Questionnaire

Well a start has been made on the formulation of questions to try and establish how IT educators perceive ICT capability. I'm not sure i am happy with them yet and really could do with other peoples opinions to see if I am asking what I think I am asking. I am using an online survey site. it is called survey monkey and is quite good in that it allows you to set up templates and the basic service is free. Problem is that the basic survey terms only allows you to use 10 questions per survey so I have had to produce more than one survey. I will upgrade the membership once I have my questions in place and then combine them.

I am having a little difficulty with this for example how can I get at a series of questions to establish what the educators think ICT capability is without having an open question which is going to be awkward to analyse.

The other thought I have been working on is what sort of incentive can I give to the various ICT educators to get them to fill in the survey in the first place. It has been suggested that resources may be a carrot, I have a number of interactive / web crosswords and quizzes that I could use or word searches. these would appeal to KS3 students.

Below are 2 links to the surveys I have put together so far - and I would be grateful for any comment.

1. Click Here to take survey
2. Click Here to take survey

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Mandy has just put me on to this web based mind - mapping / brainstorming tool and it is really quite good. I think I can use it to start planning my questionnaire. I have been playing around with it a planning tool for one of my groups that i hope to get blogging. I thought they could use it to plan their blog and then their first blog entry can be reflections on the use of maps such as these and blogs in the support of pedagogy. Thought has suddenly occurred I wonder if they can be adapted for the concept mapping stage of my research with the pupils. They may be more involved if it is carried out electronically. Have to think about that one.