ECUR 809
Assignment #5 – Design and Test a Short Survey
The survey that I created is intended for the teachers who teach in the Grade Nine Learning Community at my school. It was difficult to create because there will undeniably be bias in their responses; I considered creating one for grade nine students regarding the program, but came to the conclusion that that could be entering a sensitive situation. Most of the teachers in the program have helped to create it, so they would see the changes and the impact on the students more than any other teachers. The new teachers in the program had no knowledge of what the situation was like before the program, but would still have valuable input about it.
My first survey was 7 questions with a mix of rated responses and longer answers. I sent the survey to four people for feedback. I received feedback from all four people, and changed my survey accordingly. I still feel like it could be better – the bias concerns me, although the feedback can still be valuable.
This is the first survey (done and sent through Survey Monkey):
Use link, or see below: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KGBC9GJ
Grade Nine Learning Community Survey
1. How long have you been teaching in the Grade Nine Program?
2. Do you believe that the Grade Nine Learning Community has improved attendance compared to before the program was implemented?
No, not at all
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Somewhat
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Yes, there has been improvement
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Yes, significantly
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3. Do you feel that the Grade Nine Learning Community helps to build relationships among students more so than without the program?
No, it does not
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Somewhat
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Yes, for the most part
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Yes, significantly
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4. Do you find that teaching a variety of subjects instead of one specialized subject is not utilizing your strengths?
Yes
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Somewhat
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I have learned to adapt
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No, it is working successfully
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5. Do you believe that the Grade Nine Learning Community has long term benefits?
No
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Somewhat
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Yes, for the most part
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Yes, definitely
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6. What do you believe are the greatest strengths of the Grade Nine Learning Community?
7. What do you believe are the disadvantages to Grade Nine Learning Community?
The feedback I received was valuable; I had a feeling that my questions were vague or too open ended but was not sure how to fix them. Here are my revisions:
I added a page at the beginning – the feedback given stated that a purpose for the survey would be beneficial, so I stated who and what the survey is for.
#1 – Stayed the same
#2 – My original question started off with do you believe, and all the feedback stated that belief should not be part of the question – they should rely on stats and evidence. So I changed the question to make it less about opinion.
#3 – I kept this the same, but then added a question after it about relationships with teachers – one person suggested that might be just as relevant in this program.
#4-Kept the same – no feedback was given about it.
#5-I received a number of suggestions on how to improve this question – it was much too general and vague, especially to answer in a rating scale format. Originally, I asked if the program had long term benefits. The feedback was to be more specific; people were unsure how long term I meant. Benefits was also quite vague. My new question is #6 and asks whether the program benefits students in their later years of high school. I then added one more question about resiliency, as that is something that affects the students long term. I made this question a response based answer, and I felt that the information would be valuable to determine how much benefit the program actually has for students.
#8 and #9 were kept the same, as there was no feedback on these.
My revised survey:
Use link, or see below: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KWCCQ5X
The purpose of this survey is for grade nine teachers to reflect on the impact of the Grade Nine Learning Community, and establish if the benefits are worth keeping the program.
Grade Nine Learning Community Survey Revised
1. How long have you been teaching in the Grade Nine Program?
2. Has the Grade Nine Learning Community improved attendance compared to before the program was implemented?
No, not at all
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Somewhat
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Yes, there has been improvement
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Yes, significantly
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3. Do you feel that the Grade Nine Learning Community helps to build relationships among students more so than without the program?
No, it does not
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Somewhat
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Yes, for the most part
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Yes, significantly
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4. Do you feel the Grade Nine Learning Community helps to build lasting relationships between teachers and students more so than without the program?
No, not at all
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Somewhat
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Yes, for the most part
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Yes, significantly
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5. Do you find that teaching a variety of subjects instead of one specialized subject is not utilizing your strengths?
Yes
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Somewhat
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I have learned to adapt
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No, it is working successfully
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6. Does the Grade Nine Learning Community benefit students in their later years in high school?
No
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Somewhat
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Yes, for the most part
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Yes, significantly
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7. How has the Grade Nine Learning Community affected resiliency among students?
8. What do you believe are the greatest strengths of the Grade Nine Learning Community?
9. What do you believe are the disadvantages to Grade Nine Learning Community?
