Assignment Questionnaire for Dr Sukon

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Module:5301B Research Methods

Tutor: Dr Sukon

Task: Questionnaire Design

Group:Ms. Toorawah FawziahMs. Lafrance CarolMs. Jonas KarineMs. Khoyratty Khursheed B.

Date: Tuesday 27th March 2012.


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Form 3 National Examinations 2011

Dear Colleagues,

The Form 3 National Examinations has been piloted in 34 schools in the

country in October 2011. This year the Ministry of Education has decided toextend the whole project to national level. We would like to know your point ofview concerning such a crucial decision.

We need to know whether or not educators are agreeable to the moves madethe Form 3 National Examinations. Our query goes as far as to investigatewhat reasons motivate educators in their standpoint. We also need to find outwhy some opposition to the project. As educators you must be aware of thestate of confusion and anxiety concerning the Form 3 National Examinations.Our concern is to assess how far the form 3 National Examinations caters to

the overall welfare of the student population in Mauritius.

You are kindly hereby called upon to fill in the following questionnaire as itwill enable us to probe the extent to which this ministerial decision has thescope of being successfully institutionalised in 2012.

Rest assured that all information acquired through this questionnaire will be

treated with absolute confidentiality.

Your views will be of great value to the research.

Thank you for cooperating.


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Please circle the most suitable number or letter of each question orstatement which is most closely to correspond to your response.

1. Have you been involved with the teaching of any subjects at form 3 level over

the last year?

Yes / No.

If yes, go to question 2/ If no, go to question 3

2. If yes what was/were the subject/s that you taught?

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3.Did your school participate in the pilot project?

Yes/No.

4.i) Are you in favour that your school participates in the pilot project?

Totally in Favour In Favour Neutral Partly in favour Not in Favor at all

1 2 3 4 5

ii)Why?

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5. Define your student profile:.........................................

(i.e: High flyers/Average/Slow Learners/ Mixed ability groups- In case of Mixedability groups state which type please)

6.i) To what extent are you satisfied with the current Form 3 NationalExaminations?

Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Not satisfied Very dissatisfied

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6. ii)Why?

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7. i)Do you agree that it has been proper decision making to implement Form 3National Examination?

Agree Strongly 1 Agree Moderately 2 Agree Slightly 3 Disagree Slightly 4 Disagree Moderately 5 Disagree Strongly 6

7.ii) Why do you feel so?

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8. Please rate the relevance of the paper set in your subject area by ticking theboxes. How far did the content matched the syllabus you taught at school level.

1 2 3

Matching Barely

Matching

Not

Matching

Relevance/adequacy

Topics covered in your school

syllabus

Other (please

specify)


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9. Is the time allocated for the your subject area paper sufficient?

A Great Deal sufficient 1 Much sufficient 2 Somewhat sufficient 3 Little 4 Not sufficient at all 5

10. Is the level of difficulty the paper set in your subject area

A too high for the needs of your students?

B reasonable and met with the needs of the students?

C low and did not cater for the needs of the students?

D very low?

11. The National Curriculum Framework syllabus 2011 recommends teachers

to use a student's centered approach to teaching and learning: projects,

portfolios, presentations....were supposed to be used to conduct the learning

process and determined the assessment.

How far were you able to vary your teaching strategies from a teacher centered

to a learner centered one?

Very able to Able to Neutral Not Able to Not able at all

1 2 3 4 5

9. In any of the above case state what were the challenges you met with in

trying to either to gear your teaching strategies in a learning centered

approach.

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10. Were the texts used in your subject area matching with the requirements

as per to the demands of the proposed syllabus?


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1 2 3

Matching Barely

Matching

Not

Matching

Other (please specify, i.e. did you have to have recourse to self-devised

materials?)

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11. One of the objectives of the Form3 NE is to identify the strengths and

weaknesses of the students. How have the students been informed of their

strengths and weaknesses? I f yes, how and when?

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12. Have you as a reflective practioner been able to use any form of remedial

strategy to improve the lacking you noticed in

i ) your teaching strategies?

(yes/no)

When? how?

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ii) your students possible failures?

(yes/no)

When?/How?

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13. Another objective of the Form 3 NE was to help students make their

choices of subjects for form 4. How far did this examinations help your

students make their decision about their choice of subjects?

Helped a lot 1

Just Helped 2

Neutral 3

Did not Help 4

Did not help at all 5

14. What good points have you noticed about the pilot project?

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15. Is there any recommendations you would like to make?

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School:..............................................

Years of Experience:..........................

Position Held:....................................

Gender:.............................................

Your views are most welcome.

Thank you for filling the questionnaire


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Reference to online PDF and Resources:

1. TayLor-Powell Helen,(1998), Questionnaire Design: Asking questions with a

Purpose, Marshall Publication.

2. N. Auriat & M. Siniscalo, (2005), Questionnaire Design, Unesco.

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http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/research/Instrument%20Reliability%20and%20Validity/Likert.html

4.http://www.hkadesigns.co.uk/websites/msc/reme/likert.htm
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