Teacher OE and overall post-workshop questionnaire

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Learning Ocean Science
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NOAA’s OFFICE OF OCEAN EXPLORER AND
OVERALL POST-WORKSHOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Workshop Participant:

Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete this survey. Teacher involvement in this
evaluation is integral to its success, and your opinion about NOAA’s online educational products
is valued greatly.
We are asking all of the teachers who participate in this workshop to provide feedback on your
personal and your students’ experiences with the online education resources offered by NOAA.
The information we are collecting is essential to determining the educational value of this
workshop and the products we create. In addition, as part of our efforts to continually improve the
content and delivery of our workshops, we are also interested in any suggestions you may have
for improvement.
Your responses to surveys are confidential. Only summaries of the data will be released in which
no individual’s answers can be identified. If you have any questions or comments, please feel
free to ask the person administering the survey. You may also contact Liz Danter at
[email protected] or 205-296-3954.

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with this important information.

Sincerely,

Bruce Moravchik
Education Specialist
NOAA’s Ocean Service
Communication and
Education

Cindy Renkas
Education Specialist
NOAA Research
Ocean Exploration

OE Post-Workshop Questionnaire
The following questions refer to your use of the NOAA OE online educational resources in your
classroom(s) this coming year.
1. For each set of terms, circle the number that best represents the way you would complete the
following statement:
I feel _______________ about using the OE materials with my students this year.
Very anxious
Very indifferent
Very bored
Very uneasy
Very unqualified

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Very relaxed
Very interested
Very excited
Very comfortable
Very competent

2. Indicate the extent to which you disagree or agree with each of the following statements
regarding the following OE Web site:
Strongly
disagree
a. I think the OE Web site is well
designed.
b. The OE Web site is a convenient
source of lesson plans for my
teaching.
c. I intend to regularly access the
OE Web site for teaching
information.
d. I intend to regularly access the
OE Web site to view and/or print
lesson plans.
e. I find the OE Web site engaging.
f. I think I will be able to easily
navigate through the OE Web site.
g. My students will be able to
access the OE Web site at our
school.
h. My students will find the OE
Web site interesting and engaging.
i. I know everything I need to know
to use the OE Web site in my
teaching.

Neutral

Strongly
agree

N/A

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j. The OE Web site provides
information that I need.
k. I have a clear idea of how I can
use the OE Web site in my
teaching.
l. My students will be able to
independently read the textual
information (such as the Expedition
logs and OceanAGE scientist
profiles) from the OE Web site.
m. I plan to include still and/or
video images from the OE Web site
in my teaching.

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3. Please rate the following components of the OE EEM (Expedition Education Module).

a. Expedition Purpose
b. Lesson Plans
c. Multimedia Learning Objects
d. Career Connections/OceanAGE
e. Other Resources and Links

Not
useful
at all
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Neutral
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Extremely
useful

N/A

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Overall Post-Workshop Questionnaire
4. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the following statements by circling
the appropriate number.

Strongly
disagree
a. After participating in this
workshop, I feel more
confident about my ability to
incorporate NOAA online
education resources in my
classroom(s).
b. The overall workshop
enhanced my understanding of
ocean science topics.
c. I would recommend NOAA
professional development
workshops to other teachers.
d. I would participate in
another professional
development workshop
sponsored by NOAA.
e. This workshop helped me
see NOAA as a resource for
teaching science.
f. This workshop increased my
awareness of how to use
technology with my students.
g. In the future, the NOAA
Web sites will be the first
place I go to find resources for
teaching about ocean related
topics.

Neutral

Strongly
agree

N/A

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5. Please rate the following aspects of the workshop on a scale from poor to excellent.

a. The applicability of the
materials and activities to your
school district’s learning
standards.
b. The usefulness of this
professional development
workshop, overall.
c. The usefulness of what you
learned toward improving
student academic
achievement.
d. The usefulness of what you
learned toward improving
student awareness of ocean
related issues.
e. The usefulness of what you
learned toward improving
student knowledge of ocean
related subjects.

Poor

Fair

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6. Listed below are a series of behaviors. On the left side of the list, indicate the extent to which
you believe you would have engaged in the behavior prior to attending this professional
development. On the right side, indicate the likelihood that you will participate in this behavior
following the professional development.

BEFORE this
professional
development, how
likely or unlikely WAS
IT that you would
_______during the next
school year?

AFTER this
professional
development, how
likely or unlikely IS IT
that you will ________
during the next school
year?

Extremely
unlikely

Extremely
unlikely

Extremely
Unlikely

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a. Regularly access the Internet.
b. Regularly access the Internet to find
resources on ocean related topics.
c. Regularly access NOAA online
education resources as you prepare lessons.

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d. Regularly access NOAA online
education resources as you teach lessons.
e. Regularly encourage your students to
access NOAA’s Web site, either during the
school day or as homework.
f. Integrate NOAA online education
resources into writing and reporting
activities.
g. Encourage student use of NOAA online
education resources for making informed
decisions.

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7. How could this professional development experience be improved to better prepare you to use
NOAA online education materials in your classroom?

8. Any additional comments? (use next page if needed)

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