MEMORANDUM

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REVISIONS TO SUNWISE STUDENT SURVEY

Based on the qualitative interview results and the quantitative IRT analysis results, the following changes to the SunWise student survey were made.

    • Instructions
        ◦ Added instructions to “Please Turn Over” at the bottom of the first page, to the left of the SunWise logo.
    • Question 11
        ◦ Made the instructions regarding selecting multiple options more visible by increasing the font size.
        ◦ Changed the Question 11 stem to: “Some of the reasons why I do NOT always wear sunscreen when I’m outside are because:”
        ◦ Changed the Question 11 last answer choice to: “None – I always wear sunscreen!”
        ◦ Added the answer choice: “Sunscreen feels greasy on my skin.”
    • Question 12
        ◦ Made the instructions regarding selecting multiple options more visible by increasing the font size.
        ◦ Changed the Question 12 stem to: “Some of the reasons why I do NOT always wear a hat when I’m outside are because:”
        ◦ Changed the Question 12 last answer choice to: “None – I always wear a hat!”
    • Question 15
        ◦ Made the instructions regarding selecting multiple options more visible by increasing the font size.
        ◦ Added answer choice “My neck”
    • Question 16-17
        ◦ Combined the two questions and change question stem to: “Have you ever reminded a:”
        ◦ Changed secondary question stems to: 
            ▪ “Friend to put on sunscreen?” 
            ▪ “Sibling (brother or sister) to put on sunscreen?”
            ▪ “Parent or guardian to put on sunscreen?”
            ▪ “Parent or guardian to put sunscreen on you?”
        ◦ Kept all responses yes/no.
    • Questions 18-21
        ◦ Replaced three answer choices with a five-point scale “Never,” “Rarely,” Sometimes,” “Often,” and “Always,” if space permits.
    • Questions 22-24
        ◦ Moved questions into the breakout box “When you were outside in the sun last summer”
    • Question 26
        ◦ Changed “when you go out in the sun” to “when you go outside during the day.”
    • Questions 29-31
        ◦ Deleted Question 31.
        ◦ Moved questions into the breakout box “When you were outside in the sun last summer” and moved this box to the end of the survey.
        ◦ For Question 29, changed question stem to: “Last summer, how many days a week did you spend outside during the day from 10AM to 4PM?”
        ◦ For Question 30, changed question stem to: “On the days that you went outside last summer, how many hours a day did you spend outside from 10AM to 4PM?”