Student Profiles and Surveys
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rachel...@waldenu.edu
Jan 17, 2013, 5:43:01 PM1/17/13
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Rachel Smith
Dr. Wolsey and Colleagues, here are several links to websites which provide inventories for the secondary teacher. Many of these could also be adapted for younger students.
Interest Inventory- “Differentiated Instruction Interest Inventory”
http://www.duvalschools.org/newteachers/DI%20Strategies/DI%202012/Interest%20Inventory.pdf
This link contains several documents to aid teachers in getting to know their students to create differentiated instruction in their classrooms. Each document is a printable handout for the students to fill in their answers to the questions. For the purpose of the interest inventory, a teacher can use “The Things My Teacher Should Know About Me” handout, which asks the students many questions pertaining to their lives outside of school as well as what they like about school itself. From this website, I also really like the “High School Survey” because it asks additional questions which are geared more toward their academic career and what they would like to do beyond high school. Both of these surveys would be beneficial for a teacher to give on the first day of school and utilize as the year progresses and the teacher really gets to know the students.
Learning Style Inventory- “Learning Style Inventory”
http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm
This link provides a learning style survey geared toward understanding how one learns most effectively. The survey is a 24 question questionnaire and explicitly asks the student to answer each question as honestly as possible. It is crucial for the teacher to make sure the students understand they will not be penalized for their answers as this is to gain an understanding of the type of learner they are. This survey is conducted online and once the students complete the questionnaire, they are immediately given a response to whether they are an auditory, visual, or tactile learner. At the bottom of the page, there is a quick description of what each learning type means to better help the students understand their results. This survey would be a great tool for teachers, especially those preparing activities to benefit all learners.
Multiple Intelligences Inventory- “Assessment: Find Your Strengths”
http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
This link provides a multiple intelligence assessment to determine the strengths of the students. It is geared more toward adults, but it will work well with adolescents. This questionnaire is computer-based and the results are given immediately after submission. The questionnaire consists of 56 statements and the students are asked to rate how well the statement describes their interests or their character. This survey would be great to use with students to help them discover how they learn and why they learn in that manner.
Learning Profile- “What Kind of Student Are You?”
http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/kind-of-student.shtml
This link asks the students “What Kind of Student Are You?”. This survey consists of ten statements and is conducted online with results after submission. With each statement, the students click “mostly true”, “sometimes true”, or “never true”. The computer compiles the answers and gives the results. Typically, the results let the students know if they are on the right track with their attitudes about school. This website also provides links for career planning and school preparation. There is also another survey titled “Which Study Habits Can You Improve” which allows the students to honestly question whether or not they are doing all they can to prepare for school with how well they study.
http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/c3C34m/What-Kind-of-Student-Are-You
This link is a personality quiz also geared for learners to find out what kind of student they are. This quiz is conducted online and only consists of ten questions. The questions are intended to make the students think about what they would do in a certain situation at school, which essentially leads to what type of person they are as well. The results vary between overachiever and underachiever.
Dr. Wolsey and Colleagues, here are several links to websites which provide inventories for the secondary teacher. Many of these could also be adapted for younger students.
Interest Inventory- “Differentiated Instruction Interest Inventory”
http://www.duvalschools.org/newteachers/DI%20Strategies/DI%202012/Interest%20Inventory.pdf
This link contains several documents to aid teachers in getting to know their students to create differentiated instruction in their classrooms. Each document is a printable handout for the students to fill in their answers to the questions. For the purpose of the interest inventory, a teacher can use “The Things My Teacher Should Know About Me” handout, which asks the students many questions pertaining to their lives outside of school as well as what they like about school itself. From this website, I also really like the “High School Survey” because it asks additional questions which are geared more toward their academic career and what they would like to do beyond high school. Both of these surveys would be beneficial for a teacher to give on the first day of school and utilize as the year progresses and the teacher really gets to know the students.
Learning Style Inventory- “Learning Style Inventory”
http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm
This link provides a learning style survey geared toward understanding how one learns most effectively. The survey is a 24 question questionnaire and explicitly asks the student to answer each question as honestly as possible. It is crucial for the teacher to make sure the students understand they will not be penalized for their answers as this is to gain an understanding of the type of learner they are. This survey is conducted online and once the students complete the questionnaire, they are immediately given a response to whether they are an auditory, visual, or tactile learner. At the bottom of the page, there is a quick description of what each learning type means to better help the students understand their results. This survey would be a great tool for teachers, especially those preparing activities to benefit all learners.
Multiple Intelligences Inventory- “Assessment: Find Your Strengths”
http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
This link provides a multiple intelligence assessment to determine the strengths of the students. It is geared more toward adults, but it will work well with adolescents. This questionnaire is computer-based and the results are given immediately after submission. The questionnaire consists of 56 statements and the students are asked to rate how well the statement describes their interests or their character. This survey would be great to use with students to help them discover how they learn and why they learn in that manner.
Learning Profile- “What Kind of Student Are You?”
http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/kind-of-student.shtml
This link asks the students “What Kind of Student Are You?”. This survey consists of ten statements and is conducted online with results after submission. With each statement, the students click “mostly true”, “sometimes true”, or “never true”. The computer compiles the answers and gives the results. Typically, the results let the students know if they are on the right track with their attitudes about school. This website also provides links for career planning and school preparation. There is also another survey titled “Which Study Habits Can You Improve” which allows the students to honestly question whether or not they are doing all they can to prepare for school with how well they study.
http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/c3C34m/What-Kind-of-Student-Are-You
This link is a personality quiz also geared for learners to find out what kind of student they are. This quiz is conducted online and only consists of ten questions. The questions are intended to make the students think about what they would do in a certain situation at school, which essentially leads to what type of person they are as well. The results vary between overachiever and underachiever.
chad.wilson
Jan 17, 2013, 10:43:34 PM1/17/13
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Rachel,
I am so glad you made it. I was beginning to think I had messed everything up and no one would be able to get into the group. You provided excellent sites. The sites I found could also be modified to suit any age group. I like the one from Duval Schools because it offers sample surveys for various age groups. Thanks for the resources.
Chad
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