Title:  Preparing the Underprepared

Nature an Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this project is to compile a collection of reading and study skills strategies that students need to be successful in college reading.

Discomfort and Risks: There will be no discomfort or risk to any participant as there will be no names placed on the survey.

Benefits: The benefits will be a collection of reading strategies and skills that will assist teachers in better preparing high school students to be successful readers at the college level.

Confidentiality: Individual privacy will be maintained in all publications or presentations resulting from this project. No real names will be printed in the project and responses will be viewed only by the supervising professor, the project conductor, and a panel of Literacy professionals from WKU. In order to preserve the confidentiality of responses pseudonyms may be used. Documents will be locked in Dr. Pamela Petty’s office.

Refusal/Withdrawal: Refusal to participate in this study will have no effect on any future services you may be entitled to from the University.  Anyone who agrees to participate in this study is free to withdraw from the study at any time with no penalty.

The deadline to participate is midnight Friday, March 20, 2009.

These statements are broad generalizations and not expected to represent individual students but rather the student population as a whole within your classes. 

Use the tab key or the arrow keys to navigate the survey - do NOT use the ENTER key as the survey will submit automatically.  If you accidentally hit the enter key, please restart the survey -- partial surveys will not be included in the research study. 

Grade(s) Level you teach: 

Content Area(s) you teach:  
 
  No, not at all (less than 10 %)

 		 Very Few (less than 20%)

 		 Some (between 20% - 50%)
 		 Most (60% or more)
 		 Yes, almost all
(90% or more) 		Does not apply or not observed
1.  My students are able to take meaningful and accurate notes in class.
2.  My students make good use of graphic organizers.
3.  My students study with other students in some form of study group.
4.  My students attend class regularly.
5.  My students read required texts when assigned.
6.  My students read on their own for pleasure.
7.  My students wait till the night before to study for an exam.
8.  My students wait till the night before to write a paper.
9.  The majority of my students understand content vocabulary.
10.  My students struggle with content vocabulary.
11.  My students are fluent readers.
12.  My students think critically about text.
13.  I see evidence of students studying to prepare for exams.

    y 14.  My students submit assigned work.
15.  Generally, my students take responsibility for their own learning.
16.  Most of my students pay close attention in class. 
If professional development opportunities were available, which areas do you believe are most needed at your school? 
Check all that apply. 
Preparing students to take and study class notes.
Preparing students to use graphic organizers.
Preparing students to study cooperatively with groups of peers.
Motivating students to attend classes regularly.
Preparing students with strategies to study for exams.
Preparing students to write high quality papers.
Motivating students to do required assignments.
Aiding students in understanding and using content vocabulary.
Helping students become more fluent readers.
Preparing students to think critically about text.
 Motivating students to take responsibility for their own learning.
Motivating students to submit assigned work.
Other things I think the researcher should know:

  "By clicking the submit button, and filling out the survey my consent is implied. I also understand, I can withdraw from the survey during any point."