Q1. How would you rate the handwriting skills of the pupils in your class this year compared to pupil skills 10 years ago?

Please, select one of the following--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children's skills are better now Children's skills are about equal Children's skills are worse now Other No opinion

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Q2. To what extent do you think that the curriculum offers sufficient teaching time for handwriting skill development?

Please, select one of the following--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The curriculum offers more than sufficient teaching time The curriculum offers just enough teaching time The curriculum offers insufficient teaching time Other No opinion

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Q3. To what extent do you think teachers were trained to teach handwriting skills to children?

Please, select one of the following--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teachers received more than sufficient training Teachers received sufficient training Teachers received too little training Other No opinion

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Q4. Which of the following possible developments would be beneficial to teaching handwriting to children? Multiple answers are possible.
Offer more training to teach handwriting
Allow teachers more time to teach handwriting
Offer more conventional materials for handwriting instruction
Offer more modern materials for handwriting instruction
Other
No opinion

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Q5. Would teachers make an effort to use computer-assisted methods in handwriting instruction (for example, Animated Letter Cards via http://www.peterson-handwriting.com/)?

Please, select one of the following--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Few teachers would make the effort They may or may not make effort if required Most teachers would make the effort Other No opinion

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Q6. Under what conditions would teachers make an effort to use computer-based handwriting instruction in their classroom? Multiple answers are possible.
If it helps the children to learn the letters
If it helps the children to achieve neater handwriting
If it helps the children to improve fluency
If it helps the teacher to assess skill level
If it helps the teacher to assess progress of skill
If it helps the teacher to identify general handwriting problems
If it helps the teacher to identify learning problems
Other
No opinion

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Q7. What type of computer(s) is/are in your classroom? Multiple answers are possible.

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows Me
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows XP
Macintosh
Linux
Other
No opinion

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Q8. What would you estimate as the maximum investment that you or your school would make to turn one classroom computer into a modern handwriting instruction workstation?

Please, select one of the following--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The school would invest $201-$400 The school would invest $101-$200 The school would invest $51-$100 The school would invest $1-$50 The school would invest 0$ No opinion Other

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Q9. Can new hard/software readily be added in classroom computers? Multiple answers are possible.

There are no real obstacles
Computer administrators have limited possiblities to maintain new hard/software
Computer administrators are restricting new hard/software
Teachers have limited time to maintain new hard/software
Teachers have limited experience to maintain new hard/software
Teachers would do it themselves but are not authorized to install new hard/software
Other
No opinion

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Q10. What best describes your function(s)? Multiple answers are possible.

Teaching Kindergarten
Teaching Grade 1
Teaching Grade 2
Teaching Grade 3 and higher
School Administration
Computer Systems Administrator
Other
No opinion

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Q11. What type of school are you representing?

Please, select one of the following--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public elementary school Private elementary school Charter elementary school Other No opinion

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