PA Full Secondary Student Survey

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STUDENTS: You can SKIP to the next page by clicking on Next below.

This survey is best administered by reading it aloud to the whole classroom. It will take 35-45 minutes for most classes, less for higher grades. Many special education students can complete this survey, though they may need some help or more time.

Someone other than the regular teacher should administer the survey. This is to ensure that students feel confident that their answers are confidential – that not even their teacher(s) will see them.

In many cases, two people will be required to administer the survey, one to read it aloud, and one to proctor (who may switch roles half way through). The reader should read at a speed that ensures that most students can keep up, but not so slow that competent readers get bored waiting. The ideal reading spead is usually faster than you would initially think. The proctor should make sure that every student appears to understand the instructions and the wording of each item, and is filling in their answers correctly (that is, checking the right anwer with the mouse).

Please have every student click NEXT to go to the next page at the same time. This keeps all students on the same page at all times. Slow students may not complete every question on each page -- but it is better to let them change pages when everyone else does so that the whole class finishes together. You may want to schedule special sessions for special education or very slow students.

Note that it is the responsibility of the School or School District to ensure that all regulations regarding obtaining informed consent of parents for student participation in surveys are followed. Generally, these require informing parents of the survey and its content, and allowing them at least two weeks to deny or give permission for their child’s participation. Whether or not signed permission is required depends on the content of the survey, State or local law, and School District or School policies.

STUDENT ASSENT: The student assent form on the next page MUST be read and agreed to before students complete this survey.

For questions with multiple rows, you can help students by saying the color of the row.

Before you start, please tell us what project your class is a part of and the name of your school or organization.