Education/Surveys/Educator survey about their classroom

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Survey for educators about their classroom

Activity/Output

• To learn educator's editing activity during an event

Which of the following Wikimedia projects did you use the most for teaching during [Education Program Name]? (Select all that apply)

• Wikipedia
• Commons
• Wiktionary
• Wikiquote
• Other (specify)

During the Education Program, which of the following activities did you do, as an educator, on the Wikimedia projects? (Select all that apply)

• I improved article(s) that needed information.
• I improved article(s) referencing existing information
• I improved article(s) through photographs of Wikimedia Commons.
• I created a new article and worked on it during the course
• I engaged on talk pages or other pages that were not articles
• I created my user page
• I did none of the above

• To learn which resources educators used for their classroom

Which of the following resources, if any, did you use when completing the assignment? (Select all that apply)

• Evaluating Wikipedia
• Editing Wikipedia
• Illustrating Wikipedia
• Online training for students
• Wikipedia Ambassadors
• Education portal on Outreachwiki
• Program & Events Dashboard
• Other

Which of the following resources, if any, did students use to complete the course? (choose all that apply)

• Visual Editor
• Templates
• Help pages on Wikipedia
• Education portal on Outreachwiki
• Evaluating Wikipedia
• Editing Wikipedia
• Illustrating Wikipedia
• Online training for students

Learning Outcome

• To learn educator's understanding/perception of wikimedia culture

From participating in this course, to what extent do you feel more comfortable with free knowledge culture?

• much more comfortable
• a little more comfortable
• about the same
• a little less comfortable
• much less comfortable

• To learn educator's understanding/perception about the applications of Wikimedia in the classroom

To what extent would you prefer using the Wikipedia assignment over a traditional assignment (such as an essay or term paper) to achieve each of the following student learning objectives?

• Writing skills
• Media/Information training
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration
• Online communication skills

To what extent do you agree or disagree that (Wikipedia, Wikimedia projects) can be useful as a teaching resource?

• Strongly agree
• Somewhat agree
• Neither agree nor disagree
• somewhat disagree
• strongly disagree

Could you express in one sentence what teaching a course using Wikipedia meant for you?

OPEN

Behavior Outcome

• To learn educator's intent to use Wikipedia in the classroom

To what extent did you teach your students each of the following concepts

• Verifiable Information
• Using Wikipedia for coursework
• Etc…

How likely are you going to teach Wikipedia in the classroom in the following year?

• 0 - Not at all likely
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5 - Neutral
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10 - Extremely likely

How likely are you to recommend the Wikipedia Education Program to an friend or colleague who works in education?

• 0 - Not at all likely
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5 - Neutral
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10 - Extremely likely

• To learn about educator's interest to participate in community outreach

Would you be interested in helping us connect your institution with a Visiting Scholar?

• Yes, happy to help
• No, not at this time

Would you be willing to help us train a colleague to teach with Wikipedia next term?

• Yes, happy to help
• No, not at this time

The [Organization Name] is dedicated to sharing stories about successful Wikipedia assignments. May we contact you about sharing your story?

• Yes, happy to help
• No, not this time

• To learn about educator's interest to repeat/return to course/program

Briefly describe why you taught with Wikipedia again this term.

(Open response)

Program design

• To learn about educator's overall experience

In what ways, if any, could your experience teaching Wikipedia be improved? (Please share up to 3)

(Open response)

Do you have any additional comments about your Wikipedia assignment or about your support to teach the course?

(Open response)

• To learn feedback about educator's available resources and support

To what extent did your students find each resource useful?

	completely	mostly	moderately	slightly	not at all	not applicable/ not sure
Help pages on wikipedia	o	o	o	o	o	o
Printed brochures	o	o	o	o	o	o
Editing workshops	o	o	o	o	o	o

What other types of information and tools would you find helpful in teaching with Wikipedia?

(Open response)

Did you feel that (Your Organization) communicated with you sufficiently throughout the term?

To what extent did you find each of the following supports useful?

	completely useful	mostly useful	moderately useful	slightly useful	not at all useful	not applicable/ not sure
Wikimedia affiliate staff	o	o	o	o	o	o
Wikipedia volunteers	o	o	o	o	o	o
Wikipedia Ambassadors	o	o	o	o	o	o
Wikipedia content expert	o	o	o	o	o	o

Please describe other types of staff support you would find helpful in creating and running your assignment

(Open Response)

• To learn feedback about educator's available software and tools

To what extent did you find each of the following tools useful

	completely useful	mostly useful	moderately useful	slightly useful	not at all useful	not applicable/ not sure
VisualEditor	o	o	o	o	o	o
Dashboard	o	o	o	o	o	o
Education Extension	o	o	o	o	o	o
Wikipedia content expert	o	o	o	o	o	o

What additional Dashboard features would your students find helpful?

How effective was the [Tool/Resource name] in meeting your needs?

What would help the [Tool/Resource name] meet your needs better?

(open)

Information about the educator (non-program)

• To learn the educator's personal information

• First and Last name (optional)

(Open Response)

• Wikipedia Username (optional)

(Open Response)

• Email (optional)

(Open Response)

About how many years have you been involved with the Wikipedia Education Program?

• Less than 1 year
• From 1 year up to 2 years
• From 2 years up to 3 years
• From 3 years up to 4 years
• From 4 years up to 5 years
• More than 5 years

Information about the educator's environment (non-program)

• To learn the educator's classroom demographics

We are interested in demographic information about the students we support. About what proportion of students in the classroom were women?

• 0%
• 10%
• 20%
• 30%
• 40%
• 50%
• 60%
• 70%
• 80%
• 90%
• 100%