The NTC Induction Survey provides a simple, rapid and adaptable assessment of your induction program. Completed online, the Induction Survey provides program administrators with colorful, lively reports that reflect the responses of beginning teachers, mentors and site administrators to questions, both scaled and open-ended, about new teacher support. The information can be used in annual program reports and to direct professional development to the needs of beginning teachers and mentors.
History
The Induction Survey was first administered in paper-and-pencil format in 1998. The basic goal was to provide open-ended feedback to mentors from their beginning teachers. In 2001 a second survey was developed for mentors and in 2002 the third survey was created for site administrators. The survey is now fully customizable and is being administered across the country to educators working in a variety of roles, including new administrators and their coaches and those involved with teacher preparation. The Induction Survey is updated regularly by the New Teacher Center research team, New Teacher Center staff, program coordinating teams and selected mentors.
Purposes
Data provided by the Induction Survey may be used for:
- Program Development
- Guide programmatic change
- Create annual program reports
- Professional Development
- Based on the responses of mentors and their beginning teachers
- Stakeholder Reports
- Human Resource Boards
- School Boards
- Districts
- Funders
- State
- Departments
- Administrators
Features
The Induction Survey consists of a Core Set of Questions, making up three separate surveys, for beginning teachers, mentors and site administrators. Each survey includes three parts:
- Demographics (e.g., ethnicity/race/gender; credential status; grade level; subject area; years teaching)
- Scaled items that address perspectives on content and value of program elements (e.g. how often beginning teachers meet with mentors and engage in mentoring activities; how the program has improved beginning teacher instruction; which program elements need more emphasis; how effective a mentor feels in specific skills)
- Questions that invite open-ended responses (e.g., what are the most valuable aspects of the support program? Or what are your most challenging working conditions.)
though most programs make use of the Core Set of Questions the survey is an adaptable tool. We provide you with a link to view each complete survey. You will be able to decide if your program would like to:
- Use the Core Set of Questions (included for the basic fee of $4,000)
- Make additions or deletions to the Core Set of Questions ($65.00 per hour of work by researcher)
- Work with researcher to develop a custom survey or to consult about the development of question additions to meet your specific needs ($100.00 per hour)
The Induction Survey also includes:
- Administration
- Weekly Response Rates
- Support to Participants during Administration
- Option of a Customizable Website
Basic Reports
Within three weeks of completing administration you will receive a binder of the results from each survey. The binder will include:
- Two color copies of the reports from each survey-beginning teacher, mentor and site administrator-including closed and open-ended responses from all completed surveys.
- Confidential feedback for individual mentors: open-ended responses from beginning teachers, sorted by mentor. (To ensure confidentiality mentors must have at least three teachers who responded to the open-ended questions in order to receive their individual responses.)
- Core Question Survey Analysis
- Detailed report that identifies the "most" and "least" effective aspects of the program according to beginning teachers and mentors.
- Beginning Teachers: Identifies "most" and least frequent activities conducted with mentor. Provides information on how working with their mentor influences their teaching practices.
- Mentors: Identifies areas in which they felt "most" and "least" effective in working with their beginning teachers. Identifies areas in which they were "most" and "least" satisfied with the professional development they were provided.
Additional Reports
Every program has the option of ordering:
- Extra copies of any part(s) of the report
- An electronic version of the reports from any of the three surveys
- Reports sorted by district
- Excel sheet reports of raw data from any of the three surveys
- Open-ended or scaled responses from beginning teachers, sorted and identified by mentor. Beginning teacher responses will remain anonymous. If selected, mentors will be required to respond to a survey question to allow them to accept or decline your access to their mentee data.
Data Analysis
The NTC Research Team can provide data analysis for an additional fee.
Most programs find the following options useful:
Comparing Groups: Comparison of survey responses among survey groups, i.e. beginning teachers, mentors, and site administrators.
Complete Survey Analysis
- Analysis of Demographic information
- An analysis of responses around Working with Administrator
- An analysis of responses to Working with the Mentor
- Views of the Mentor on the Program
- Views of the Site Administrator on the Program
- A section comparing responses around Beginning Teacher Working Conditions
- A section on Beginning Teachers and Working with Colleagues
Presentation by a New Teacher Center Researcher
This 3-hour session includes:
- How to read, interpret, and make use of the survey results and analysis.
- Presentation of the survey results and analysis.
- Activities designed to provide participants the opportunity to interpret and share their understanding of the survey results.
For additional information,
contact Adele Hermann, 831-600-2250 or
Or, to view sample questions from the core beginning teacher survey please visit:
http://www.newteachersurvey.org/nts_default.taf?previewID=221&preview=yes
Summary of Costs
| Services | Description | Cost |
| Basic Survey |
|
$4,000 per 500 participants $5.00 per Intended Participant over 500 |
| Multiple Administration Periods | Administration of the Induction Survey at multiple points in the year | $1,000 per Additional Administration |
| Custom Survey Design / Consultation around Survey Design | Work with researcher to develop a custom survey or to consult about the development of question additions to meet your specific needs | $100 per Hour of work by researcher |
| Basic Item Changes to Core Survey Questions | Additions or deletions to the Core Set of Questions | $65 per Hour of work by researcher |
| Additional Copies of Reports | Extra copies of any part(s) of the report | $2.00 per Page |
| Reports Disaggregated by District | Individual districts may receive separate reports | $50 per District per Survey Report |
| Electronic Copies of Reports | Electronic copies of reports sent via email to program's survey lead | $50 per Survey Report |
| Beginning teacher open-ended or scaled responses sorted by mentor | Open-ended or scaled responses from beginning teachers, sorted and identified by mentor. Beginning teacher responses will remain anonymous. If selected, mentors will be required to respond to a survey question to allow them to accept or decline your access to their mentee data. | $3 per Mentor |
| Excel Files of Raw Survey Data | Excel Files of Raw Survey Data | $100 per Survey Report |
| Necessary Changes to Excel Files of Data Provided by Program | Any modifications which must be made by researcher to excel files provided by program | $65 per Hour of work by researcher |
| Survey Analysis: Comparing Groups | Comparison of survey responses among survey groups, i.e. beginning teachers, support providers, and site administrators. | $200 |
| Survey Analysis: Comparing Multiple Administration Periods | Comparison of survey responses across years/multiple administration periods | $1,000 to compare one to one $500 for each additional administration to be compared |
| Complete Survey Analysis | Complete analysis of responses to all three surveys | $500 |
| Presentation by NTC Researcher | A member of the NTC Research team will present your Complete Survey Analysis. | $200 per Hour of work by researcher |
