Do you know what your students really think about your class?

The end of the year is here.  Some of us are trying to wrap up projects.  Some of us are counting down the day.  Some of us are starting to think about what we plan on changing for next year.  While some of us are making plans for summer.  But, how many of us are asking our students how we should improve our teaching or classroom environment?  Who can offer us a better insight than our students as to ways we can improve our teaching?  They are with us every day, are the target of our lessons, know which approaches work, while which approaches don't work, know if we challenged them, respected them, and can tell us whether or not we were successful with reaching and educating them during the course of the school year.  I challenge every teacher out there to create their own student survey, administer it to their students, and most importantly, use it to improve the way that you instruct your students the following year.

Here's a copy of the student survey that my students will be completing this week as we finish up our school year.  (For whatever reason, the numbers did not copy over correctly):

End of Year Student Survey

1.  Miss Baker makes me feel like she cares about me.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. Miss Baker tries to understand how students feel about things.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. Our class stays busy and doesn’t waste time.  (see follow up in short answer section)
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. Miss Baker explains difficult things clearly.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. Miss Baker doesn’t let people give up when the work gets hard.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. In this class, we learn a lot almost every day.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. In this class, we learn to correct our mistakes.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. I feel that Miss Baker challenges me as a student.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. This class does not keep my attention.  I get bored.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. Miss Baker makes learning interesting and enjoyable.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. Miss Baker respects my ideas and suggestions.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. Miss Baker checks to make sure we understand what is being taught.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

1. The comments I get back on my work in this class help me understand how to improve.
1. I strongly agree
2. I agree
3. Neutral
4. I disagree
5. I strongly disagree

**Please be specific as possible and provide details when answering these questions.**

1. If you feel that time was wasted during class, where do you feel it was wasted and how do you think that can be improved?

1. Which project did you enjoy the most?  What made it enjoyable?

1. What would you have liked to have done more of this year?

1. How have you grown this year?  (What do you feel like was a new skill that you learned or improved upon?)

1. What things did you not like while in Miss Baker’s class?

1. What should Miss Baker change in how she teaches?

1. What should Miss Baker never teach again?

1. What should Miss Baker spend more time on?

1. What is the one thing you are always going to remember from Miss Baker’s class?

1. What rule or routine did you not like for most of the year?

1. What are two specific things that Miss Baker needs to change?

1. What else do you want to tell me?  (anything at all)