Assignment #5: Survey Says....

I created a survey to give to current students enrolled in the Dance Academy program at Centennial Collegiate.  The purpose of the survey is to gauge whether or not all of the objectives of the course as well as the activities for the course are being met.  As well, I was interesting in looking at student feedback that is specific to the success of the program.  My first draft survey was given to two colleagues in the school.  I asked them to go through each question and think about whether the questions were written in student friendly language, if the questions were appropriate to the purpose, and if there were any unnecessary questions.  Below is the first draft.   The survey itself was created with the survey tool, SurveyMonkey.com

Centennial Collegiate Dance Academy Survey (draft)

1. What grade are you in?

9 10 11 12

2. How satisfied are you with the current programming in the dance academy?

Very satisfied Satisfied Slightly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied

3. If you were in a dance class last year, is this year's class run differently?

Yes No

4. If yes, what are some differences?

5. The Dance Academy class is a fun environment where I learn and develop my dance skills.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

6. Overall, I enjoy attending dance class everyday.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

7. Have you developed new friendships with other students in the dance class?

Yes No

8. If no, what has hindered you in making new friends?

9. Has the choreography been challenging?

It is really challenging, almost too hard. I feel like I'm challenged and learning new skills/steps. The choreography is easy. I'm bored with the easy choreography.

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10. I enjoy and look forward to performing at pep rallies and other school events.

Yes No 11. I feel like I am getting adequate physical activity every day. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strong Disagree 12. I will continue in the dance academy throughout high school.  Yes No 13. If no, why not? 14. I feel attached to Centennial Collegiate as a result of my participation in the dance academy. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 15. Overall, how would you rate your enjoyment in the dance academy class. 1234Always enjoyable 1234Sometimes enjoyable 1234Rarely enjoyable 1234Never enjoyable After receiving feedback from my "test group", there were a few changes that I wanted to make.  Question #6, seemed unnecessary to one person, but another person thought it was useful.  For question #8, the consensus was that it should be made more positive.  As worded right now, it could be a difficult and inappropriate question for the survey.  They thought that I should add a comment box at the end for suggestions for the future and a question pertaining to their confidence level when performing.  I appreciated the feedback given to me and I see that having another few sets of eyes on a piece is really beneficial when looking at a purposeful tool. Using the SurveyMonkey tool didn't allow me to fit all of my questions onto one survey, so here are the links to part one and part two of the survey. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?PREVIEW_MODE=DO_NOT_USE_THIS_LINK_FOR_COLLECTION&sm=1i5JAscXgPI2z0nrGa30Lp7T72ADlL2T9ADz2XEYfzo%3d http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?PREVIEW_MODE=DO_NOT_USE_THIS_LINK_FOR_COLLECTION&sm=SCcy6RWI9sWaZFT%2fkdwf3wIR5a9yDMGfwOcbUQLFMkY%3d