blending in-class surveys with moodle questionnaire
DESCRIPTION
We all know that catering to student needs is important, in this presentation I outline an interactive task-based lesson where students worked in small groups to carry out an English learning needs analysis. In small groups students worked together to decipher the meaning of two provided survey questions and then asked those questions to classmates in other groups. They then re-grouped to combine their results and present their findings to the class. After the group presentation, students re-visited the survey questions through the Moodle questionnaire. After engaging with the questions and processing the concepts through the class activity, the language and concepts were revisited through the Moodle questionnaire. The follow-up use of Moodle questionnaire provided the teacher with easy to analyze data in order to inform further lesson planning. Moodle questionnaire is an optional add-on module for the Moodle Learner Management System.TRANSCRIPT
Blending In-Class Surveys with
Moodle Questionnaire
MOODLE QUESTIONNAIRE
STUDENT NEEDS
Different context
Different learning experiences
Different learning needs
Different learning interests
Different proficiency levels
NEEDS ANALYSIS - OPTIONS
Take a levels test – demotivating Individual Surveys – lacks interaction
First class – want to break ice, encourage interaction
CONTEXT:
Engineering university Course: English Communication (speaking and listening skills, mixed levels)
Question: In what situations do these students want to be able to use English?
IDEA
What if students survey each other in English? Problem: Lack of vocabulary knowledge Solution: Small groups assigned 2 questions – work
out meaning together They then ask class mates from other groups these
questions (so they can explain them if necessary)
HOW CAN I GET THE DATA FROM STUDENTS?
Students present results to class Students hand in a paper count sheet Follow-up activity with online survey Moodle or Survey Monkey?
123 groupsSurvey each otherRecord answers
ABC groupsQuestion meaning
Return to ABC groupCollate resultsPrepare to present
Review and record answers with Moodle questionnaire
Present results to class
MOODLE QUESTIONNAIRE
Download in text format (TEXT AND CODE/CODE ONLY)CSVCopy and paste into excel/another program (SPSS)Analyse
3.09
3.15
3.15
3.22
3.29
3.30
3.50
3.57
3.64
2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80
Q08_Planning a trip
Q02_Explaining a process
Q07_Invitations
Q06_Group research
Q01_Describing a job or product
Q05_Phone-calls and messages
Q09_Travel situations
Q04_Responding to a problem
Q03_Directions
Topics ranked by average score
4 - Yes3 - Maybe yes2 - Maybe no1 - No
2.243902439
2.792682927
2.9146341463.012195122
3.304878049
3.756097561
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
INDVPRES INTERVIEW ROLEPLY GRPPRES LISTENGT VOCABTEST
Assessment method averages5 – Most preferred1 – Least preferred
MOODLE QUESTIONNAIRE – RECOMMEND?
Data can be downloaded freeSurvey Monkey – pay to download
Limitation – no ordering question option
ACTIVITY NOTES
Plenty of scaffolding (results presentation language, keep questions simple)
Good for a first class where students are already familiar with each other
Levels/needs can be detected through monitoring Preparation of questions and handouts was complex (5 copies
of 5 different sheets) Depending on time – Moodle might be pushed to next class
(signing in for first time etc.)
