OESP Parent Survey (REAL)
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Thank you for giving your time and knowledge to help us learn
more about your child with a disability and his or her experiences with online education.
For
this survey, online learning is defined as formal education where a student learns through the
Internet. This can include both self-paced and instructor-led activities. Online learning can be
either fully online or blended (a combination of online and face-to-face).
Please share
information related to your child with a disability who is receiving at least a portion of his or her
education in an online environment. If you have more than one child in an online environment,
please use information from the same child throughout the survey.
Completion of the
survey indicates your willingness to participate in this project and that you are over the age of
eighteen.
INFORMATION STATEMENT
Thank you in advance for your time and
expertise.
Sincerely, Paula J. Burdette, Ph. D. Center on Online Learning and Students
with Disabilities University of Kansas www.centerononlinelearning.org 703-519-1504
paula.burdette@nasdse.org
Q1 My child with a disability who participates in online learning is in:
 Kindergarten (1)
 1st - 2nd grade (2)
 3rd - 5th grade (3)
 6th - 8th grade (4)
 9th - 12th grade (5)
 I do not have a child with a disability who participates in online learning. (6)
If I do not have a child with ... Is Selected, Then Skip To End of Survey
Q2 What is your child's primary disability as defined by the school?
 Autism (1)
 Deaf-blindness (2)
 Deafness (3)
 Emotional disturbance (4)
 Hearing impairment (5)
 Intellectual disability (6)
 Multiple disabilities (7)
 Orthopedic impairment (8)
 Other health impairment (9)
 Specific learning disability (10)
 Speech or language impairment (11)
 Traumatic brain injury (12)
 Visual impairment, including blindness (13)
 I don't know (14)
Q3 In which type of environment does your child participate in online learning? (Please choose
the one best description of your child's program).
 Fully online program - a formal education program in which your child is enrolled full-time in
an online school (1)
 Blended environment - a formal education program in which your child learns a portion of
the full course of study online and the rest in a supervised building away from home (2)
Q4 Who made the decision to place your child in the type of online environment in which your
child participates? Check all that apply.
 IEP team (1)
 Parent(s) (2)
 Student (3)
 Teacher(s) (4)
 Administrator(s) (5)
 Court system (6)
 I don't know (7)
 Other (please specify): (8)
Q5 Please briefly explain why it was decided to place your child in an online environment. If you
don't know, please write, "I don't know."
Q6 Which subjects and curriculum levels does your child take online? Check all that apply.
Not Taking
Online (1)
Taking at Grade
Level (2)
Taking Below
Grade Level (3)
Taking Above
Grade Level (4)
English or
Reading (1)
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Math (2)
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Science (3)
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Social Studies
(4)
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Foreign
Language (5)
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Elective/Other
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Q7 How useful are the following methods for your child in the online educational environment?
Useful (1)
Not Useful (2)
I don't
know (3)
I don't think
this method is
used (4)
Written
Text/Passages
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Games (2)
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Videos (3)
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Audio (4)
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Lectures (5)
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Labs/Activities
(6)
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Simulations (7)
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Discussions (8)
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Social Media
(such as
Facebook,
Twitter) (9)
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Q8 What challenges do you face in supporting your child in the online work? Check all that
apply.
 Knowing how to use specific technologies (1)
 Knowing how to use instructional strategies in online settings (2)
 Knowing how to accommodate for my child's disability in an online setting (3)
 Timing or scheduling (4)
 Access to technology at home (5)
 Access to school personnel (6)
 I do not experience any challenges (7)
 Other (please specify): (8) ____________________
Q9 How will your child participate in the following tests or assessments?
My child
won't be
taking these
(1)
Online (2)
Face-to-face
(3)
Online and
Face-to-face
(4)
I don't know
(5)
State tests of
assessments
(1)
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Alternative
state tests or
assessments
(2)
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Class or unit
tests or
assessments
(3)
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Alternative
class or unit
tests or
assessments
(4)
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Q10 Were you asked to discontinue your child's IEP services in order for your child to
participate in online instruction?
 Yes (1)
 No (2)
Q11 Please select all the special education and related services that are provided to your child
in an online environment.
 None (1)
 Occupational Therapy (2)
 Physical Therapy (3)
 Speech-Language Therapy (4)
 Assistive Technology Support (5)
 School Psychologist Support (6)
 Social Worker Support (7)
 Counseling (8)
 Case Management (9)
 Content Area Instruction (10)
 Social Emotional Support (11)
 Behavioral Instruction (12)
 Skill-based Instruction (13)
 Other (please specify) (14) ____________________
Q13 Have you ever expressed concerns or made a formal complaint to the school about your
child's online education?
