Version 5, March 12, 2010
College.gov would like feedback on your site experience.
Please answer a few brief survey questions below. Your input will help guide the future development of college.gov, and your answers will remain anonymous. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Which of the following best describes you?
High school student
Middle school student
College student
Adult student
Parent/Family Member of a student
Teacher/Counselor
Financial Aid Administrator
Other professionals in the education field
Other, please specify_____________________
What is the reason for your visit today? (select all that apply)
Doing research for myself
Doing research for my child/student
Learn more about the steps to take to get to college
Learn about financial aid for college
Checking out the site/evaluating resource
Other, please specify_________________
Were you able to complete your task today?
Yes → skip to question 5
No → proceed to question 4, then skip to question 6
If you were not able to complete your task, why not? (select all that apply)
Could not locate the information I was seeking
Site was confusing/hard to navigate
Did not find information helpful to me
Did not find anything new or valuable to me
Need more time to review the site/Need to come back later
Other, please specify _____________________________
How valuable did you find the information contained in college.gov?
Very valuable – I learned something new today!
Some what valuable – it reiterated information I already knew
Not valuable – I didn’t find anything new or interesting here
If college.gov was not valuable to you, do you feel it is valuable for anyone else?
Valuable for a fellow classmate or friend
Valuable for my child or a family member
Valuable for my students
I don’t think it’s valuable for anyone
What additional information or features would you like to see on College.gov? (select all that apply)
Ability to link my activity on College.gov to my social networking profile (Facebook, MySpace, etc.)
Ability to sign up for e-mail reminders from College.gov
Information for adult students
Ability to personalize the site based on my year in school
More detailed information on available scholarships and grants
Ability to meet and connect with other students and share experiences/stories
Ability to watch more videos on current college students
Ability to watch more videos of parents/guardians
Ability to search for schools within college.gov
Ability to complete the FAFSA on college.gov
Ability to log in to college.gov with my FAFSA pin#
Other, please specify ___________________________________
Who would you recommend college.gov to? (select all that apply)
My friends
My parents/family members
My teachers/counselor
My students
My child
My colleagues/co-workers
Other, please specify ____________________________________
I would not recommend college.gov (please indicate why) _____________________
How did you find college.gov today? (check all that apply)
Referred to the site by a friend or family member
Referred or required to visit the site by teacher or counselor
Linked from another site (please specify)_________________________________
Found through a search engine (Google, Yahoo!, etc.)
Through Facebook
Received materials at my school
Received materials at a conference
Saw a TV commercial
Heard a Radio commercial
Saw a college.gov banner or poster
Other, please specify______________
Were there any content areas of the site that you found especially helpful to you, but also seemed difficult to find? If yes, please specify.
11. Do you have any further comments about your college.gov experience?
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | College |
| Author | tina.pemberton |
| Last Modified By | Authorised User |
| File Modified | 2010-09-21 |
| File Created | 2010-09-21 |