"How long does it take?" someone asked in my department meeting this afternoon when we were reminded of yet another "quick survey" that we were asked to complete before school ends next week.
"It depends on how detailed you want your answers to be," replied a colleague who had already taken it.
I nodded, because I had already completed that one. In this day of automation and Google forms, the end of the school year seems to bring survey after survey. It's brief! the designers always claim, but 5 surveys with three or more short answer questions each ends up being rather time consuming, if you intend to answer thoughtfully, particularly with no "SAVE" button.
In fact, I had kept the tab with the questionnaire in question open on my lap top for some time yesterday afternoon as I mulled the best response to questions such as If you could design countywide meetings any way you want, what would you do? and Describe the MOST effective PD course/activity of your career. Why was it effective?
Today I had the same experience with this question: What do you feel has been your greatest instructional accomplishment this year?
I'm just sayin:
Those are some mighty BIG questions to put in a quick little survey at the end of the year.
"It depends on how detailed you want your answers to be," replied a colleague who had already taken it.
I nodded, because I had already completed that one. In this day of automation and Google forms, the end of the school year seems to bring survey after survey. It's brief! the designers always claim, but 5 surveys with three or more short answer questions each ends up being rather time consuming, if you intend to answer thoughtfully, particularly with no "SAVE" button.
In fact, I had kept the tab with the questionnaire in question open on my lap top for some time yesterday afternoon as I mulled the best response to questions such as If you could design countywide meetings any way you want, what would you do? and Describe the MOST effective PD course/activity of your career. Why was it effective?
Today I had the same experience with this question: What do you feel has been your greatest instructional accomplishment this year?
I'm just sayin:
Those are some mighty BIG questions to put in a quick little survey at the end of the year.
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