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Cork VEC Year 1 Session 1 - September 2012 Evaluation
1.
Your Name (optional)
2.
Discover Sensors Workshop 1
(Required.)
Tuesday 4th September
Wednesday 5th September
Which workshop did you attend?
Tuesday 4th September
Wednesday 5th September
3.
How would you rate your overall experience of the Discover Sensors workshops this year?
Please rate the following (1 = "not helpful" up to 5 = "very helpful").
1 - not helpful
2
3
4
5 - very helpful
Meeting other teachers
1 - not helpful
2
3
4
5 - very helpful
Talking about science
1 - not helpful
2
3
4
5 - very helpful
Hands on activities
1 - not helpful
2
3
4
5 - very helpful
Being provided with topics to cover
1 - not helpful
2
3
4
5 - very helpful
Being provided with assesssment activities
1 - not helpful
2
3
4
5 - very helpful
Access to Scifolio
1 - not helpful
2
3
4
5 - very helpful
Other (please specify)
4.
Reflecting on the term as a whole, what impact do you feel Discover Sensors on teaching and learning in your classroom.
Please rate the following (1 = "not at all" up to 5 = "definitely").
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
My teaching is more student centred
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
My students take more responsibility for their own learning
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
My students are better able to think about science questions
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
My students are better at working in groups
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
My students are asking more questions
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
My students are comfortable carrying out investigations
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
I’m using questioning more often to probe thinking
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
I’m using ICT more in my classroom
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
I'm talking about teaching science more with my colleagues
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - definitely
Other (please specify)
5.
The role of the www.discoversensors.ie website.
Please rate the following (1 = "not at all" up to 5 = "regularly")
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - very regularly
I use www.discoversensors.ie
1 - not at all
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3
4
5 - very regularly
I go on the forum to see what teachers are saying
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - very regularly
I use ideas that other teachers have posted on the forum
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - very regularly
I download learning activities
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - very regularly
I download data sets
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - very regularly
I use stimulus to engage
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - very regularly
I view the online tutorials
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - very regularly
Have you any ideas for improving the website and forum further?
6.
Feedback on the assessment.
Please rate the following (1 = "strongly disgree" up to 5 = "strongly agree")
1 - strongly disagree
2
3
4
5 - strongly agree
My students enjoyed this style of assessment
1 - strongly disagree
2
3
4
5 - strongly agree
This style of assessment provides me with a better indication of student understanding
1 - strongly disagree
2
3
4
5 - strongly agree
I found it easier to give constructive feedback to my students
1 - strongly disagree
2
3
4
5 - strongly agree
My students found the assessments more challenging
1 - strongly disagree
2
3
4
5 - strongly agree
My students found reading the assessments difficult
1 - strongly disagree
2
3
4
5 - strongly agree
I would like more examples of different types of assessment
1 - strongly disagree
2
3
4
5 - strongly agree
7.
Feedback on SciFolio - which of the following situations apply to you?
Yes
No
Not sure
1. I have used Scifolio since the last session.
Yes
No
Not sure
2. We have student emails set up.
Yes
No
Not sure
3. I've registered my students but they have not created their Scifolios.
Yes
No
Not sure
4. My students have started posting to Scifolio.
Yes
No
Not sure
5. My students are comfortable with Scifolio
Yes
No
Not sure
6. I am happy to use Scifolio next year
Yes
No
Not sure
8.
Additional Comments
Do you have anything else to add regarding Discover Sensors in general, your experiences in following the programme, or your future participation with the project?
