Aalya School Parent Survey Results 2016-2017
Parent Survey Results Academic Year 2016/2017 September 2017
Research Office The Research Office conducts surveys to gather qualitative and quantitative data for research projects. Therefore, in order to collect objective, unbiased information from a representative group of stakeholders, the Research office conducts routine surveys on student, parent, teacher and principal satisfaction in addition to adhoc surveys by request from internal and external sources. Although the surveys are usually conducted to gather input and data for research projects, they may also be used as stand-alone output. This report is useful for the policy and decision makers to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the schools from the parents perspective, which will help identify the various causal forces that influence parents satisfaction with their child s schooling. We strive to make the survey results available in a variety of formats and in a language that is appropriate to a variety of audiences. If you have any comments or suggestions about this report, we would like to hear from you. Please direct your comments to the following address: Research Office, Tel: 02 6150 000 Email: adec_survey@adec.ac.ae Website: http://www.adec.ac.ae
Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the respondents and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of. The parents responses are presented the way they were received. Caution should be exercised when generalizing the results to all parents and students in the school if the response rate is low.
Table of Content Report Summary 6 Strengths and Challenges 7 Participants' Profile 8 Parent's Overall Impression 10 School Leadership 11 Quality of Learning 12 Student Academic Achievement 13 Parental Engagement 14 School Safety 15 School Health 16 School code of conduct 17 Other Issues 18 Appendix 19
C1390 Aalya School School Type School Location Total Number of Students Total Responses Registered Confidence level* Public Al Ain 1404 63 Less than 80% Confidence Level Summary Measure Overall Average Scores out of 5 Overall Relative Scores* Parent's Overall Impression 3.95 32.4% Weak Academic Achievement 3.92 27.7% Weak Quality of Learning 3.85 19.0% Very Weak Parental Engagement 3.87 24.9% Weak Average Score (Out of 5)* School Safety 3.92 18.4% Very Weak School Health 3.92 40.3% Moderate 3.87 School Code of Conduct 3.86 33.8% Weak 0.281883 Weak School Leadership 3.72 28.9% Weak How does your average score compare to similar schools?* Color Your average score is higher than: 28.2% Range 0%-19% 20%-39% 40%-59% 60%-79% 80%-100% of the similar schools Class Very Weak Weak Moderate Strong Very Strong *Given the improvement of participation rate and other factors (Refer to the appendix), schools should be cautious when comparing the overall relative scores with those of last year. 6 of 23
Strengths and Challenges This section shows the participants' top and lowest rated aspects about their child's school: 1 HLT_CAFE Meals nutrition level 2 ACH_MATH Performance in mathematics course 3 EXT_VAREXT Extracurricular activities variety 4 HLT_DLC Meals likeness level 5 CDC_DISPLN School's discipline Strengths Challenges Teacher and student relationship 45 LRN_TCHREL Student's feeling about his/her teachers 44 LRN_TCHLIK Performance in Arabic course 43 ACH_ARB Performance in Islamic education course 42 ACH_ISLM Encouragement of volunteer works. 41 OTR_VLNT 7 of 23
7 Grade Number of Parents Grade 4 35 Grade 1 8 Grade 5 6 Grade 3 5 Grade 2 5 KG1 3 KG2 1 Grade 8 0 Number of Parents Grade 35 6 0 Grade 7 0 Grade 9 0 Grade 12 0 Grade 10 0 Grade 11 0 8 6 5 5 Number of Participants Grade 4 Grade 1 Grade 5 Grade 3 Grade 2 KG1 KG2 3 1 Participants' Profile Participants Distribution by Gender Male Female 6 41 The charts in this section present some demographic features of parents who participated in the survey as parent satisfaction of the school is often associated with these demographics. It is important that the readers bear this in mind when they go through this report. 8 of 23
Participants' Profile Less than 2 20 20-29 yea 4 Below high 10 30-39 yea Participants 16 Distribution by Age High Participants schoo 20 Distribution by 40-49 yea 5 Diploma af Education 2 Level 50 years ol 2 2, 4% Bachelor 9 High Diplom PhD 0 4 5, 11% Master deg 1 Master degree Less than 20 years old PhD 4 1 20, 43% 20-29 years old High Diploma (after 0 30-39 years old Bachelor 9 16, 34% 40-49 years old 50 years old or more Diploma after high school 2 High school degree 4, 8% Below high school 10 Number of Parents 20 The table below shows the participants distribution based on the number of year their children have been in the school (The table might contain some outliers) No. Years in the same school Number of Parents Less than 1 year 9 1 year 4 2 years 4 3 years 7 More than 3 years 16 9 of 23
