Monday, September 14, 2015

Data collection:  no easy task!

This week I am looking at how to analyze the results of a survey.  I am finding that Survey Monkey seems to have some sophisticated tools, but they appear to require an upgrade (which I'm not willing to do...just yet!).  But I was able to cut and paste the results of last week's post:

Have you ever used Survey Monkey?

  • Answered: 5 
  • Skipped: 0
Yes, I set up
surveys with...
Yes, I set up
surveys with...
Yes, I set up
surveys with...
I have never
set up surve...
I don't think
I have ever...
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
Yes, I set up surveys with Survey Monkey professionally, through a job
20.00%
1
Yes, I set up surveys with Survey Monkey for school, either high school, college or beyond
40.00%
2
Yes, I set up surveys with Survey Monkey personally, for friends/family
0.00%
0
I have never set up surveys, but I have used surveys through Survey Monkey before
20.00%
1
I don't think I have ever come in contact with this service!
20.00%
1
Total5


In addition to the above charts, I am also able to see the IP address for each response, which could be useful if I knew how to "track" IP addresses.  I intend to set up a substantially larger survey to use with my classroom, but that won't happen until later this week. Hopefully, though, the design, implementation and evaluation of a "real" survey with over 100 respondents will push me to understand the potential with this tool.  

I think, given the reading we had this 2nd week, I'll ask my 7th graders about their Internet use. Any suggestions for questions to pose?? 

5 comments:

  1. It looks like, your blog on surveymonkey is going to be based on your first hand experience and it is going to be exciting. As a teacher, how much it is going to be useful for surveying a class? If one needs a data of a wider range of students such as all students in a state, then It could be neat tool? Since I teach small classes, It may not be economical to subscribe it.

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    1. I'm giving my students until tonight to respond to their classroom surveys (I posted two), but I think the benefits of the survey is that it, hopefully, will show a trend within a group and it allows students to participate anonymously. I have a total of 65 7th graders, but the blog at my school is open to all 230 7th graders. I'll let you know how it goes!

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  2. I am looking forward to seeing the results from your 7th graders on their Internet use! I know that the younger generations tend to depend on electronics and technology such as the internet significantly more than the older generations. With this being said I am very eager to see the responses you get from your new Survey Monkey. I also like that you are doing live experiments for your blog. I think this is a great way to enhance your audience knowledge of the tool as well as go through the process with you. Cant wait for the next blog !

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    1. Thanks, Brianna. I am definitely trying to meet my students where they are with technology. It is outside of my comfort zone, but I think they are responding really well. My challenge is to make sure that my class blog & website is enticing enough to keep them coming without making it a requirement.

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  3. Amy, That is very neat that it can spit out the data like that and give it to you through a graph. I feel this is going to come in handy when you use it for your 7th grade class. What type of topics are you going to be surveying them about? I would be curious to see what type of activities they use the internet for and if any of them use it for educational purposes.

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