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Green Girl Naomi on the scene: In my notes I had that we were to review the Standards of Adequacy on p. 247, 5th section down titled: Survey Research. W hile reading the 7 questions, the questions that stand out the most to me for our project are #1 Are the objectives and purposes of the survey clear? And #3 Is the insrument clearly designed and worded? I think we know our objectives and purposes, but to communicate that clearly in writing is the task at hand. I'm very grateful this reading section was short, I have to get some reading done for another class. Good night :-)

This is ShelRae and I pick Pink!!!!!! Sorry it has taken so long to post - I was just accepted a few minutes ago (literally). There was a glitch with my invite. Anyway, this is the info I have for Standards of Adequacy:

I like the questions. They will be really helpful as a checklist as we move throughout the survey.

1. I think after much discussion our objectives and purposes have been made clearer; however, we will still need to revisit this once everything gets going.

2. We will only be sampling half the class and it will be a small sample, so my answer is no, it will not completely be credible.

3. After reading the sample surveys provided to us, I can see why the design and wording are so important. It bothered me to see grammatical errors and a lack of clarity in the surveys. From what I have understood, there will not be a pilot test for this.

4. Yes, I think confidentiality is very important. It must be stressed and maintained. Even in our survey, at least with the questions we have so far, I can see how some people would be less than forthcoming if the surveys were not confidential.

5. The letter is not done yet; however, I can see how the letter could affect the responses. This is something with which we will need to be very careful.

6. The response rate should be 100% because of the situation. If someone is absent that day, they can always take it on line.

7. This has not been done yet, but I am confident that the conclusion will reflect the response rate and other limitations - because after all...we are amazing!!!

Jill Maxe Hi all--I was going to choose "blue," but for some reason, I can't choose any color at the moment. I am also having difficulty saving it, so I am hoping it saves this time! I have to get to another class right now, so I can't spend any more time on it! Sorry!

Standards of Adequacy: Survey Research

Overall, it seems that the Standards of Adequacy - Survey Research questions (McMillan & Schumacher, 2010, p. 247) will serve as a helpful checklist in creating our EdD survey. My thoughts regarding our survey work as connected to the Standards of Adequacy are as follows:


 * 1) I agree that we will need to work on clearly communicating the objectives and purposes of our survey.
 * 2) Since the sample size is only half of the EdD group, this will impact the credibility of the survey.
 * 3) I think we will need to be very cognizant of the clarity of the survey design as well as the wording. This totally impacts the results! I do think it would be beneficial to somehow pilot test the questions to provide an awareness of possible glitches in the survey.
 * 4) Confidentiality or lack thereof definitely has an effect on the results of any survey. Confidentiality is extremely important and must be kept.
 * 5) The letter of transmittal also impacts the credibility of the research. Thus we will need to be very careful with our wording to avoid creating bias or other misinterpretations.
 * 6) We should have a response rate of 100%. Due to our particular situation of surveying our learning community, this should not be an issue in terms of follow-up.
 * 7) This question alone is a reminder to include the return rate and other possible limitations as we write the conclusion of our survey results.

Take care! J ~Jill