e-Measure Survey

E-MEASURE SURVEY

for Science Teachers

The Science Education Program at UT-Dallas is conducting a voluntary survey about the use of electronic measuring devices in science classes. As a professional educator, your input is appreciated and valued as we update our offerings to better meet your needs. Please take five minutes to complete the following online questionnaire.

All results are confidential and submissions will remain anonymous. If you have any questions or want to comment further on this subject, feel free to contact me directly. Thank for your help ~ Rebekah Nix, rnix@utdallas.edu, 972-883-2488.

When you are finished, just click the 'Submit' button.

Results are anonymous and will remain strictly confidential.

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For research purposes, please note
how many years you've been teaching:
your most recent teaching assignment:

and a specific and/or general description of your locale:
District:	Rural Suburban Urban
School:	Large Medium Small

I	Do you use electronic measuring devices (scientific probes, sensors, and dataloggers) in your teaching? Yes No
	If no, would you like to integrate e-measurement options into your teaching?Yes No
	General comments?
II	What brand(s) do you use? Check all that apply.
	Hobo Vernier Pasco Other:
	Is usage intuitive for you? Yes No
	Is usage intuitive for your students? Yes No
	Are these available in your classroom all of the time? Yes No
	At what grade level(s) do your students use e-measure devices? pK-2 3-5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
III	Please indicate how many of which types of devices you use in your classroom:
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Computers (for data collection/archive/manipulation)
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Dataloggers (for data collection)
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Microscope projection device (ie, VideoFlex camera)
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Absolute pressure sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Acceleration sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Barometer sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Colorimeter sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Conductivity sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Dissolved oxygen (O2) sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				EKG sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Force sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Heart rate sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Humidity/Dew point sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Light sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Magnetic field sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Motion sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				pH sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Photogate sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Relative pressure sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Rotary motion sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Sound level sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Temperature sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Turbidity sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Voltage/Current sensor
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Weather station
0-5 6-1011-15 16+				Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
IV	Where do you use e-measure devices? laboratory classroom field
	When do you use e-measure devices? integrated across many lessons as a standalone activities as alternatives for traditional sampling in conjunction with traditional sampling
	After collection, how do students report data? electronically (computer) manually (worksheet, lab book)
	What do students use to mathematically manipulate data? electronic spreadsheet (Excel) graphing calculator paper (graph, ruled)
	Do you incorporate e-measure devices into formalized testing (quizzes, midterms, finals)?Yes No
	Do your students understand what the data collected using e-measure devices mean?Yes No
	Do your students understand where the data collected using e-measure devices come from ?Yes No
V	Please rate your overall e-measure training experience, in terms of:
	Equipment use/care	not offered	didn't attend		poor	fair	excellent
	Curriculum integration/ teaching style	not offered	didn't attend		poor	fair	excellent
	Assessment/evaluation	not offered	didn't attend		poor	fair	excellent
	Technical Support	not offered	didn't attend		poor	fair	excellent

VI	How often do you prefer e-measure devices over traditional sampling?
	Almost Never Seldom Sometimes Often Almost Always
	Why?

	Do your students prefer e-measure devices over traditional sampling?
	Almost Never Seldom Sometimes Often Almost Always
	Why?

	Do you feel e-measure devices enhance student learning?
	Almost Never Seldom Sometimes Often Almost Always
	How?

How do you feel e-measure devices impacted class time spent on:

:	Better	Same	Worse
activity set up?
data collection and display?
exploration?
data analysis?
clean up?