Here is an 2015 AERA proposal that summarizes some of the results of the study.
We received 853 responses to the survey including at least one response from every state. The following map represents the distribution of responses across the continental US. Not pictured is a single response from Alaska and one from Hawaii.
Participants were divided across the following content areas:
- Science Education: 270 (31.7 %)
- Mathematics Education:309 (36.2%)
- English / Language Arts: 244 (28.6)
- Technology Integration: 225 (26.4%)
Participants were divided across the following positions at their institution:
Totoal | Percent | |
Tenure-track Faculty | 608 | 71.3 |
Non-Tenure Track Faculty | ||
Instructor | 42 | 4.9 |
Clinical Faculty | 25 | 2.9 |
Visiting Faculty | 3 | .4 |
Program Coordinator | 43 | 5.2 |
Graduate Teacher Education Coordinator | 9 | 1.1 |
Undergraduate Teacher Education Coordinator | 14 | 1.7 |
Adjunct Faculty | 37 | 4.5 |
Other | 48 | 5.8 |
Missing Responses | 24 | 2.8 |
Participants represented 550 different institutions.
The following degrees are offered at these institutions:
Totoal | Percent | |
Associate’s Degree | 126 | 14.8 |
Two but less than 4 degree certificate | 28 | 3.3 |
Bachelors Degree | 741 | 86.9 |
Pot-baccalaureate certficate | 349 | 40.9 |
Masters degree | 720 | 84.4 |
Post Masters certificate | 239 | 28 |
Doctorate – research | 323 | 37.9 |
Doctorate – professional practice | 383 | 44.9 |
Other | 28 | 3.3 |
When asked: Relative to all the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are required to effectively prepare new teachers for the classroom, how would you rate preparing them to integrate technology into their teaching (0=not important – 10=very important).
- 417 responded
- Mean: 7.88
- Median: 8
- Standard Deviation: 1.879
When asked: Approximately, how many total Undergraduate and Graduate students attend your institution as of the 2013- 2014 academic year?
Frequency |
Percent |
||
Under 1,000 |
25 |
3.1 |
|
1,000 – 9,999 |
426 |
52.8 |
|
10,000 – 19,999 |
185 |
22.9 |
|
20,000 – 29,999 |
92 |
11.4 |
|
30,000 – 39,999 |
38 |
4.7 |
|
40,000 – 49,999 |
20 |
2.5 |
|
50,000 – 59,999 |
10 |
1.2 |
|
60,000 – 69,999 |
5 |
.6 |
|
70,000+ |
6 |
.7 |
|
Total | 807 |
When asked: For what K-12 grades do you personally prepare teachers? N=812
- Early Childhood / Elementary only n- 87 (11%)
- Middle School only – 8 (.01%)
- High School only- 49- (6%)
- Elementary and Middle School – 69 (8%)
- Middle School and High School 188 (23%)
- Early Childhood / Elementary,Middle School/and High School – 393 (48%)
How many years have you been a teacher educator?
- Mean: 16.4 (N=772)
How many years have you been a K-12 classroom teacher?
- Mean: 10.57 (N=772)
- 80 participants (10.4)% had never been a classroom teacher
Graduates from participants’ programs were placed in the following kinds of districts. (N=806)
- Placement in Urban Schools (27.33%)
- Placement in Suburban Schools (33%)
- Placement in Rural Schools (23.8%)
- Placement in Online Schools (15.9%)
In response to: Do you know about how many teachers your institution graduated in the 2012-2013 academic year? (n=793)
- Yes (54.4%)
- No (45.6%)
Of those who knew the number of teachers graduated, they estimated 70, 410 teachers graduated from their institutions in 2011-2012.
Approximately, what percentage of your pre-service teachers have taken a fully online course at your institution?
Frequency |
Percent |
||
Don’t Know |
128 |
16.7 |
|
.00 |
133 |
17.4 |
|
1.00 |
161 |
21.0 |
|
2.00 |
6 |
.8 |
|
3.00 |
1 |
.1 |
|
5.00 |
19 |
2.5 |
|
10.00 |
47 |
6.1 |
|
15.00 |
10 |
1.3 |
|
20.00 |
35 |
4.6 |
|
23.00 |
1 |
.1 |
|
25.00 |
8 |
1.0 |
|
30.00 |
8 |
1.0 |
|
40.00 |
13 |
1.7 |
|
45.00 |
2 |
.3 |
|
50.00 |
23 |
3.0 |
|
60.00 |
17 |
2.2 |
|
70.00 |
12 |
1.6 |
|
75.00 |
19 |
2.5 |
|
79.00 |
1 |
.1 |
|
80.00 |
26 |
3.4 |
|
85.00 |
2 |
.3 |
|
90.00 |
19 |
2.5 |
|
95.00 |
8 |
1.0 |
|
98.00 |
1 |
.1 |
|
100.00 |
66 |
8.6 |
|
Total |
766 |
100.0 |
I have posted the frequency responses to some of the questions on a Google Doc.
Link to results for English / Language Arts.