Survey Results

Page: Math Survey

1. Please indicate the school and grade level for the child whose experiences you will describe in this survey.

answered question

1,188

skipped question

15

School
	Addison	Barron Park	Juana Briones	Duveneck	El Carmelo	Escondido	Fairmeadow	Walter Hays	Hoover	Lucille Nixon	Ohlone	Palo Verde	Response Count
Please select one response from each drop down box.	8.1% (96)	4.1% (48)	5.8% (69)	13.0% (154)	8.4% (100)	10.6% (125)	7.9% (94)	9.0% (106)	5.7% (68)	8.6% (102)	9.6% (114)	9.1% (108)	1,184

Grade
	Kindergarten	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Response Count
Please select one response from each drop down box.	17.2% (201)	17.8% (209)	17.8% (209)	16.8% (197)	16.1% (189)	14.2% (166)	1,171

2. Please choose the phrase below that best describes your child’s classroom learning experiences this school year.
	answered question				1,199
	skipped question				4
	Too challenging	Appropriately challenging	Not challenging enough	No opinion/don't know/unsure	Rating Count
Mathematics	2.5% (30)	53.9% (646)	43.0% (516)	0.6% (7)	1,199
Language Arts	1.8% (21)	74.6% (871)	22.2% (259)	1.5% (17)	1,168
Science	0.3% (3)	70.7% (827)	25.0% (292)	4.0% (47)	1,169
Social Studies	0.7% (8)	76.7% (894)	14.8% (172)	7.9% (92)	1,166

3. Do you feel that your child needs extra help in math, in addition to what is already provided in the classroom, through the homework and/or other school programs and activities?
	answered question		1,192
	skipped question		11
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		37.2%	443
No		62.8%	749

4. Do you provide any kind of supplemental math assistance, outside of school, for your child?
	answered question		1,195
	skipped question		8
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		57.2%	684
No		42.8%	511

5. If your child received supplemental assistance in mathematics during the school year, please indicate the kind(s) of services he or she received, and the frequency of those services.
	answered question					954
	skipped question					249
	Not applicable	Less than one hour per week	1-2 hours per week	2-4 hours per week	4 or more hours per week	Rating Count
Private math tutor	93.5% (651)	1.7% (12)	3.7% (26)	0.9% (6)	0.1% (1)	696
Private math program after school or on weekends (e.g. Kumon, Score, F4E, Classic Math)	78.4% (589)	2.5% (19)	14.0% (105)	4.3% (32)	0.8% (6)	751
Cultural program with a math component	94.2% (637)	1.3% (9)	1.9% (13)	1.6% (11)	0.9% (6)	676
Supplemental math practice materials, not provided by the school (workbooks, software, web-based programs, etc.)	44.5% (349)	25.1% (197)	23.0% (180)	5.9% (46)	1.5% (12)	784
Comprehensive on-line math programs (as opposed to practice only) such as EPGY, CTY, or ALEKS	79.4% (556)	10.1% (71)	7.6% (53)	2.3% (16)	0.6% (4)	700
Regular math tutoring by sibling or parent	43.8% (348)	26.5% (211)	20.6% (164)	6.7% (53)	2.4% (19)	795
District-sponsored math program or math club (before or after school, or on Saturday)	97.2% (652)	0.9% (6)	1.3% (9)	0.6% (4)	0.0% (0)	671
Other (You may specify in comment box below.)	87.1% (507)	6.0% (35)	4.8% (28)	1.7% (10)	0.3% (2)	582
Other, specifically:						153

6. Did your child receive supplemental assistance in mathematics during the summer of 2008?
	answered question		1,184
	skipped question		19
		Response Percent	Response Count
No.		81.7%	967
Yes, district-sponsored summer program.		2.0%	24
Yes, private summer program (perhaps including something listed in item 5 above)		16.3%	193

7. If your child received supplemental assistance in mathematics this school year, please indicate the reasons for those services.
	answered question			640
	skipped question			563
	A main reason	Part of the reason	Not part of the reason	Rating Count
My child needs to be more challenged in math	51.0% (284)	23.2% (129)	25.9% (144)	557
My child needs a greater variety of math activities	31.2% (159)	34.2% (174)	34.6% (176)	509
My child needs to do better in math	29.5% (144)	25.4% (124)	45.1% (220)	488
My child needs more help to keep up with the classroom instruction in math	17.5% (84)	18.5% (89)	64.0% (307)	480
My child needs more help to compete with his or her peers in math	12.8% (60)	21.0% (98)	66.2% (309)	467
My child needs to improve his or her general organizational skills, time management, and/or study skills	18.4% (89)	33.0% (160)	48.7% (236)	485
My child needs more support for his or her learning needs/styles	19.9% (94)	23.0% (109)	57.1% (270)	473
My child likes math!	42.9% (225)	25.9% (136)	31.2% (164)	525
Other (You may specify in comment box below.)	31.8% (78)	10.2% (25)	58.0% (142)	245
Other, specifically:				150

8. Do you regularly help your child with his or her math homework?
	answered question		1,171
	skipped question		32
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		46.5%	545
No		53.5%	626

9. If “Yes,” when you are helping your child with math homework, are the materials and/or the assignments from the school clear and understandable so that you feel you can effectively support your child’s learning?
	answered question			668
	skipped question			535
	Usually clear and understandable	Could be more clear, more understandable	The materials are often confusing and/or not clear	Rating Count
Math homework assignments and materials	71.3% (476)	23.4% (156)	5.4% (36)	668

10. Please feel free to comment below on this issue and/or the survey.
	answered question	395
	skipped question	808
		Response Count
		395