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Student’s View: Adolescent Learner

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Welcome to the Schools Attuned Student's View! All students have strengths and weaknesses that impact their experience in school. This

online survey asks you to think about your own school experience. It is intended to help

you and your teachers better understand how you learn and what school is like for you. The Student’s View The first section of the Student’s View – General Strengths and Weaknesses – asks you

to tell about the aspects of school that are easy for you and the aspects that are more

difficult for you. In the Affinities section, you can tell about the things you really like to do

and learn about – both at school and outside of school.

The other sections focus on different academic subjects. Select 3 subject areas to complete –

(1) the subject you consider to be your best (2) the one that is the most difficult for you (3) the subject you like the best of all your classes

Within each subject area is a list of tasks or activities often required in that class. Mark the box that describes how easy or difficult that task is for you in that subject. You will find some tasks repeated across subjects. Be sure to think about the subject

area as you respond and feel free to respond differently for different subjects (e.g.,

remembering important information may be easier in Science than it is in History.)

There are no right or wrong answers for the items in this survey; you won’t be graded,

so please be very honest.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about how you learn best!


General Strengths and Weaknesses Everyone has things they do well and things that are difficult. Think about the things you do well in school and after school. What kinds of things are hard for you? Tell about your strengths and weaknesses by answering the follow questions. List up to 4 areas you consider to be your strengths.

1. History

2. Playing sports

3. Talking about current events

4. List up to 3 areas you consider to be weak for you.

1. Spanish

2. Staying organized

3. What strategies have you tried that worked?

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2.

3. What strategies have you tried that didn’t work?

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Affinities An affinity is something that a person really loves to do or learn about. Affinities may be activities or skills (like playing a musical instrument). Affinities may also be topics or interest areas (like animals). An affinity can be something a person does or learns in school (like math) or outside of school (like skateboarding). A person DOES NOT have to be good at something for it to be an affinity. He/she just has to really love to do or learn about the activity or topic. From the list below, indicate the activities or topics that you think are your child's affinities. You can also add affinities to the list. __ Acting/drama X Pets/animals

__ Bicycle riding/skateboarding __ Playing a musical instrument

__ Board games __ Playing individual sports, such as:

__ Building things _________________________________

__ Cars/motorcycles __ Playing team sports such as: _________________________________

__ Clubs or organized group activities (e.g., Scouts or 4-H)

__ Putting together models

__ Collecting things, such as: X Politics/Current Events

________________________________ __ Reading comic books

__ Cooking __ Reading literature (e.g., stories, novels)

__ Dancing __ Religious activities

__ Electronic games __ Science

__ Fine Arts (e.g., drawing, sculpting) __ Sewing

__ Fishing or hunting __ Singing

__ Fixing or repairing things __ Taking care of younger children

__ Foreign languages __ Using a computer for schoolwork

X History/Politics/Current Events __ Using a computer for non-school activities

__ Learning about Famous People __ Watching/following sports

X Listening to Music X Writing stories/poems

__ Mathematics X Other:

__ Other Cultures and Countries Hiking


English

Think about yourself in your English class as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in your English class.

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Understanding ideas and concepts in class

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Remembering details from passages that I read

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Answering questions on reading comprehension tests

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Applying grammar rules to my writing

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Using vocabulary words that I've just learned

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Reading at an appropriate speed (e.g., not too quickly, not too slowly)

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Knowing what information is most important to share when I talk or write

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Coming up with my own original thoughts and ideas

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Understanding and following the teacher's directions correctly

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English (continued)

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Meeting deadlines and getting my work in on time

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Keeping my notebook and other class materials organized

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Using strategies to deal with difficult tasks

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Thinking and planning before starting my work

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Staying alert without fidgeting or doing things with my hands and feet

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Listening to the teacher talk without feeling tired

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Sharing my thoughts during class discussions (If this is hard for you, please respond to the items in the Oral Language section.)

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Writing papers, reports and essays (If this is hard for you, please respond to the items in the Written Output section.)

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Getting along with my classmates (If this is hard for you, please respond to the items in the Relating to Other Students section.)

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Social Sciences (e.g., History, Geography)

Think about yourself in your Social Sciences class as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in your Social Sciences class.

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Using concepts that I learn in class to solve problems or answer questions

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Using maps, graphs, and diagrams

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Connecting new information to what I already know

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Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of other peoples' ideas

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Remembering facts for tests

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Understanding cause and effect relationships

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Putting events in chronological order

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Understanding ideas and concepts I learn in class

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Social Sciences (continued)

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Knowing what's important and what isn't during a lesson

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Social Sciences (continued)

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Physical and Biological Sciences (e.g., Chemistry, Biology, Physics) Think about yourself in your Physical or Biological Science class as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in your Physical or Biological Science class.

