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For the educator looking for an accessible guide to developing
effective questionnaires or the graduate student doing research for
a thesis or dissertation, this book offers both novice and
experienced researchers a user-friendly guidebook for constructing
a basic questionnaire, collecting and analyzing the data, and then
reporting it. New to this edition is the significant discussion of
the value of using the Internet and pitfalls to avoid when
gathering information and developing and distributing
questionnaires.
"The authors' thoughtful treatment and discussion of the subject
deftly walks the reader through each stage of the survey
questionnaire process. The book uses terrific examples, gives clear
direction, and is an essential reference for survey research in
education." -Lawrence Machi, Professor of Organizational Leadership
University of La Verne "More and more, district leaders are needing
to collect perceptual data through surveys. This book provides
guidance in a concise format for busy educators who may not have
had training related to survey development." -Ronald L. Russell,
Associate Director Loess Hills Area Education Agency 13, IA A
user-friendly guide to developing questionnaires that work! Since
the first edition of Your Opinion, Please! was published, the
demand for accurate information and efficient ways of collecting
data has increased in all arenas, and the field of education is no
exception. Written by experts, this accessible resource presents
the vital elements for creating any type of survey or
questionnaire. The second edition has been updated with a
significant discussion on the value of using the Internet-and
pitfalls to avoid-when gathering information and developing and
distributing questionnaires. The updates also include a new chapter
on designing questionnaires, in response to the increasing body of
research focused on the design elements of questionnaire
development. The authors show novice and experienced researchers
how to construct a basic questionnaire, collect and analyze the
data, and report the results. The material takes readers through
the essential stages of questionnaire development and covers:
Establishing and clarifying the guiding questions Designing the
questionnaire Formatting responses Categorizing responses by group
type This user-friendly guidebook also provides examples throughout
to illustrate the questionnaire development process, a sample
completed survey for reference, and a section on frequently asked
questions.
'A wonderful tool! No educational jargon to weed through. The
author meshes the real world with the ideal world and provides a
concrete guide for principals to work with their faculty' - Marie
Blum, Superintendent, Canaseraga Central School, NY 'Provides
insight, evidence, humor, and most important, practical tools every
educator and school leader can use. With the wisdom earned through
decades of work in schools of every conceivable description, Cox
guides us through the belief systems and data analysis, as well as
the impact of demographic characteristics, teaching practices, and
leadership decisions on student achievement' - Douglas Reeves,
Chairman, Center for Performance Assessment Focus on program
quality-not just test scores-and watch student achievement climb!
In this remarkable book, renowned educational consultant Jim Cox
offers a smarter way to look at data, putting test scores in
context, not in isolation. Rather than focusing on last year's
findings for school improvement, educators can learn how to
evaluate the processes and practices that lead to those data by
using a user-friendly, three-pronged framework for school
improvement: teacher quality, program elements, and leadership.
This concise, practical guide offers easy-to-use tools and
techniques for schools and districts to evaluate their programs
using both quantiative and qualitative data. School leaders will
learn to look at data, program evaluation, and school improvement
differently and discover how to effectively * Define a quality
program * Analyze what is and is not working * Avoid "test score
fatigue" Packed with worksheets, step-by-step instructions, and an
extensive appendix of tools, this book provides readers with a
complete improvement plan to put into action today!
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