Teacher feedback survey

[elharden2]

@emily-phet @terracoda @briannatomlinson @zepumph @jessegreenberg Here is the teacher feedback survey I created that I mentioned during the a11y retreat: bit.ly/phet-feedback

I'd love your feedback on it if you have time to go through it. As it is right now, I don't ask respondents to share their email addresses if they don't indicate they're either interested in receiving a11y-related emails from us or interested in working with us in some way.

I'll be sharing this survey with teachers beginning next week at the 100kin10 summit (on Tues 3/26), so if you're able to give feedback before then, that'd be appreciated! Thank you!

Also, is Taylor on GitHub?

[elharden2]

And if that link doesn't work, try this one

[jessegreenberg]

Thanks @elharden2. I don't have much expertise to provide feedback for such a thing. My only question is do we want any information about what assistive tech is being used in the classroom if applicable (Screen readers, Refreshable Braille displays, switch devices, 3D printers, others)? Maybe this is already part of Q4, or maybe it is a new question. Or maybe that is outside of scope for this.

[jessegreenberg]

I just assigned folks above, all should feel free to remove assignment after review or if you don't have time to go through it before next week.

[elharden2]

Thanks @jessegreenberg! I do believe this is the first GitHub issue I've created, so thanks all for your patience and assistance!

[twant]

@elharden2 I just filled out the survey! Like Jesse, I don't have a ton of expertise with surveys like these, but just jotted down some thoughts on other areas to potentially probe. Thanks for sharing!

[elharden2]

Thanks @twant! And no worries about feeling like you don't have proper expertise-- I'm sure you have a ton of knowledge and thoughts that are helpful. Even just feedback on question framing (is something confusing, could it be worded in a better way) is also super helpful!

[zepumph]

There is an extra space before the parenthetical on Q7.

I really like that selecting "none" deselects other options.

Good work!

[briannatomlinson]

Ok! Some things I thought about while looking over your survey:

Q3: you've got a few statements related to I/DD -- do you want any other ones for vision impairment? (like difficulty distinguishing colors)

Q4: Are you interested in the distinction between something like one of the 2-in-1 laptops (the things that let you switch between tablet vs. laptop functionality)? I'm wondering b/c students might interact with them in different ways. <-- not sure what you're looking to find with this, mostly the distinction between the types of interaction they're familiar with

Q5: does independent exploration mean one student only, or partner-based exploration?

After Q6 if they use them often I'd actually ask them to provide which ones they use, if you're curious!

@emily-phet would it be worth digging out the big list of questions we talked about with Prakriti back a year or so ago? I don't know if there's overlap/it's worth looking at again

[terracoda]

@elharden2, this is nice simple & quick survey. It is good that it is simple so you might not want to complicate it by adding more things?

As @jessegreenberg suggested you might want to add a new question more specific about assistive technology, or you might want to add things to Q4.

Here are a few suggestions that might you might want to consider:

• Q0 - You could add an estimated time to complete. This a a short survey, so it might be beneficial to tell them that it will be quick and help us a lot.

• Q3 - Perhaps re-word slightly: "In your diverse classroom do any of your students..."

  • you could separate the following:
  • have low vision
  • identify as being blind
  • have trouble seeing colours
  • you could be more specific about mobility like this:
  • have a mobility impairment that affects their ability to use a keyboard or mouse

• Q4 - Could be split into two, one focused on the kinds of computer technology that are used (like what you have listed) and perhaps add a new question specifically about using Assistive Technology, though all technology really is assistive if you think about it.

• New Question after Q4: Do any of your students use assistive technology (software or hardware) such as:

  • screen magnification software
  • screen reader or text-to-speech software
  • Other specialized hardware or software?

• Q5 - could add group activities

• Q6 - I agree with @briannatomlinson that an "If yes, what sims do you use?" would be a good addition?

• Q7 - I'd say "alternative input" instead of "keyboard navigation" and perhaps "sound and sonification" instead of just "sonification". You could consider explaining the question slightly like this:

  • Do you know that several of our simulations have accessibility features (alternative input, audio description, sound and sonification) built in. These features make the sims accessible to students with diverse needs including students who are blind.

• Submit page - it might be good to add a statement of where to find out more about our research and accessible sims: "Please visit the Research and Accessibility section on the PhET website for more information."

Edit: changed "computer" to "keyboard or mouse"

[elharden2]

Thanks all, for your feedback!