WIT 2003 Final Survey

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Name:

Which WIT homeroom are you in?

Which of these sentences describe YOU today at the end of WIT? (Please check all that apply.)

I have a computer at home.

I use email at least once a week.

I use the Web at least once a week.

I have used a word processor to make documents that helped my teaching.

I have created one or more web pages.

I have created at least one WebQuest.

I have created at least one curriculum web.

Please rate your WIT experience by indicating your agreement with the following statements. Please read the statements carefully before responding:

1. WIT 2003 has been a tremendously effective learning experience for me.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

2. WIT 2003 is among the best professional development experiences I have ever had.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

3. I would like to participate in next year's WIT (2004).

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

4. I am interested in learning how to use FLASH.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

5. I have successfully completed the projects expected in WIT 2003.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

6. At times during WIT 2003, I was overwhelmed.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

7. At the end of WIT 2003, I am still overwhelmed.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

8. I have put forth my best effort in WIT 2003.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

9. My WIT 2003 mentors were knowledgeable about the subject-matter.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

10. My WIT 2003 mentors were patient.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

11. My WIT 2003 mentors were effective instructors.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

12. I would like to take another class with my WIT mentors.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

13. I am uncertain I will be able to publish web pages on my own.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

14. The computer lab we used for my homeroom was an effective learning environment.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

15. I have used my home computer to successfully edit and publish web pages.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure/not applicable
agree
strongly agree

 

16. I would have preferred to learn on a different computer platform (Mac vs. PC).

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

17. I was placed into the wrong strand (Using the Web in the Classroom versus Creating a Curriculum Web).

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

 

18. For various reasons, I have not gotten as much out of WIT 2003 as I would have liked.

strongly disagree
disagree
not sure
agree
strongly agree

Please explain this answer (to number 18):

19. Please rate the following WIT resources in terms of helpfulness and:how often you used them.

 
How helpful did you find these?
How often did you use these?
 
Not helpful
Somewhat helpful
Very helpful
Never or almost never
Sometimes
Often
Textbook: Curriculum Webs or Information Powered School (Delta only)
Handouts Book
Dreamweaver software (if applicable)
WIT installer CD
WIT curriculum modules
CUIP email address

 

20. Please comment about the textbook (Curriculum Webs), the handouts book, or the software.

21. Please comment about the computer lab your homeroom met in.

22. Please comment on your mentors and lab assistant (if any).

23. Please comment on the orientation, plenaries, and lunches.

24. Please comment on anything else about WIT that you found especially positive or negative.

25. Please rate your experience in WIT overall:

poor
fair
good
very good
excellent

 

26. Select the response that indicates how confident you are in your ability to do the following.

How confident are you in your ability to:
Not at all confident
Minimally confident
Somewhat confident
Reasonably confident
Very confident
Use web resources to enhance your teaching.
Select search engines and phrase queries to find what you’re looking for on the Web.
Evaluate what you find on the Web.
Adapt web-based lessons to meet your students’ needs.
Develop a web-based project that targets specific skills, content, and standards
Evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based project
Use web-based assessments
Design performance measures that allow students to use rubrics as a guide for learning and self-assessment
Modify your instruction based on student performance
Modify your curriculum to engage student interests?
Design interest-centered curricula?
How confident are you in your ability to:
Not at all confident
Minimally confident
Somewhat confident
Reasonably confident
Very confident
Interact with students in ways that engage their interests?
Analyze your students¹ motivations?
Support your students when their interest in the material is diminished?
Modify your WIT 2003 project once WIT ends?
Create a Web page from scratch after WIT ends?
Create a WebQuest from scratch after WIT ends?
Create a Curriculum Web from scratch after WIT ends?
Implement your WIT project during the 2003-2004 academic year?

 

Please answer the following post-test questions. (If you don't know the answer, write "I don't know.")

Give the full web address of three search engines:

What is the name for the language or code used to create web pages?

What does "URL" stand for?

Describe what you would do if you had to find a web-based lesson on earthquakes:

What does "AUP" stand for?

If you are using a browser, and you get an error which says "Netscape is unable to locate the server: www.blah.com. The server does not have a DNS entry" what is the most likely cause?

What is the full address of your home page on the CUIP server?

What features of the World Wide Web can be helpful in making education more student centered?

How do you launch Netscape Composer from the Navigator window?

What is wrong with naming a web page "My Web Page.htm"?

Which of the following image file formats are NOT supported on the Web?

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