LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT FOR PRIMARY GRADES (Grade Three)

EXAMINEE’S DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE

This questionnaire is not a test. It consists of 11 items asking information about yourself, your teachers and your school. Some items require more than one answer. Read and answer each question. In your answer sheet, blacken the circle which contains the letter of your answer. Do not leave any item unanswered.

  1. Which of the following problems has affected your studies?

  1. Lingering illness
  2. Financial problem
  3. Rigid school rules and regulations
  4. Family problem
  5. Emotional problem
  6. Mental torture
  7. Cannot understand the lessons because presentation is very fast
  8. Limited access to learning resources
  9. Distance of school from home

  1. Before you enter grade one, which of the following preschools have you entered?

  1. Day Care Center
  2. Private Nursery School
  3. Kindergarten in Private School
  4. Kindergarten in Public School
  5. None of the above

  1. What reading materials do you have at home that could help you in your studies?

  1. Textbooks given by the school.
  2. Textbooks and newspapers
  3. Textbooks, supplementary books, newspapers and magazines
  4. Textbooks, supplementary books, newspapers, magazines and dictionary
  5. Textbooks, supplementary books, newspapers, magazines, dictionary and encyclopaedia
  6. None of the above

  1. What broadcast media and electronic communication facilities do you have at home which you think have helped you in your studies?

  1. Radio
  2. Radio and television set
  3. Radio, television set, and telephone / cellphone
  4. Radio, television set, telephone / cellphone and computer unit
  5. Computer unit with internet connections / subscriptions
  6. None of the above

  1. Which of the following classes do you belong?

  1. Morning session
  2. Afternoon session
  3. Morning and afternoon session
  4. Night session

  1. Were you given remedial instruction in grade 1?
  1. Yes
  2. No

  1. If yes, what subject/s?

  1. English only
  2. Science only
  3. Math only
  4. English and Science only
  5. English and Math
  6. Science and Math
  7. English, Science and Math

  1. Which of the following methods was usually used by your teachers in reteaching your unmastered lessons?

  1. Giving examples
  2. Explaining the lessons clearly
  3. Using several teaching devices
  4. Giving varied examples  on board or on our seats
  5. Reading the lesson in the book then asking questions
  6. Reading the lesson on the board then asking questions
  7. Grouping students then letting students answer problems
  8. Grouping students then letting students dramatize the lesson
  9. Giving assignment then asking questions about the assignment
  10. Assigning a lesson the letting students discuss on the next day

  1. How many are you (children) in the family?

  1. Only child
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four
  5. Five
  6. Six
  7. Seven
  8. Eight
  9. More than eight

  1. Which of the following is the main source of income of your family?

  1. Salary from domestic employment
  2. Salary from employment abroad
  3. Family business
  4. Income from farming / fishing
  5. Both farming / fishing and business

  1. Which of the following is done mostly by people who support you in your studies?

  1. Assisting me in my home works or projects
  2. Not attending to my needs and problems in school
  3. Conducting research work to answer my home works
  4. Providing educational materials such as reference books
  5. Tutoring me to help me cope with my learning deficiencies
  6. Checking me always if I have studied or done my assignment

  1. Which of the following teaching strategies is often used by your English teachers from grade 1 to present?
  1. Conducting lecture followed by question and answer technique to check if we have understood the lesson.
  2. Reading the subject matter from the book then followed by question and answer technique
  3. Presenting first the concept / theory followed by a variety of examples and / or situational roles and then application of concept
  4. Reading the subject matter written on the boards or manila paper followed by discussion and followed by question and answer technique
  5. Presenting varied examples of situational cases first then followed by the generalization of concept
  6. Presenting the lesson with unlocking of difficulties or vocabulary building and use of teaching devices such as concrete materials
  7. Lesson in one subject in integrated with concepts from other subject areas
  8. Conducting discovery approach or experimental technique by group of students to solve a problem

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