Parent's Overall Impression This measure discusses the general level of confidence, attitude, and perceptions of parents about the image and reputation of their child's school. The higher the level of parent morale and loyalty, the more likely parents would keep their child in the school. Q Code Topics N Your School's Your School's Relative Your School's Relative Average Score Score Rating Average Sco MRL_RECO 1 Parent's recommendation of the school 54 3.98 31.2% Weak 4.12 MRL_SELEC 2 Level of parent's loyalty to the school 53 3.83 23.6% Weak 4.04 MRL_ENJO 3 Child's passion for the school 53 3.96 35.9% Weak 4.05 MRL_REPU 4 The school's reputation 52 4.00 30.0% Weak 4.16 MRL_SKLEX 5 Relative school's performance rating 53 3.83 26.8% Weak 4.04 MRL_MRLS 6 Overall parent's impression 53 4.08 47.1% Moderate 4.10 3.95 32% Your School's Average Score Average Score for The Similar Schools 3.98 4.12 4.04 4.05 3.96 4.00 4.16 4.04 4.08 4.10 3.83 3.83 Parent's Level of parent's recommendation of loyalty to the school the school Child's passion for the school The school's reputation Relative school's performance rating Overall parent's impression 10 of 23
School Leadership Effective leadership and management can contribute the school overall improvement by enhancing teacher working conditions, maintaining an effective partnership with students parents, monitoring students achievement and enhancing the overall school climate. The survey sought parents opinions about the school's principal and administration staff and their instructional role in the school. Q Code Topics N Your School's Your School's Relative Your School's Relative Average Score Score Rating Average Sco PRN_COM 7 The principal's relationship with parents 51 3.67 39.2% Weak 3.76 PRN_PAR 8 The principal's accessibility 51 3.71 23.6% Weak 3.93 PRN_STUBH 9 The principal's management of students' behavior 50 3.78 23.9% Weak 3.98 3.72 29% Your School's Average Score Average Score for The Similar Schools 3.93 3.98 3.67 3.76 3.71 3.78 The principal's relationship with parents The principal's accessibility The principal's management of students' behavior 11 of 23
Quality of Learning This satisfaction measure is constructed based on parents' response to questions concerning various aspects of the quality of learning, including teachers' instructional behaviors and strategies, student-teacher relationship, the provision of extracurricular activities. Q Code Topics N Your School's Your School's Relative Your School's Relative Average Score Score Rating Average Sco LRN_TCHEX 10 Teachers rating 51 3.80 9.7% Very Weak 4.10 LRN_TCHRE 11 Teacher and student relationship 51 3.73 1.7% Very Weak 4.17 LRN_TCHLI 12 Student's feeling about his/her teachers 51 3.84 2.5% Very Weak 4.19 LRN_LRNSA 13 Satisfaction with teaching quality 49 3.84 19.8% Very Weak 4.06 EXT_VAREX 14 Extracurricular activities variety 48 4.02 61.5% Strong 3.94 3.85 19% Your School's Average Score Average Score for The Similar Schools 3.80 4.10 3.73 4.17 4.19 3.84 3.84 4.06 4.02 3.94 Teachers rating Teacher and student relationship Student's feeling about his/her teachers Satisfaction with teaching quality Extracurricular activities variety 12 of 23
Academic Achievement One of the things that parents care about the most is their child's academic performance at school. Parent's satisfaction with student's academic achievement in Arabic, Islamic Studies, English, Mathematics, Science, and Art is shown below and when compared to similar schools. Q Code Topics N Your School's Your School's Relative Your School's Relative Average Score Score Rating Average Sco ACH_ISLM 15 Performance in Islamic education course 48 3.94 4.0% Very Weak 4.26 ACH_ARB 16 Performance in Arabic course 46 3.80 2.5% Very Weak 4.25 ACH_EN 17 Performance in English course 46 3.96 57.1% Moderate 3.96 ACH_MATH 18 Performance in mathematics course 45 3.98 70.8% Strong 3.98 ACH_SCI 19 Performance in science courses 38 3.89 24.2% Weak 4.34 ACH_ART 20 Performance in art courses 47 3.94 7.6% Very Weak 4.26 3.92 28% Your School's Average Score 4.26 4.25 Average Score for The Similar Schools 4.34 4.26 Parents' perception about their children's academic performance 3.94 Performance in Islamic education course 3.80 Performance in Arabic course 3.96 3.96 3.98 3.98 Performance in English course Performance in mathematics course 3.89 Performance in science courses 3.94 Performance in art courses Level Number of parents Poor 4 Below average 3 Average 11 Above average 9 Excellent 22 13 of 23
