Using Online Surveys
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Bridges Unit Survey
“Bridges Unit Survey” is an activity using Fluidsurveys.com where learners can survey classmates as to their knowledge of facts related to bridges (to evaluate learner comprehension of the material).
Outcomes:
The learner will be able to:
- Use a survey to indicate comprehension of material related to bridges
- Summarize findings by creating a table
- Write a compare/ contrast summary based on the table
Preparation:
- Review types of possible questions such as multiple choice, yes/no, etc.
- Talk about benefits of using surveys to collect data: low cost, reinforces feeling of confidentiality and anonymity
Delivery:
- Introduce the tool
- How to create a survey using the tool
- Topics for surveys
- Survey classmates
- As to knowledge of vocabulary related to bridges (or other facts)
- Summarize the findings:
- Summarize the findings and create a table of results
- Write a summary of the table results
The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) skills addressed by this activity are:
- Listening
- Speaking
- Writing