 Yes, but it was never satisfactorily resolved (1)
 Yes, and it was satisfactorily resolved (2)
 No (3)
Answer If Have you ever expressed concerns or made a formal complai... Yes, and it was
satisfactorily resolved Is Selected
Q14 How was your concern or formal complaint resolved?
Answer If Have you ever expressed concerns or made a formal complai... Yes, but it was never
satisfactorily resolved Is Selected
Q15 Are you in the process of resolving a concern or formal complaint?
 No (1)
 Yes. Please describe where you are in that process. (2) ____________________
Q16 Is there a certified special education teacher assigned to your child?
 Yes (1)
 No (2)
 I don't know (3)
Answer If Is there a certified special education teacher assigned t... Yes Is Selected
Q17 How does the special education teacher provide services to your child?
 Online (1)
 Face-to-face (2)
 Both online and Face-to-face (3)
 Other (please specify) (4) ____________________
Q18 In what roles do you participate in your child's online education? Check all that apply.
 Help my child understand the assignment that is to be completed (1)
 Help my child learn the content in the lesson he or she is studying (2)
 Encourage my child to start and complete his/her online work (3)
 Help my child organize his/her time so online assignments are completed (4)
 Help my child learn and use positive social and behavioral skills (5)
 Help support my child in his/her speech, physical, or orthopedic exercises (6)
 Other (please specify) (7) ____________________
Q19 About how much time do you spend each day helping your child with online schoolwork?
 Less than 15 minutes (1)
 15-30 minutes (2)
 30-60 minutes (3)
 1-2 hours (4)
 2-3 hours (5)
 More than 3 hours (6)
Q20 How often do you talk to your child's teacher(s) about your child's online education?
 2-3 times a week or more (1)
 Once a week (2)
 2-3 times a month (3)
 Once a month (4)
 Once every 2-3 months (5)
 Once or twice a year (6)
 Never (7)
If Never Is Selected, Then Skip To Does your district require that stude...
Q21 How do you usually talk to your child's teacher(s)?
 Online (1)
 Face-to-face (2)
 Both Online and Face-to-face (3)
 Other (please specify) (4) ____________________
Q22 In what areas of your child's online program do you feel that you have some
influence? Check all that apply.
 Family-to-school communication (1)
 Field trips (online or face-to-face) (2)
 Extracurricular activities (3)
 Scheduling of your child's work time (4)
 Decisions about what course materials are provided in the online program (5)
 Planning instruction with your child's teacher(s) (6)
 Decisions about assessment time, type, and accommodations (7)
 Other (please specify) (8) ____________________
Q23 How often does your school use the following strategies to help you support your child's
online learning?
Seldom (1)
Sometimes (2)
Frequently (3)
Training for working
with my child in
his/her online learning
(1)
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Training for how to
engage my child with
other children around
online learning (2)
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Training for how to
communicate with
professionals who
work with my child
online (3)
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Training for how to
engage my family
with other families
around online
learning (4)
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Communicating with
me individually (5)
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Communicating with
me along with other
parents (6)
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Giving me access to
timely feedback on
my child's online
learning (7)
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Encouraging me to
contact school
personnel if I have a
concern about online
learning (8)
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Q24 Please indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements.
Strongly
Disagree (1)
Disagree (2)
Neither Agree
nor Disagree
(3)
Agree (4)
Strongly
Agree (5)
The quality of
support you
receive from
your school
to help you
work with
your child in
an online
environment
is very good.
(1)
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You are well
prepared to
make
decisions
regarding the
online
instruction for
your child. (2)
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Q25 What type of information did you or your child receive from your school before enrolling in
online instruction? (please select all that apply)
 Course or program materials (1)
 Guidance for planning/participation in online learning (2)
 Information about accessibility features of the online program (3)
 Information about the code of conduct for online environments (4)
 Information describing your roles and responsibilities as a parent of a child involved in online
learning (5)
 We did not receive any information before enrolling in online instruction (6)
 Other, please specify: (7) ____________________
Q26 What else would you like to tell us about your child's experiences in the online
environment?
Thank You! We appreciate your time and information very much!
Q27 We are looking for a few parents to interview one-on-one. If you would be willing to be
interviewed about your child's online learning experiences, please let us know how to contact
you:
Name: (1)
Phone Number: (2)
E-mail Address: (3)