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Virtual School Survey for David Sturgeon's Dissertation Work
I greatly appreciate your willingness to participate in this survey. All answers will be confidential and will only be used for purposes of data gathering to support the research for my dissertation. If you have questions at any time, please don't hesitate to get in contact with me. I anticipate the survey will take between 15 and 30 minutes. Again, thank you again for your participation! 1. Are you male or female?
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2. Which category below includes your age?
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j 30­39
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j 40­49
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j 50­59
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j 60 or older
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3. What is the highest degree you have received?
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j Master's degree
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j Post­Graduate degree
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j Doctoral degree
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4. What is your role?
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5. In what ZIP code is your home located? (Please enter 5­digit ZIP code; for example,
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6. How many years have you been a teacher/administrator?
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c 1­5
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c 6­10
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c 11­15
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c 16­20
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7. How many years have you been a teacher/administrator with Hoosier Academy Virtual
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*8. Please select the level with which you are working
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j Middle (7­8)
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j High (9­10)
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*9. Did you have any specific training to teach specifically for the virtual environment?
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c No
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*10. Please rank the importance of the following characteristics for online teachers.
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Organizes and prepares course materials
supporting student­centered learning
Is open to suggestions following pre ­ and post­
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with other students
Encouraging students to be critical and reflective
based on varying ability of students
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c Responsive
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centered learning c Approachable
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and post­learning evaluations c Motivated and enthusiastic
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students c Is open to suggestions following pre ­ d
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*12. Please rank the importance of the following characteristics for online students.
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Effective time management skills
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Not dependent on face­to­
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Appropriate writing and reading skills for online learning
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Has access to computer and internet
*13. From these important characteristics please choose the top three most important.
c Effective time management skills
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c Computer literate
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frustrations c Visual learner
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c Highly motivated
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c Strong work ethic
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14. What are the total number of hours you spend per course each day teaching online?
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*15. What are the total number of hours you spend per course each day planning?
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*16. What was it that led you to teach online?
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6 *17. Describe how you obtained your current position.
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6 *18. My experience with online teaching can be described as..
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6 *19. Based on the previous question provide the pros and cons of teaching online vs.
face­to­face.
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6 *20. What types of training should a pre­service teacher seek out to be an effective online
teacher?
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*21. What type of professional development would you like to receive to be a more
effective online teacher?
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6 *22. Describe the type of student that would be most successful in this type of
environment.
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