Week+2+Learning+Community+Assignment

Chris Stewart:
The first tool that I discovered is an interest survey for middle school students. The questionnaire asks 23 questions about various career paths that the student might be interested in pursuing. Academic questions and salary questions are also posed to the student. When all the questions have been answered, the student is given a list of possible career paths based on their answers to the questions. I would think that more questions would need to be asked to determine a potential career path for a student, but this survey is a good place to start. This survey would be useful to help the teacher determine what the students enjoy and where their interests lay. An effective teacher can use student interests to help develop more personalized __lesson plans__.

The second __survey__ that I found is a learning styles survey for first year college students, but I believe the survey would also be appropriate for high school students as well. There are 44 questions in the survey, and each question tries to pinpoint under which conditions the student will learn best. After completing the survey, the student will see a break down of the score and the student will be ranked between an active or reflective learner, a sensing or intuitive learner, visual or verbal learner and sequential or global learner. An explanation of each of these learning styles is provided and suggestions on how these learners can help be successful. This survey would be helpful to the __teacher__ to provide appropriate learning experiences for the students based on how they learn best.

The third survey addresses multiple intelligences and is geared towards helping the students find their strengths. This survey would probably work best for middle school students, but would also be appropriate for upper elementary students as well. The students answer each question with a ranking between 1 and 5, depending on how close the statement describes the learner. The survey appears to be rather thorough with 56 questions, and might would take a thoughtful student awhile to complete. Upon completion of the survey, the student is given a score for body movement, spatial, language, musical, logical/math, social, self and nature. Each score is also broken down and explained. Having knowledge of students’ multiple intelligences would help the teacher to provide different learning experiences that ultimately cater to everyone’s needs.

The final survey I found is a learning styles inventory that would most likely be appropriate for elementary and middle school students. The survey is made up of 48 statements, each with a checkmark. The student is to read each statement, and then check each one that applies to him or her. Upon checking all the statements, the students are given a visual representation that shows their preferred learning style as visual, auditory or tactile-kinesthetic modality. The longer the color bar behind each category, the more that category pertains to the learner. Teachers should be aware of their student’s learning styles so that we can provide learning opportunities that meet the various learning styles of the students.


 * Rich __Vleck__**

[|Student Interest] This survey has many portions that are not relevant to physical __education__ and would be omitted from my survey. The nice thing about this survey is that no matter the subject area there are at least three or four questions that can provide insight into a new student. The free-write option gives the student flexibility to answer creatively and express them the way they desire. Additionally, the sport related issues give me a feel for what can drive participation in class.

[|Student Interest Level] I felt I had to add this one because it is a reflection of student interest but of a student’s interest level. This survey is geared towards physical education but could probably be adapted to any subject area. This would provide a __window__ into the motivation a student is entering the class with and their recognition on the overall purpose of the content area.

[|Learning Style] This is a great simple and repetitive way to get a clear understanding of moving towards understanding a learning style. There are 11 questions that are rather similar in form yet are constructed differently to help lead to appropriate learning style. I would like to use part of this survey in my own but I feel that the extra time spent on answering all 11 questions would help to create a much clearer understanding of each student’s preferred learning style.

[|Multiple Intelligence] This is a British survey and while that might insinuate a potential disconnect from the American educational system, the idea of multiple intelligences extends beyond the classroom, thus making this survey relevant. This is a simple yet comprehensive survey that not only provides a means to collect data but has the ability to reason the information to construct a supported basis for a student’s modalities. The immediate feedback provided makes this is a worthy test to be completed for homework early in the year. It should be noted that some of the statements are above a scholastic level.

[|Learning Profile Inventory] This is a questionnaire geared towards math but the first three pages of real questions are not directed towards any subject and would be a great tool to build an inventory. Among the question topics are race, reading and technological resources at home, parent’s educational background and family’s use of languages other than English. The math portion would only be relevant to teachers of that subject, but perhaps with time those questions could be reformulated to fit other content areas.


 * Malissa Sauciunas**

The [|student interest survey] is made for the middle school student. This survey includes several questions where the students complete based on their interests. This is a great survey for the students in that it asks specific questions where students can fill in their answers. It asks about their home life, school life, and their personal likes. This survey expands outside the classroom to gain a better understanding of each student. The [|learning styles survey] has 24 questions where students click on the area they fall most in. After the students complete the survey, their learning style is then revealed. This survey is for middle school students to find their learning styles based on the various questions the survey asks. After students log in, the results are saved and the teacher can record their results and their learning style.

The [|multiple intelligence survey] allows students to find their strengths that work best for the students to learn. There are 56 questions that are leveled based on their compatibility for each question. This survey can be used in the middle grades to determine how they learn best determined by their multiple intelligence survey. The [|learning profile inventory survey] is based for ages 12-18 years of age. Therefore, it would be acceptable for a middle schooler. This survey is a different online survey in that they can check more than one answer for each question or they can leave it blank if it does not pertain to them. This survey is based on how the student learns best. There are several scenarios and the students answer based on their opinion. This allows you to learn how each student learns and how they handle various situations.

Judy Spears

The[| interst survey]I found is suitable for elementary students. It has several visuals that will catch their attention. It also does not require a lot of writing which may make some students see it more like classwork. I like most of the questions but would add a question for them to choose what they think I should to know about them. This site also had MI and Learning Style surveys.

I found two web sites for multiple intelligence surveys. The first site has three [|printable MI surveys]; one for early childhood with pictures, one for grades 4-8 and a third for older students. Students read the choices and check what applies and then determine which category they scored the most in to determine their MI. The second site I found has an online [|MI survey] that gives immediate analysis.It is called a Learning Style Quiz but it gives information in MI categories.

The[| learning style]site has three on line tests. The questions fit students eight and up. The first test asks students to choose how they do certain activities: "seldom", "some" or "often". The results then tell if they are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners and there is a description of each. The second test they simply check activities they feel fit them and get results similar to the first test. The final test has students check what fits them and then tells them if they are global or analytical learners. It is great that the students get resutls immediately.


 * Marisa Roberts**

The first student interest survey that I found asks 17 questions. This survey is appropriate for elementary on up. Lower level elementary students may need to have the survey read to them. This survey allows for students to write in their responses. Interest Survey

This is a second student interest survey asks 16 fill-in-the-blank questions. Appropriate for elementary on up. Again, lower level elementary students may need to have this survey read to them.Interest Survey

A third survey I found was a learning style survey. This survey is appropriate for elementary on up. This survey has 16 questions. When a student is done with the survey, a profile is immediately displayed. Based on the responses, an explanation of which learner you are is posted at the end of the survey. Learning Style Survey

A final website that I found has a multiple intelligence survey that the parents fill out about their child. Each intelligence section has a survey with 10 questions. Once completed, a chart is presented with a score for each intelligence. The intelligence with the highest score is the dominant intelligence for the child. Listed is also ways to help your child learn best with that particular intelligence. Multiple Intelligence Survey