Resources survey

[Jennifer Krassnig <ed848505@STUDENT.UQ.EDU.AU>]

                    RESOURCES SURVEY
As part of my thesis, I am conducting this survey to determine how
teachers select and use resources in their teaching in this Information Age.
 
Due to the nature of the survey, your participation is not anonymous, but
your name and e-mail address will be removed and the data will be treated
confidentially.
 
Please return the survey by e-mail to
<ed848505@student.uq.edu.au> or <J.Krassnig@mailbox.uq.oz.au>,
not to the list, no later than 17th May, 1995.
 
Thank you very much in advance for your participation in this important
project. I will post the results.
 
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For the purpose of this questionnaire, the following terms have been defined:
 
RESOURCES: the materials or media which can be used in a school to
provide information. In this study they exclude human resources and
equipment.
 
RESOURCE-BASED LEARNING: a method used by teachers in which students
learn by using a wide variety of differently formated resources under the
teacher's systematic guidance so that they become confident and
independent lifelong learners.
 
INFORMATION SKILLS: the skills needed to value, locate, analyze and use
information, competently, critically, and effectively throughout life.
 
IN-SERVICE: any formally organized program or informal activity
undertaken by teachers, individually or cooperatively, to enhance their
professional development.
 
TECHNOLOGY: hardware and associated software programs to drive the hardware.
 
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INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer in your own words, and as fully as you wish,
the following questions. In Question 4(a), please answer 'yes' or 'no'.
 
The information you provide will allow me to construct themes about the
selection and use of teaching resources, and professional development
about resource selection and technology.
 
                           QUESTIONS
 
1.  In your school, what is the process for selecting teaching resources?
 
 
2.  What factors influence your use of resources in your teaching?
 
 
3.  Describe the criteria you use when choosing resources for your teaching.
 
 
4.(a) Which of the following resources do you currently use in your
      classroom?  Please answer 'yes' or 'no'.
 
      a. fiction books                     Yes  No
      b. non-fiction books                 Yes  No
      c. textbooks                         Yes  No
      d. periodicals                       Yes  No
      e. videotapes                        Yes  No
      f. audiotapes                        Yes  No
      g. CD-ROMs                           Yes  No
      h. slides/filmstrips/films           Yes  No
      i. overhead transparencies           Yes  No
      j. charts/posters                    Yes  No
      k. games                             Yes  No
      l. laserdisks                        Yes  No
      m. computer software/databases       Yes  No
      n. Internet                          Yes  No
      o. other.  Please give details:
 
4.(b) Are there any items listed above, that you are not currently using,
      and would like to use?
 
 
5. How do you ensure that your resources are appropriate and up-to-date?
 
 
6. For what purposes do you use, or have you used, on-line
   databases/Internet?
 
 
7.(a) Describe any professional development on resource selection and
      technology you have had in the last three years.
 
 
7.(b) In what ways has this in-service influenced your teaching?
 
 
 
For demographic purposes, please complete the following details:
Subject area/s you teach:
Year levels you teach:
Position/s held:
Current position/s:
Your school: urban/rural:                    Country:
       size: no. of teachers:          no. of students:
Describe your teaching style:
 
If you would like to be notified of the results of this survey
personally, please include your e-mail address:
 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.
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Jenny Krassnig  <ed848505@student.uq.edu.au>
Anglican Church Grammar School (Yrs 5-12 boys)
Oaklands Pde
East Brisbane Qld 4169
Australia
Ph: (07)8962242   Fax: (07)8915976
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