APPENDIX D

TEACHER FREQUENCY REPORT

Questionnaire for the Studies of Greek Language
and Culture in our Community School System in the USA    (N=132)

I.   Personal Background

a)  I am a teacher of Greek at the level:

64.7%

Elementary School

19.6%

Middle School

2.0%

High School

13.7%

All levels

b)  I was born:

73.5%

In Greece

20.5%

In the US or elsewhere, not Greece

c)  My age is:

32.8%

Between 20 & 40 years old

50.4%

Between 40 & 60 years old

16.8%

Over 60 years old

II.   Evaluation

1.  How would you rate the quality of materials used?

8.5%

Poor

35.6%

Fair

48.3%

Good

7.6%

Excellent

2.  Which textbooks do you use?
(Titles on File)

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3.  How would you rate the number of classroom hours per week?

46.8%

Inadequate

52.4%

Adequate

0.8%

More than adequate

4.  How many classroom hours per week are devoted to each of your classes?

5.1%

1 hour

28.2%

2 hours

17.9%

3 hours

23.9%

4 hours

9.4%

5 hours

15.4%

6 hours

0.0%

More than 6 hours

3.504

Mean classroom time spent on Greek

5.  How would you rate the interest and involvement of your students?

8.0%

Poor

23.9%

Fair

56.6%

Good

11.5%

Excellent

6.  How would you rate the parents' support of their children?

23.2%

Poor

35.7%

Fair

31.3%

Good

9.8%

Excellent

7.  My curriculum is:

8.7%

Imposed

33.7%

Suggested

57.6%

Designed entirely by me

8.  How much time do you spend preparing for each class?

25.7%

1 hour

49.6%

2 hours

9.7%

3 hours

8.0%

4 hours

4.4%

5 hours

2.7%

More than 5 hours

9.  How satisfied are you with your working conditions?

15.9%

Not at all

61.9%

Fairly satisfied

20.3%

Very satisfied

10.  I volunteer my services and receive no compensation:

15.0%

Yes

85.0%

No

11.  If you receive a salary, how satisfied are you with it?

43.4%

Not at all

47.2%

Fairly satisfied

9.4%

Very satisfied

12.  How satisfied are you with your benefits? (health insurance, vacations, etc.)

75.0%

Not at all

21.6%

Fairly satisfied

3.4%

Very satisfied

13.  How often are you able to go to Greece?

25.8%

Rarely

33.3%

Fairly often

40.8%

Frequently

14.  How often do you have in-house teacher training?

70.5%

Rarely

21.0%

Fairly often

8.6%

Frequently

15.  (If applicable) The quality of in-house training is:

28.8%

Poor

62.1%

Adequate

9. I %

Excellent

16.  Would you like to have additional in-house training?

64.2%

Yes

35.8%

No

17.  Do you have an effective support network?

71.8%

Yes

28.2%

No

If yes, indicate which of the following are effective:

50.0%

Parents

59.7%

PTA

17.7%

Archdiocese

4.8%

Other

18.  What in your opinion, is the optimal age for beginning the study of Greek?

19.5%

Under 5 years old

17.1%

5 years old

25.2%

6 years old

32.5%

7 years old

5.7%

Over 7 years old

19.  Rate the skills that you think should be emphasized, in order of importance.

19a.  Importance of reading:

18.3%

Most important

24.2%

2nd in importance

55.8%

3rd in importance

1.7%

Least important

19b.  Importance of writing:

6.7%

Most important

13.3%

2nd in importance

15.8%

3rd in importance

64.2%

Least important

19c.  Importance of speaking:

52.5%

Most important

35.0%

2nd in importance

8.3%

3rd in importance

4.2%

Least important

19d.  Importance of comprehension:

43.2%

Most important

33.9%

2nd in importance

8.5%

3rd in importance

14.4%

Least important

Percentage of people responding "most important"

52.5%

Speaking

43.2%

Comprehension

18.3%

Reading

6.7%

Writing

20.  In your opinion. what would be the most important areas in your school curriculum?

20a.  Importance of culture:

10.0%

Most important

31.7%

2nd in importance

21.7%

3rd in importance

29.2%

4th in importance

7.5%

Least important

20b.  Importance of history:

6.6%

Most important

33.9%

2nd in importance

39.7%

3rd in importance

16.5%

4th in importance

3.3%

Least important

20c.  Importance of religion:

13.9%

Most important

28.7%

2nd in importance

23.0%

3rd in importance

17.2%

4th in importance

17.2%

Least important

20d.  Importance of literature:

3.5%

Most important

14.8%

2nd in importance

9.6%

3rd in importance

20.0%

4th in importance

52.2%

Least important

20e.  Importance of language:

89.5%

Most important

9.7%

2nd in importance

0.0%

3rd in importance

0.8%

4th in importance

0.0%

Least important

Percentage of people responding "most important"

89.5%

Language

13.9%

Religion

10.0%

Culture

6.6%

History

3.5%

Literature

21.  Rate your supply of effective audio visual materials.

53.6%

Inadequate

41.8%

Adequate

4.5%

Superior

22.  In which ways do you test your students?

83.6%

Oral

90.2%

Written

Of those who give written tests, what percentage give:

52.0%

Essays

65.0%

Multiple Choice

48.0%

Translations

23.  How much homework do you give?

0.8%

None

26.4%

Little

66.1%

A fair amount

6.6%

Much