SMAS Student Survey

SAN MATEO ADULT SCHOOL SURVEY

October, 28-29 2013

PERCENTS

What do you expect from the Adult school? (Why you are here)
Room	41	22	26	23	45	46	20	40	44	25	42	47	High	Low	Total
Learn English	100%	88%	89%	81%	100%	93%	95%	96%	100%	81%	100%	96%	92%	95%	93%
Prepare for college	40%	17%	48%	43%	30%	33%	33%	4%	76%	14%	45%	20%	36%	32%	34%
Acquire cultural knowledge	47%	42%	22%	14%	35%	20%	43%	96%	95%	10%	20%	28%	33%	46%	40%
Find friends	53%	21%	19%	38%	13%	27%	29%	96%	81%	5%	50%	48%	30%	49%	40%
Adapt to life here	63%	42%	41%	24%	70%	40%	29%	0%	0%	0%	0%	64%	49%	19%	33%
Make social connections	33%	21%	22%	19%	22%	13%	14%	0%	0%	0%	0%	24%	24%	8%	15%
Job skills	23%	0%	33%	0%	87%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	35%	32%	29%	10%	19%
Becoming a citizen	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	19%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3%	1%
Be able to talk to people	3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	5%	0%	5%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%
Good teachers	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Build my future	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%
Be able to help my children	0%	0%	0%	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%

What might prevent you from coming here?
Room		41		22		26		23		45		46		20		40		44		25		42		47		High		Low	Total
Childcare		10%		29%		44%		33%		13%		53%		19%		0%		24%		29%		25%		24%		26%		23%	24%
Transportation		13%		17%		19%		29%		17%		47%		33%		0%		10%		5%		10%		16%		18%		16%	17%
Location		13%		8%		15%		14%		35%		7%		14%		0%		0%		0%		0%		20%		17%		6%	11%
Cost		7%		0%		7%		5%		4%		13%		29%		0%		14%		0%		5%		20%		5%		12%	8%
Job schedule		27%		17%		26%		52%		35%		7%		29%		0%		52%		5%		45%		24%		30%		23%	27%
Family problems		13%		29%		15%		5%		17%		0%		29%		0%		48%		5%		30%		4%		16%		16%	16%
Health issue		20%		21%		15%		10%		9%		0%		5%		0%		38%		24%		50%		16%		15%		19%	17%
Volunteering in my child’s school		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		5%		0%		0%		0%		0%		1%	0%
Weather		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		4%		0%		1%	0%
How has the Adult School helped you so far?
Room	41		22		26		23		45		46		20		40		44		25		42		47		High		Low			Total
I understand life in the USA better	77%		67%		78%		62%		61%		60%		100%		96%		76%		71%		85%		80%		70%		82%			76%
I made new friends	77%		46%		44%		43%		35%		27%		29%		96%		86%		57%		75%		60%		50%		63%			57%
I feel more confident	97%		71%		56%		29%		61%		20%		57%		96%		81%		43%		70%		36%		65%		59%			62%
I dare to speak with native speakers	60%		46%		52%		24%		52%		27%		43%		52%		90%		71%		65%		52%		48%		58%			54%
I really feel myself as a part of the community	37%		46%		26%		14%		35%		33%		33%		13%		90%		19%		30%		28%		32%		35%			34%
I am able to help my children in their school more effectively	33%		25%		22%		29%		26%		27%		0%		4%		33%		33%		25%		8%		27%		18%			22%
I am ready to look for a job	23%		13%		33%		24%		22%		27%		29%		0%		43%		38%		20%		20%		23%		25%			24%
I got a job	17%		4%		11%		10%		9%		7%		29%		0%		38%		0%		0%		16%		10%		13%			12%
I got a better job	7%		0%		19%		5%		13%		13%		24%		0%		33%		0%		25%		20%		9%		16%			13%
I was able to solve a problem with new English and cultural knowledge	67%		29%		41%		38%		48%		7%		38%		9%		29%		10%		5%		32%		46%		19%			31%
I became a citizen	7%		17%		11%		0%		22%		7%		5%		4%		0%		14%		25%		12%		11%		10%			10%
It made me motivated in learning English	3%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		4%		1%		1%			1%
I have loved Americans more	0%		0%		0%		0%		4%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		1%		0%			0%
I have improved Grammar	0%		0%		0%		5%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		1%		0%			0%
I understand other peoples' culture	0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		0%		30%		0%		0%		4%			2%

What did you need that you didn’t get in the Adult School?
Room	41	22	26	23	45	46	20	40	44	25	42	47	High	Low	Total
ESL childcare exchange	13%	4%	41%	19%	9%	33%	5%	0%	43%	38%	15%	4%	18%	18%	18%
Public speakers courses	27%	33%	30%	29%	43%	0%	19%	13%	52%	0%	80%	0%	32%	23%	27%
Classes about American culture*	33%	42%	30%	38%	57%	33%	14%	13%	52%	48%	25%	20%	39%	29%	34%
Professional oriented classes**	43%	33%	26%	0%	39%	27%	19%	13%	76%	38%	30%	60%	30%	38%	34%
Evening Conversation classes	13%	4%	41%	19%	9%	33%	5%	0%	43%	38%	15%	4%	18%	18%	18%
Preparing to TOEFL	27%	33%	30%	29%	43%	0%	19%	13%	52%	0%	80%	0%	32%	23%	27%
Library	33%	42%	30%	38%	57%	33%	14%	13%	52%	48%	25%	20%	39%	29%	34%

* Music, history, dances, literature

**Programming, cooking, business, accounting, nursing, dancing, music, art

If you have ever tried CSM classes, why are you still attending the Adult school?
Room	41	22	26	23	45	46	20	40	44	25	42	47	High	Low	Total
Yes	13%	4%	11%	24%	9%	13%	5%	0%	14%	0%	10%	0%	12%	5%	16%
CSM is too difficult	3%	0%	0%	0%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	1%
CSM's schedule is not flexible	3%	0%	4%	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	2%
CSM is more expensive	0%	0%	0%	5%	0%	0%	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%
CSM is not enough for me	7%	0%	4%	10%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	5%	0%	4%
I take special courses	0%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%

If you have never tried CSM classes, why?
Room	41	22	26	23	45	46	20	40	44	25	42	47	High	Low	Total
No	87%	79%	89%	67%	70%	33%	90%	0%	76%	100%	90%	80%	79%	68%	73%
CSM is too difficult	0%	0%	11%	0%	91%	0%	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	24%	19%	5%	11%
CSM's schedule is not flexible	13%	8%	19%	14%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	8%	11%	1%	6%
CSM is more expensive	13%	4%	0%	0%	9%	0%	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%	6%	1%	3%
I'm not ready	20%	21%	26%	19%	48%	20%	81%	0%	0%	0%	0%	32%	26%	19%	23%
I don't need it	7%	8%	4%	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	5%	0%	2%
I'm not a resident	7%	17%	7%	0%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	7%	0%	3%
I don't have a HSDG	3%	0%	4%	10%	0%	0%	10%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3%	1%	2%
No classes I need	3%	4%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	1%
I love my school	3%	4%	4%	0%	9%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%	0%	2%