Parental Engagement The constructive communication between parents and schools as well as the active participation in schools activities are shown to be crucial factors for higher student achievement outcomes, which consequently lead to higher satisfaction among parents. Effective parental involvement entails a mutual sense of responsibility from both parents and schools towards the students educational attainment. Q Code Topics N Your School's Your School's Relative Your School's Relative Average Score Score Rating Average Sco PAR_HOM 21 Level of educational support at home 50 3.78 48.3% Moderate 3.79 PAR_SKCN 22 Level of communication about behavioral issues. 49 3.94 19.7% Very Weak 4.11 PAR_FRND 23 Level of friendliness of school administration. 49 3.82 6.5% Very Weak 4.16 PAR_WLCO 24 The feeling of being welcomed 49 3.88 13.6% Very Weak 4.14 PAR_ESYC 25 Communication level between parents and teachers 49 4.00 43.2% Moderate 4.04 PAR_OVRL 26 School's effective communication with parents 49 3.80 18.4% Very Weak 3.97 3.87 25% 3.78 Your School's Average Score Average Score for The Similar Schools 4.16 4.14 4.11 4.04 4.00 3.94 3.97 3.88 3.79 3.82 3.80 Level of educational support at home Level of communication about behavioral issues. Level of friendliness of school administration. The feeling of being welcomed Communication level between parents and teachers School's effective communication with parents 14 of 23
School Safety Q Code Topics N Your School's Your School's Relative Your School's Relative Average Score Score Rating Average Sco SFT_TRV 27 Level of transportation safety to/from school 53 3.98 15.6% Very Weak 4.22 SFT_SUP 28 Safety supervision during school day 52 3.92 16.6% Very Weak 4.15 SFT_SKL 29 Safety at school 52 4.06 27.0% Weak 4.20 SFT_BULL 30 School's role in handling bullying issues 53 3.74 14.4% Very Weak 4.01 3.92 18% Percentage of parents who reported that their children suffered the following bullying types once every week or more in 6 month: Bullying Form: N % SFT_FZCAL Level of physical bullying 54 13% SFT_VRBL Level of verbal bullying 54 15% SFT_SOL Level of social bullying 53 15% SFT_CYB Level of cyberbullying 53 11% SFT_TCR Level of teacher violence against students 54 11% 3.98 4.22 Level of transportation safety to/from school Your School's Average Score Average Score for The Similar Schools 3.92 4.15 4.06 4.20 Safety Safety at school supervision during school day 3.74 4.01 School's role in handling bullying issues 15 of 23
School Health While the focus on academic rigor and relevance remains essential to student achievement, an improvement in academic performance also requires increased support and the consideration of the health of students in attendance. Q Code Topics N Your School's Your School's Relative Your School's Relative Average Score Score Rating Average Sco HLT_CAFE 31 Meals nutrition level 49 4.08 89.3% Very Strong 3.83 HLT_DLC 32 Meals likeness level 51 3.75 59.6% Moderate 3.69 HLT_PRIC 33 Affordability of meal price 50 3.66 34.7% Weak 3.74 HLT_MEAL 34 School and healthy food habits 51 3.96 27.7% Weak 4.10 HLT_CLINIC 35 School clinic and child wellbeing 50 4.06 24.4% Weak 4.18 HLT_SPORT 36 School and participation in sports 49 3.96 20.8% Weak 4.12 HLT_CLEAN 37 School cleanliness 51 4.00 25.6% Weak 4.14 3.92 40% Your School's Average Score Average Score for The Similar Schools 4.08 3.96 4.10 4.06 4.18 3.96 4.12 4.14 4.00 3.83 3.75 3.69 3.74 3.66 Meals nutrition level Meals likeness level Affordability of meal price School and healthy food habits School clinic and child wellbeing School and participation in sports School cleanliness 16 of 23
School Code of Conduct Parents satisfaction and judgments of the school quality is strongly tied to its disciplined environment, students attitude and behavior, students interaction, school-community relationship and others. Parents were asked to rate these issues about their children s school. Q Code Topics N Your School's Your School's Relative Your School's Relative Average Score Score Rating Average Sco CDC_STUBH 38 Students' behaviors at school 53 3.43 11.4% Very Weak 3.78 CDC_DISPL 39 School's discipline 53 4.15 57.1% Moderate 4.11 CDC_RUL 40 Parent's awareness about rules and policies 53 3.98 33.0% Weak 4.09 3.86 34% Your School's Average Score Average Score for The Similar Schools 3.43 3.78 4.15 4.11 3.98 4.09 Students' behaviors at school School's discipline Parent's awareness about rules and policies 17 of 23
