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Validity and Reliability:
The study design used for the survey was generated from ideas at a site on the Internet. This site, http://www.innonet.org/, the writer found that requiring either a yes or no answer, would be easier to analyze because they are in response to closed ended questions. http://www.innonet.org/repair/surveyrepa... The writer chose to discuss the survey with two teachers at the school that had children enrolled at the Jane Long. These teachers offered input concerning wording and the activities offered on the survey. The writer reworded several of the questions to make them clearer. The activities were well received and the comments were favorable. The post test survey required the inclusion of a few probes which resulted in open-ended questions. The probes were offered if the participant chose to explain why a question was unclear. Pilot Test and Changes: Changes resulted in the survey based on the comments on specificity of timelines. Issues Raised from Survey: Issues raised from the survey were concerns over specificity of dates for the events and how the Parental Involvement Committee would contact each parent with a child enrolled at the school. http://www.handinhand.org/parentsurvey.h... Experience of Developing Survey: The experience of developing a survey was more involved than the writer first thought. Reflectively, the survey would have gathered greater reliability had the participants represented the school populous better. A better representation would have provided input from the lowest socioeconomic families of students enrolled at the school. The parents of problematic students would have been sought and the information gained from parents not previously involved in any or few of the events offered from prior years. The best case scenario would be to have each parent visit the school for at least one event during the school year, 2000 to 2001. Critiquing the instrument: Apparently, the instrument had some flaws concerning specificity. The comments were favorable, in general, but more information was requested as to when, or what months, certain events would be planned. Apparently, some parents would curtail their school involvement for events held during certain months because of increased personal activity. This element regarding more specificity in preparing the calendar of events would have been most helpful. The survey prepared for the opening of the school year, 2000 to 2001, will contain greater specificity concerning information as to when the events will be offered. This will give the committee more reliable data in which to plan for a successful return in attendance. Another participant in the survey, explained that she had trouble accessing the survey. The writer gave special attention to the fact that there would be no javascript to send the information through email. Instead, the writer used standard html with a simple "mailto" form, which was sent anonymously through the server. The writer contacted the participant by sending her the web page. However, the help extended to the participant created an exception to this individual's anonymity of the survey results.
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