Once again... I was pleased with the survey I gave to my focus group of students. They did a really good job answering the questions, and I think they were honest. I thought of a couple of questions after I typed up the survey. I had them answer these questions on notebook paper. They really struggled with these. I am not sure if it was because they were confused without having the question on the paper in front of them, or if my questions were not as clear. Oh well. I think I got some good data!
I have 4 themes that I found within this survey. I did not have any oddball post-its this time!
1. Behavior (purple)
2. A sense of autonomy or choices (orange)
3. Positive attitude towards Daily 5 (blue)
4. Helps academically (green)
Here is a picture of the memo I wrote about this survey.
I am going to try the post-it note idea this weekend. The colorful construction paper is already at home. My husband asked me what the papers were for the other day. Ha ha! The students clearly understand the connection between academics and Daily 5 reading. I also like how one of your categories focuses on autonomy as from what I know about Daily 5 that is a huge part of its success.
ReplyDeleteShew, I can relate!! I gave my students notebook paper and asked them questions. They were somewhat confused!! :) I bet that is what threw them off. I did end up getting some great answers though. I really like your inductive analysis...you did a great job!I have started and I hope it comes as easy as you mentioned at our last meeting.
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