Format |
• To increase your response rate, make
your surveys quick and easy to respond to by providing response
options wherever possible. Short answer responses are more time-consuming
for people to respond to, and the data is more time-consuming
to analyze. For example:
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How did you feel about the number of students
in your group? ____________________
Vs.
How did you feel about the number of students in your group?
Too Many Just
Right Not
Enough
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• Use Likert or numeric scales rather
than "Yes or No" responses to get more specific data.
For example:
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Did you receive enough information to
prepare for your conference presentation?
Yes No
Vs.
I received adequate information prior to the conference
to help me prepare my presentation.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
Disagree
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• Line up the rating definitions with
the ratings. Example:
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Confusing:
Poor Average Excellent
1 2 3 4 5 6
Good:
Poor Average Excellent
1 2 3 4 5
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• Determine what format is best to get
the information you need. It might be best to get feedback from
certain groups verbally than by survey. The SMARTgirls EYH in
Seattle holds a presenter lunch during the conference and solicits
verbal feedback from presenters.
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• Hone your questions. Ask only the
questions you need answers to. Consider what you will do with
the information you get to each question. If you will not make
a change based on the responses to the question, consider omitting
that question.
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| Content |
• Ask questions that measure the goals
or objectives of the conference. Here are some sample questions
you could use with a Likert scale response:
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- This conference makes me more interested in taking classes
in math, science, or technology.
- I learned about careers that I didn’t know about
before today.
- I am more interested in working in a science, technology,
engineering, or math career now.
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• Find out whether volunteers or presenters
are interested in volunteering again, but protect anonymity by
making contact information optional.
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• Ask presenters or volunteers to provide
names and contact information of other people who might want
to present or volunteer.
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• Ask presenters how well the facility
and/or equipment met their needs.
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• Find out what was great and what could
have been improved about the conference.
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• Have students rate the individual
workshops and the conference overall. Have the students rate
the opening assembly if you have a presenter for that as well.
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• Have students rate how hands-on the
workshops were.
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• Ask students their suggestions for
future workshops.
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• Collect student demographic information,
such as race and grade.
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• Ask students how they found out about
the conference. The data will help with recruiting students next
year.
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