Directions for Teachers Administering Co-SEED Surveys to Students

Directions for educators administering CO-SEED surveys to students

Educators: Thank you for helping us to better understand the workings and impacts of project CO- SEED. The students’ input is very important. Consistent administration of these surveys will assure that the information they provide is usable in our research. If different classes approach the survey in different ways, we will have results that are not comparable. Please follow these steps when administering the surveys to your students.

1. Please administer the survey in the classroom (rather than sending it home). (NOTE: If you want to have your students fill out the survey on line, that is OK, too, but you’ll probably need access to a computer lab so that all your students can fill it out on the same day.)

2. Please assure that students are not talking to one another or sharing answers.

3. For younger students, it may be necessary to read each question aloud as they choose an answer. If so, please use the questions as they are on the sheet without providing examples. Simple clarifications of terms may be necessary.

4. Please allow a maximum of 30 minutes for completion of the survey. (It is unlikely to take that long, however.)

5. IMPORTANT: In order to fully use student data we need to be able to do some comparisons to teacher level data. For that reason, please take a moment to fill out the CO-SEED educator survey that corresponds to your site. Links to this survey are on the same web page where you downloaded these instructions: http://www.peecworks.org/PEEC/PEEC_Inst/S003D35DC

6. Please place all the completed student surveys (and your educator survey) in an envelope (without looking at their answers) and return the envelope to your CO-SEED staff contact or mail it directly to CO-SEED Evaluator, 272 Eaton Rd., Swanzey, NH 03446. Please read the following statements out loud to your students:

1. Your participation will help people understand how you feel about your school and community and what kinds of things you are learning.

2. This is not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. You do not need to write your name on the survey if you do not want to, but it is important to write down your teacher’s name.

3. Please notice that there are different types of questions. Sometimes you are asked to write an answer in your own words. Sometimes you are asked how strongly you disagree or agree with a statement. Sometimes you are asked about how often you see or do certain things. Toward the end you are asked to choose among several options and tell a little about yourself.

4. Please do not leave any answers blank. Choose the answer that best matches how you feel.

5. You will probably be asked to complete a follow up to this survey at a later date.

6. Your ideas are valuable. Thank you for participating.

If you have any questions, concerns or feedback about this please feel free to call or email CO- SEED’s program evaluator, Michael Duffin, 603-357-3547 or [email protected]. Thanks again for taking the time to assist with this research!