Assignment
#5 – Sample Survey
The attached
survey was designed and changed multiple times due to a number of items of
concern that arose during the administration of the survey.
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In
its early stages the survey was designed primarily with yes/no responses. It
was found that this enabled participants to quickly complete the survey however
the answers given did not allow participants to accurately indicate their feelings
on many of the topics (there was no middle ground).
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In
its second draft (attached) the survey was designed including parents and community
volunteers in the same section. This ordering of the survey also did not allow
for accurate responses as the participants were not given ample choice and the
statements in the section were not generic enough to allow both participant
groups opportunity to answer all questions correctly. This caused participants
to leave questions blank and/or answer incorrectly.
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The
final draft (attached) the survey allowed participants to differentiate between
questions and give fairly accurate answers based on their experience with the PRTI-co-curricular
program. Differentiating between parents and volunteers allowed each group to
give more honest feedback which could be used to make changes to the program in
an effort to improve. Community volunteers, many of whom may be parents of
students in the school, really could not answer questions as a parent due to
both groups really seeing the program from different sides.
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It
was interesting to note that the sample students saw the program in different
ways. Some students saw the co-curricular as an opportunity to be involved in
different extracurricular activities during school time and gained from the
experience while others saw the option as free time and although they usually
participated some did take the opportunity to skip school during the period.
Interestingly enough, some students opted out of the co-curricular activity of
their own choice in order to finish assignments, or get extra help at times.
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The
questions at the end of the survey allowed each participant group the
opportunity to answer based on their own specific ideas and expectations from
the program. Answers given here were also seen as beneficial for feedback and further
improvements to the program.
