Week+2+Surveys+and+Inventories

=WEEK 2 Differentiation Station = Surveys and Inventories .

Kerri Mahoney

[] This website had numerous surveys and inventories on interests, learning styles, and multiple intelligences.

Interest Survey: [|http://www.internationalcenterfortalentdevelopment.com/uploads/9/3/2/8/9328117/starring_me.pdf] This survey is very simple and easy for younger students. There are simple pictures to help students who struggle with reading, making this inventory easy for a young student to complete independently. Students choose a happy face, straight face, or sad face to show their level of interest. It also incorporates various learning styles asking students how they like to learn things and what learning environment they prefer. I would use this survey for both interests and learning styles with little adaptations needed.

Learning Styles: [] This survey is a very quick, 12 question survey that could be done with teacher assistance. I would ask students one at a time the questions and quickly receive feedback about their learning style preference. The students answer either yes or no to very basic questions and the teacher is given a general idea whether the student prefers auditory, visual, or kinesthetic learning.

Multiple Intelligences: [] I liked this survey for my second grade students because it is easy enough for second grade students to complete. The questions are simple enough for the students to read at the beginning of the school year, and all they have to do is put a check next to the sentences that describe them. It gives good results about what specific areas the students excel in.

Learning Profile Inventory: [] This last survey was difficult to find as it is very similar to learning styles and interest inventories. I liked this survey because it is personality based and provides a lot of insight into a students life. It is too hard for second graders, but the questions can be adapted and simplified to work

[] I found another survey that would be appropriate for second graders and provide insight into the student's learning profile. This one requires more writing and it too would need to be adapted to meet the needs of my classroom. Both these surveys provide good ideas and insight into what I want to use with my students.

The survey I created can be found at [| http://kwiksurveys.com?s=LOKELN_e41758a5.]

Kerri, I like the survey you designed. It is easy for young students to follow while giving you results to their interest, learning styles, muiltilple intelligences and learning profile. Nice job! Greg

Greg Muir Intererst Survey: [] This interest survey can be used with both middle and high school students. It is made up of 15 questions that will allow a teacher to learn about his or her students. It also provides information about students’ likes and dislikes. The survey helps build a better understanding of students for teachers to better engage them in the classroom.

Learning Styles: [] This survey can also be used with middle and high school students. It consists of 35 questions designed to learn about students’ learning preferences. As you conduct the survey, it instantly shows what learning techniques benefit a student’s learning style. These results give educators background information on strategies to work on a student’s strengths and weaknesses.

Multiple Intelligences: [] It has 56 questions designed to show the intelligences that apply to the student. It asks a variety of questions around academics and interests to determine student strengths and weaknesses and gives them a response as to which intelligences work best for them.

Learning Profile Inventory: []. This survey can be designed for middle and high school students. It provides 30 questions with four responses to each question to determine a student’s strengths. You rank each question with four responses using numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. One represents the lowest ranking and four the highest. Once all the scores are tallied there is a scoring formula used to determine which learning style works best.

The link to my online survey is located at [|http://kwiksurveys.com?s=LOJDHG_40d92857]

** Jessica Korsu **
This week’s learning resources gave me insight into the importance of gathering information about students. It is particularly important to gather information regarding student interests, learning styles, intelligences, and learning profiles. I searched the Internet to find information regarding various student surveys, which also provided me with ideas for creating my own student survey. Below are some of the resources I found. [] This survey was apparently made by a teacher or school district based on the URL. The survey consisted of 19 questions regarding student interest. The questions require the students to write short phrases or sentences as their response. The questions include favorite hobbies, activities, sports, foods, place, etc. Some of the questions are more in depth and require the students to think about themselves as an individual and write how they would describe themselves as a friend, what they want in a friend, etc. This survey is appropriate for elementary school students, particularly 4th or 5th grade. I think it would be too challenging for 1st or 2nd graders to answer, and 3rd grade is on the border. If the questions were slightly modified this would be appropriate for 3rd grade as well. [] This survey consisted of 14 questions regarding learning styles. The learning styles assessed were visual (V), auditory (A), and kinesthetic (K). The questions require students to circle the answer that best relates to them, it is laid out in Multiple Choice fashion. The teacher then adds the number of responses for each letter V, A, or K. The area with the most responses is probably the primary mode of learning. I think this survey is appropriate for upper elementary grades (4-5) and higher. It seems like it would be too challenging for lower grades to answer. However, it may work with lower grades if done orally. [] This quiz consists of 24 questions broken up into four categories which ask questions regarding likes, group work, self descriptions, and time spent doing a particular activity. At the end of the quiz a bar graph is displayed showing your level of each intelligence type. It seems as though we all have a little bit of each type of intelligence in us. This quiz would be quite challenging for elementary school students. It is more appropriate for middle and high school students. In order to use this with younger students it would have to be modified greatly. [] This inventory was created by Brenda Dyck. She created this learning profile to gain knowledge about her students as well as provide them with information about their own learning styles and techniques. She begins with having her students complete a multiple intelligence survey and a learning-style preference questionnaire. She then uses the results to help the students internalize what they have learned about how they learn. This seems like a great strategy, but again I feel that it would be challenging for elementary level students. In order to work with younger grade levels the surveys would need to be modified and even done orally. []
 * Surveys and Evaluations: **
 * Student Interest Survey**
 * Learning Styles Survey**
 * Multiple Intelligences Survey**
 * Learning Profile Inventory**
 * The link to the survey I created is:**

**Student Interest Survey**
[|http://www.saskschools.ca/~ischool/adapthandbook/learner/interest.html#k6interest] This interest survey is composed of about thirty questions regarding students’ preferences for extracurricular activities and reading. There are two surveys listed on this website; one for grades 1st through 6th, and one for grades 7th through 12th. While both surveys have many questions, depending on the grade level being used only some questions could be included in the interest survey. Since I teach sixth grade, I would consider using questions from both surveys in order to appropriately evaluate my students’ interests.

