Questions for students
Please select the questions that are most relevant and reword them as necessary.
Depending on the needs of your students, you could provide the option to answer the questions orally, written, online, or in different languages.
- How do your parents/whānau and your teacher communicate with each other? Which ways work best? Why?
- Are you able to talk about your learning at school with your teacher? What makes it easy or difficult?
- Are you able to talk about your learning at school with your parents at home? What makes it easy or difficult?
- How often do your parents and your teacher talk to each other and to you?
- What do you and your parents and teacher discuss together (for example, your health, happiness, and learning at home and at school)?
- Are there any topics that you think should be covered at school that you, your family/whānau or community could help others learn about?
- Do the tasks that your teacher asks you to do make sense to you and connect to what you know? Do they challenge you and make you think?
- Do you sometimes have homework to do? If so, how are you helped with this at home?
- Do you or your parents/whānau tell the teacher when something makes it easier or harder for you to do your homework or your school work?
- Does your family give the school help or information? If so, how does this improve learning for you or for other students?
- Does your school have parent-teacher meetings? If so, what do you think they are for? Are they useful? Why, or why not?
- Does your school have fundraising activities that your family helps with or comes to? If so, does your family enjoy these activities? Why, or why not?
- How does your teacher report to you and your parents about your learning? Does this way of reporting help you in your learning? Why, or why not?
These questions can be used to explore how your students view learning, how do they see their future, and define success? Is school meeting their expectations? Which subjects do they like or dislike – and why? What helps them to learn? What makes a good teacher?
Published on: 16 Aug 2011