define it. • True. • False. • I don’t know how to respond to this. • I don’t have an opinion nor really care about this.

If there was a brain-implant chip invented that, like a computer, could store all the knowledge I learn in school, I would get this device. • I agree. Sign me up. • I disagree. For so many reasons. • I agree on the condition that the chip meets requirements such as upgrades available, minimal cosmetic damage (no weird brain chip lump), and okay for my physical health. • I already have such a chip . . .

Which of the following is not an academic activity? • Studying for biology class with friends on the weekend. • Going to a museum and sketching a work of art for one’s own amusement. • Running a mile in P.E. class. • Visiting a school guidance counselor about a scheduling conflict. • Both B and C. • Both C and D. • Both B and D. • All B, C, and D.

Which of the following is not a core academic subject? • Science • Math • Language Arts/Literature • Foreign Language • Photography • Social Studies

Which of the following do you think is the most effective kind of learning? • Lecture • Any method that appeals to the greatest number of senses. (see, hear, touch, taste, smell) • Lecture and note-taking (notes not supplied by teacher) • Question and answer • Free class discussion • Teacher-guided discussion. • Mini lectures divided up by group time and/or answering questions, doing a study guide, etc. • Creating, constructing, or inventing something. • Teaching others something. • Some other kind.

Short answer: If I could tell my teacher one thing about my preferences or hopes in a class or teacher, it would be _________.

Agree or Disagree: Truth is relative. • I agree with this statement • I agree, but have some reservations/qualifications • I disagree, but have some reservations/qualifications • I disagree with this statement

It is possible to be a “good test-taker” • Agree. • Disagree. • I can’t make a decision either way.

Most of my stress is school-related. • Agree. I get stressed about school-related issues. • Agree, with reservations. I get stressed about school, but I have other stressors that compete with this issue. • Disagree, with reservations. I sometimes get stressed about school, but it is not my biggest worry. • Disagree, I have other stressors that are in my life that exceed school stress. • Disagree, I don’t get stressed.

I classify the concepts of evolution and natural selection as fact. • Agree. • Disagree. Evolution is a theory. This means it’s still a matter of opinion. • Disagree. I think some other system describes change in nature. • I don’t know enough about evolution and/or natural selection to say.

This year in Ms. Cohen’s class, I am most worried about _____. • Using a “wiki” • Having Ms. Cohen as a teacher • Working in a class job • Getting an A • Getting a passing grade • Taking the AP exam • Taking a state exam, such as FCAT Reading/Math and/or FCAT Writes • Keeping up with the material in the course (including level, amount of reading, expectations of progress) • Some other worry • I am not worried about Ms. Cohen’s class

Please select the answer that closest represents your thoughts/experiences.