**Multiple Intelligence Survey**
[] I would say that this survey would be most appropriate for students in 5th grade through 8th grade. It may be administered to 3rd and 4th grade students, but may need to be explained to students or given to students in a small group setting.

While I had only intended to find one survey, I also came across a multiple intelligence survey created by Edutopia.com. This survey can be completed online and also gives a visual representation of one’s learning styles and a detailed description of each. This survey could be administered to as low as third grade and as high as middle school, depending on the abilities of the students. This survey can be found at [].

**Learning Styles Survey**
[] This learning style survey allows students to complete the entire quiz online and would be appropriate for upper grade and middle school students. The results of this learning survey can also be emailed so students can complete the survey and then email the results to the teacher. It also gives a percentage of preferred learning styles and an explanation of each one so that students can better understand their own learning preferences.

**Learning Profile Inventory**
[] This learning styles/personality quiz is appropriate for students ages nine and up. While this survey cannot be completed online and requires students to record their answers on a printable sheet, it does describe each learning style preference using the four Jungian dimensions and similar to the Myers-Briggs test. This survey could be used to better help understand students’ personalities and how their personalities will affect their learning in the classroom environment. This survey can also be used to better understand students’ personality traits as a result of their unique culture and home influences. This survey is composed of 48 questions. The website includes directions for administering the survey to students, a description of each learning style type, as well as teaching to students’ differing learning styles.

**Here is the link to the survey I created:**
[|http://kwiksurveys.com?s=LOELIH_9f0d4569]

** Interest Survey: ** []
=== This is a basic, quick hobby survey that has the kids describe their interests through a series of short questions. It would be suitable for all middle school students, and probably even into high school. I have used the same styles of questions with my students for initial input on their hobbies. ===

** Learning Styles Survey: ** []
=== Here is a basic box checking survey that could help students identify just what type of learner they are while informing the teacher as well. I have a version of this that I have used with my students before, but I think that the online versions could be good for middle school students as they would receive automatic feedback of their learning styles. ===

** Multiple Intelligences Survey: ** []
=== This may be a smart way to have students examine their primary intelligences because this survey then labels them as strengths. Students could easily identify their strengths in my 8th grade classroom, and then record them on the primary survey I create. Additionally, I like the fact that students don’t just answer these questions with a yes or no, but with a 1-5 scale ranking. The student is then rated on a scale of 1-5 in each MI category. ===

** Learning Profile Inventory: ** []
=== This is basically an interest survey that asks many of the student’s favorites such as movie, book, color, food, etc. and it would be fairly appropriate for middle school students. It could also classify along the lines of a learning profile as it asks some background questions. I would include questions on their cultural background and heritage. Although I don’t feel it is necessary to ask about gender and language barriers as those factors are made evident in our schools before they are placed into classrooms. ===

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=== Here is the initial survey I have created thus far for my students at the beginning of next year. I created the survey on polldaddy.com and currently uploaded it to my blogger site. I hope to embed it into my Moodle webpage that will begin next year for my students. ===

Chris Monfiletto

 * The first type of survey that was researched is the interest survey. An interest survey provides students the opportunity to provide personal information about them that can include siblings, favorite foods, and personal attributes as individuals. Interest surveys provide students the opportunity to express the interests they have that might not be shared within the everyday classroom environment. Although this type of survey does not deal primarily with academics, it is an essential factor in truly knowing your students. An example that I viewed online can be found at the website []**
 * The second type of survey that was investigated this week is a learning styles survey. Learning styles surveys provide students and teachers with information about what type of dominant and secondary learning styles that students possess. There are predominantly three types of learning styles; visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Determining what the foremost style that encompasses an individual student helps teachers develop classroom lessons and assessments that can enhance a particular style. Also, students can be made aware of their particular style to help them develop strategies within the classroom that can assist in their learning. A particular learning styles survey that I viewed can be found at the website [].**
 * The third learning inventory that can be applied to student learning is a multiple intelligences survey, which measures the strengths/weaknesses in the areas of the seven intelligences. In the article by M.K. Smith about Howard Gardner, the seven intelligences are linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal, and intrapersonal (2002, 2008). Each of these seven intelligences measure specific intelligences that each person uses in their learning, and which of these intelligences are strongest in each individual’s learning. An example of a survey that I found is at the website**
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 * The fourth and final data collecting resource that can be used to determine student learning styles is a learning profile inventory. Determining students’ personal learning inventory is crucial to determining differentiation strategies in classroom lessons. Identifying ways in which students best learn assists in organizing content and curriculum that fosters different methods of learning so that students learn in a more efficient and effective manner. Their learning profile survey is the amalgamation of interests and ways in which they process information most effectively. A website that I viewed that provided an example of a learning profile inventory for middle school aged students is []. **
 * The survey that I completed for my students was completed on Survey Monkey. I only included ten questions due to the fact that Survey Monkey only allows ten question surveys with their Basic Account. The link to my survey is: []**