NNCC Training Assessment Instrument 1

TRAINING 1

Assessment Instrument Title: Survey Questions

Target Audience: Head Start parents and Child Care providers in Guam (Fall, 1995)

Comments about this tool: Used the information to plan a 2 day conference on the Young Child

Contact who has experience using this assessment instrument:
Teri Nolen
tnolen@uog9.uog.edu
(671)735-2028 or (671)735-2022-3

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Circle your interest level in receiving training on each of the following topics.
Note: "1" means "very little" and "5" means "a lot" of interest

1 2 3 4 5 SUPPORT GROUP FORMATION (Examples below)

How parents can organize to support each other and their children
Advocating for children's issues
Finding, using, and creating community resources

Appropriate expectations at different stages and ages
Family rules
Communication

How can I get my child(ren) to eat the right amont?
What foods should I encourage/discourage?
How to tell if my child is growing properly?

Educational requirements for child care providers
Enhancing parent involvement
Creating nurturing environments for children/families

Observation skills
How children influence and respond to what happens around them
Negotiated learning---children, care providers, teachers, parents

Suggestions/Comments:__________________________________________________________
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ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAINING TOPICS (PLEASE LIST)
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Please circle how important the following features of training are to you.
Note: "1" means "no Importance" and "5" means "extremely Important"

HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU IS CREDIT FOR TRAINING?

1 2 3 4 5 Continuing education units

1 2 3 4 5 Certificate program

1 2 3 4 5 Course for college credit

IN WHAT SETTING DO YOU PREFER TO RECEIVE TRAINING?

1 2 3 4 5 Workshops

1 2 3 4 5 Professional association conference

1 2 3 4 5 Visiting/observing in centers/schools

1 2 3 4 5 Reading or watching videotape at home

1 2 3 4 5 Enrolling in a course

Please check as many of the following descriptions as apply to you:

CHILDREN IN YOUR CARE

___1. My own children
___2. Children of family members and friends who work outside their homes
___3. Other people's children

HOW OFTEN DO YOU PROVIDE CARE?

___4. Daily
___5. After school
___6. Holidays and vacations
___7. Other, please specify _______________________________________________________________

SETTING IN WHICH YOU PROVIDE CARE

___8. In my own home
___9. In a child care center
___10. In a school
___11. Other, please specify ___________________________

LICENSED?

___12. YES
___13. NO

YOUR EDUCATION LEVEL

___14. Below high school
___15. High school diploma or GED
___16. Some college
___17. College graduate
___18. Post graduate degree

PREVIOUS TRAINING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

___19. Workshops
___20. Certificate program in ECE
___21. College major/minor in ECE

THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE SURVEY

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ENTRY DATE:: May 1998