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Understanding ideas and concepts in class

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Understanding cause and effect relationships

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Connecting new scientific information to what I already know

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Using graphs, charts, flow sheets and diagrams

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Using scientific terms correctly

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Remembering and using symbols (e.g., in chemical formulas, on the periodic table, in physics formulas)

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Using formulas and rules I learn in class to solve new problems and questions

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Using the equipment in a science lab

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Knowing what's important and what isn't during a lesson

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Physical and Biological Sciences (continued)

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Remembering important information for tests and quizzes

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Mathematics Think about yourself in your Math class as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in your Math class.

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Using mathematic terms correctly

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Avoiding careless errors

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Remembering facts and concepts that I learned in previous math classes

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Understanding concepts that I learn in class

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Using math processes and procedures to solve problems

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Solving math problems step by step

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Working at a pace that is appropriate for the task

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Figuring out what information is important and what isn't in word problems

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Mathematics (continued)

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Holding several things in my mind at the same time while I am working

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Using the best sequence of steps to solve math problems

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Mathematics (continued)

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Foreign Language (or ESL)

Think about yourself in your Foreign Language class as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in your Foreign Language class.

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Understanding new vocabulary words

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Pronouncing words in a new language

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Coming up with thoughts and ideas while speaking a new language

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Understanding the meaning of passages that I read

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Remembering details from passages that I read

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Writing complete sentences in a new language

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Applying grammar rules to my writing

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Physical Education

Think about yourself in your Physical Education class as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in your Physical Education class.

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Catching, dribbling and throwing a ball

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Playing team sports like soccer, baseball, volleyball or basketball

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Playing individual sports like hiking, running, or jumping rope.

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Performing a procedure after someone shows me how to do it

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Remembering what I am supposed to do in the middle of a game or activity

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Remembering how to do athletic skills that I learned previously

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Understanding and following the rules of a game

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NOTE: This section not completed by Colin.


Physical Education (continued)

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Keeping my materials for class organized

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Art

Think about yourself in your Art class as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in your Art class.

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Using tools such as brushes, scissors, etc.

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Planning art projects effectively

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Understanding the difference between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes

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Remembering artistic skills and techniques

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Completing tasks step by step

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Perform a technique after someone shows me how to do it

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Understanding and following my teacher's directions correctly

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Music and Drama

Think about yourself in your Music or Drama class as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in your Music or Drama class.

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Moving and using my body to communicate on stage

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Remembering my lines in a play or the music to a song

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Reading a musical score

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Learning new skills and techniques

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Controlling the muscles in my fingers to play a musical instrument

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Other Class or Afterschool Activity

Think about yourself in any class or after-school activity as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you in this setting.

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Remembering information or skills that I learned in class

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Holding several things in my mind at the same time while I am working

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Understanding concepts that I learn in class

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Performing a procedure or technique after someone shows me how to do it

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Using information or skills that I already know to solve problems or answer questions

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Knowing what information is important to remember

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Meeting deadlines, getting my work in on time, and getting to where I am going on time

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Other Class or Afterschool Activity (continued)

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Using rules or procedures to solve problems or answer questions

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Understanding and following my teacher's directions correctly

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Other Class or Afterschool Activity (continued)

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Oral Language

Think about your ability to communicate through talking as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you when you speak.

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Elaborating on my thoughts and ideas

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Sticking to the topic when I talk (i.e., only sharing ideas related to the topic)

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Using enough facts when discussing concepts

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Explaining concepts that are technical (e.g., chemical reactions) or abstract (e.g., democracy).

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Finding the best order for sharing ideas

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Using terms related to a topic when I speak about that topic

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Finding the right words to use when I talk

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Telling more about an idea or using different words to share my thinking in another way

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Knowing right away what I want to say about a topic or in response to a question

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Written Output

Think about your ability to communicate through writing as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you when you write.

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Spelling words accurately

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Applying punctuation rules to my writing

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Producing handwriting that is neat and easy to read

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Writing an appropriate amount for the assignment

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Writing at a pace that is appropriate for the task

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Organizing my ideas in a logical sequence

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Typing effectively on a keyboard

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Written Output (continued)

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Remembering my audience when I write a paper or story

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Revising and editing my work

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Relating to Other Students

Think about your ability to get along with other students as you read each statement below. Use the scale to describe how easy or difficult each task is for you when you are interacting with other people.

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Disagreeing with someone without getting into a fight

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Understanding what's funny about jokes and humorous stories my friends tell

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Interacting with my classmates without having to control the situation

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Knowing when it is okay to be funny and joke around

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Using the same kinds of words as other kids my age (their lingo)

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Joining a group conversation

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Relating to Other Students (continued)

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Knowing when someone is feeling sad or upset

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