Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
TIP 1: BE RELEVANT
Beforestartingyoursurvey,youshouldspecifyoneorseveraloverarchingquestionsyouwishto address(i.e.,researchquestionsorevaluationquestions).Yourquestionnaireitemsshouldbefocused aroundthesequestions.
Beliefs
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Evaluation
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Thethreeitemsabovehavedifferentfoci.Thefirstcouldhelpansweryourresearchquestionifyouwere abletocorrelateresponsestotheitemwithactualgrades.
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WhatdoyouseeasthebenefitsofattendingTransferThursdaysessions?
The in-class activities in this class facilitate active learning. The in-class activities (e.g., illusory correlation demonstration, eye-witness testimony activity) help keep me engaged in class.
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Intherevision,thetermsinclassactivitiesandactivelearninghavebeenspecified.
How many times did you visit CLUE? How many times did you visit the Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE) -evening tutoring in Mary Gates Hall?
Frequency estimates
BAD GOOD
How many times do you visit CLUE? During a typical quarter, how many times do you visit CLUE?
Never Never
All the time About once per week 2 or more times per week
Thelessdefinitetheresponseoptions,themorenoiseorerrorinthedata(i.e.,participantswillvaryin theirinterpretationoftheoptions).
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Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Rate the performance of the TAs on the following dimensions. Helping you understand the material Responding to inquires about your grade
Poor 1 Poor 1 Excellent 5 Excellent 5
2 2
3 3
4 4
The instructor for this course did not respond to students' comments during class. The instructor for this course was response to students' comments during class.
Disagree Disagree
Neutral Neutral
Agree Agree
Inthefirstcase,studentswhothoughttheinstructorwasresponsive(apositivetrait)wouldhaveto choosestronglydisagree(anegativeanswer).Watchoutforsuchmentalpuzzles.
Did you enjoy the interactive online activity about Newton's 3rd Law? To what extent did you enjoy the interactive online activity about Newton's 3rd Law?
No Not at all
Typical scales
Agreement Satisfaction Evaluation
Strongly Disagree Extremely Dissatisfied Poor Very unfair Not at all important Disagree Dissatisfied Fair Unfair Not too important Not too familiar Neutral Somewhat Dissatisfied Good Fair Somewhat important Somewhat familiar Agree Somewhat Satisfied Very good Very fair Very important Very familiar Strongly Agree Satisfied Excellent Extremely Satisfied
Knowledge
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I would have completed the online practice quizzes, even if they did not count towards my grade. The optional online practice quizzes improved my grade on the midterm.
Disagree
Agree
N/A
OK
Disagree
Agree
N/A
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The UW is considering having wireless capacity for the entire campus within 3 years. Given the potential impact on students' behavior in the classroom, what do you think of this proposal? How do you think all-campus wireless capacity will affect students' behavior in the classroom? How, if at all, do you think all-campus wireless capacity will affect students' behavior in the classroom? Do you think all-campus wireless capacity will affect students' behavior in the classroom? Definitely not Possibly Definitely yes If yes or possibly, in what ways do you think it will affect students' behavior?
During the past quarter, how often have you skipped evening social events to study? In the course of a typical seven-day week, how many hours do you spend doing course-related work outside of class? In the course of a typical seven-day week, how many hours do you spend socializing with friends for non-academic purposes?
REFERENCES/RESOURCES
Bradburn,N.M.,Sudburn,S.&Wansink,B.(2004).Askingquestions:Thedefinitiveguideto questionnairedesign.SanFrancisco,CA:JosseyBass. Czaja,R.&Blair,J.(2005).Designingsurveys:Aguidetodecisionsandprocedures.ThousandOaks, CA:SagePublications. Fowler,F.J.(2002).Surveyresearchmethods,3rdEd.ThousandOaks,CA:SagePublications. Fowler,F.J.(1995).Improvingsurveyquestions:Designandevaluation.ThousandOaks,CA:Sage Publications. Peterson,R.(2000).Constructingeffectivequestionnaires.ThousandOaks,CA:SagePublications
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