Student Interest Surveys
Q: How am I supposed to know what will keep my students interested in class?
A: Why don't you ask them?
Taking a survey of student interests is an easy way of finding out what is going to perk up student attention during class, and to find ways to make conversation relevant to student's lives. Surveys can range in form from an old fashioned fill in the blank questionnaire to an interactive technology event using surveymonkey.com, active response clickers or your classroom Smartboard.
It matters less how you take the survey, than what you do with it. These surveys give you an easy insight into what gets students excited. Even hard to reach students are likely to engage with a classroom conversation, or writing activity when a connection is made to their favorite sport, T.V. show, musician, movie, or video game.
A: Why don't you ask them?
Taking a survey of student interests is an easy way of finding out what is going to perk up student attention during class, and to find ways to make conversation relevant to student's lives. Surveys can range in form from an old fashioned fill in the blank questionnaire to an interactive technology event using surveymonkey.com, active response clickers or your classroom Smartboard.
It matters less how you take the survey, than what you do with it. These surveys give you an easy insight into what gets students excited. Even hard to reach students are likely to engage with a classroom conversation, or writing activity when a connection is made to their favorite sport, T.V. show, musician, movie, or video game.