1) In your teaching of your TARGET CLASS, how often have you asked students to do the following

Almost never

A few times a semester

1 - 3 times per month

1 - 3 times per week

Almost daily

Mean

SD

a. Investigate topics or issues that are relevant to their family or community?

454

187

26

0

0

1.36

0.338

68.1%

28%

3.9%

0%

0%

b. Apply what they are learning to local situations, issues or problems?

551

103

13

0

0

1.19

0.878

82.6%

15.4%

1.9%

0%

0%

c. Talk to one or more members of the community about a class project or activity?

519

146

2

0

0

1.22

0.626

77.8%

21.9%

0.3%

0%

0%

d. Analyze how different stakeholder groups or community members view an issue?

536

64

64

0

3

1.30

0.988

80.4%

9.6%

9.6%

0%

0.4%

e. Respond to a question or task in a way that weighs the concerns of different community members or groups?

454

187

26

0

0

1.36

0.355

68.1%

28%

3.9%

0%

0%

Average

1.28

2) To what extent do you agree with these statements about your TARGET CLASS?

Not really

To a minor extent

To a moderate extent

To a great extent

To a very great extent

Mean

SD

a. I have tried to develop students’ skills in making local connections

622

14

28

3

0

1.12

0.221

92.8%

2.1%

4.2%

0.4%

0%

b. Most students have learned to make local connections while in my class

622

45

0

0

0

1.07

0.212

92.8%

6.7%

0%

0%

0%

c. I have been able to effectively assess students’ skills in making local connections

653

14

0

0

0

1.02

0.131

97.5%

2.1%

0%

0%

0%