Other Issues Private Lessons: The following table lists the percentage of parents who reported that their children required private tutorials in the following subjects: Q Code Topics N Percentage of Parents* PVT_ARB 41 Needs for private lessons in Arabic 44 PVT_EN 42 Needs for private lessons in English 41 PVT_MATH 43 Needs for private lessons in Mathematics 41 PVT_SCI 44 Needs for private lessons in science courses 38 * The high scores indicate a strong need for private lessons. 50% 46% 46% 47% Other topics: Q Code Topics OTR_VRCU 45 Variety of Cultural activities 49 4.02 13.9% Very Weak OTR_UAEC 46 Promotion of UAE culture and values 49 4.22 23.0% Weak OTR_VLNT 47 Encouragement of volunteer works. 48 3.90 6.2% Very Weak N Your School's Average Score Your School's Relative Score Your School's Relative Rating 18 of 23
Appendix: Frequently Asked Questions Q1. How Scores Are Calculated? Average Score For Questions The average score for a question is simply the weighted average that is computed as: For Measures Where N is the total number of responses for a single category (i.e., Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, and Strongly Agree), i is the scale weight, and T was the total number of responses per question. The scores are on a score of 1-5 The measure scores are the average of all of the questions scores for that measure. These scores are also on a 1-5 scale. Relative Score For Questions The school s score represents the standardized/normalized average score. The calculation step: X: The average of question (Q) is computed for each school Y: The overall mean of schools averages is computed for question (Q) for similar schools Z: The standard deviation of schools averages is computed for question (Q) for similar schools The normalized score (z-score) is computed as: (X-Y)/Z To compare the school s standard score to other similar schools, we find the cumulative probability associated with the z-score. These scores are also on a 0-100 19 of 23
For Measures The measure scores are the average of all of the questions scores for that measure. These scores are also on a 0-100 scale. Q2. How to interpret the score? Example: Q3. What do colors mean? The relative score is NOT intended to rate the parents' opinion about the school. It is a useful indicator to compare the views of the parent's at your school with other parents in schools with similar settings. If the school s score in Performance in Arabic course is 93%, it means that the school scored higher than 93% of all similar schools. Q4. How the similarity between the schools is computed? Color Range Class 0%-19% Very Weak 20%-39% Weak 40%-59% Moderate 60%-79% Strong 80%-100% Very Strong We used k-mean clustering to group similar schools based on the following parameters: o Total number of registered students o School Capacity o School Gender o School Type o School Zone o Included Grades 20 of 23
Q5. What is the schools response rate? The percentage of collected responses to the number of invited parents or students in the school Q6. How the sample size was calculated This year the sample size is calculated with 90% confidence interval and 5% of error margin: CI=90% and ME= 5% Y =(0.5*(1-0.5))/((0.05/1.645)^2) Y= 270.6025 School Sample Size = (Y*Total number of students) / (Y+ Total number of students -1) Q7. How the confidence level is classified We computed four intervals for the sample size Less than 80% of confidence level If the number of responses will yield a confidence level less than 80% 80% - 89% of confidence level If the number of responses will yield a confidence level between 81% to 89% 90% - 99% of confidence level If the number of responses will yield a confidence level between 90%-99% Large Sample Size If the number of responses is very high or close to the total population size 21 of 23
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h Q7. What to consider when I want to compare the results with the previous year's? Consider the following when you want to compare the results with the previous year: Total number of registered responses: The total number of parents who responded this year might be higher or lower than the previous year. This would affect the average score and the relative score as well. The similar schools' average rating This year, there is a large number of parents who participated. Thus, the similar schools' ratings is different from the previous year. Hence, the average score of the cluster that the school belongs to will affect your relative averge score. 22 of 23
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