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UNDERSTANDING WHAT STUDENTS SAY:. INTERPRETING MY VOICE SURVEY RESULTS. 8 Conditions of Student Aspirations. Belonging Heroes Sense of Accomplishment Fun & Excitement Curiosity & Creativity Spirit of Adventure Leadership & Responsibility Confidence to Take Action.
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UNDERSTANDING WHAT STUDENTS SAY: INTERPRETING MY VOICE SURVEY RESULTS
8 Conditions of Student Aspirations • Belonging • Heroes • Sense of Accomplishment • Fun & Excitement • Curiosity & Creativity • Spirit of Adventure • Leadership & Responsibility • Confidence to Take Action
What is “Total in Agreement”? Total in Agreement = Sum of all responses marked “strongly agree” and “agree” divided by all those who responded to the question.
The results reflect respondents’ perceptions of reality • The My Voice Survey is an opinion Survey
Belonging Questions to ask during focus groups: • What does a welcoming school look like to students? • How do boys and girls define bullying differently? 2010 Montana Data
Heroes Questions to ask during focus groups: • What does respect look like? • How do boys and girls view teachers as role models differently? 2010 Montana Data
Sense of Accomplishments Questions to ask during focus groups: • Why do 15% give up when schoolwork is difficult; yet, 75% say they put forth their best effort at school? 2010 Montana Data
Fun and Excitement Questions to ask during focus groups: • What is fun about school? • How do teachers make learning fun? 2010 Montana Data
Curiosity & Creativity Questions to ask during focus groups: • How are you encouraged to be creative at school? • What does curiosity and creativity look like? 2010 Montana Data
Spirit of Adventure Questions to ask during focus groups: • If you push yourself to do better in school, why do most students not like challenging assignments? • Why do more girls than boys get excited to share good grades? 2010 Montana Data
Leadership & Responsibility Questions to ask during focus groups: • Why is there such a large gap between “I see myself as a leader” and “other students see me as a leader”? 2010 Montana Data
Confidence to Take Action Questions to ask during focus groups: • In what ways do you think you can make a difference in the World? • Why the gender gap in “going to college is important to my future”? 2010 Montana Data
"Students should not only be trained to live in a democracy when they grow up; they should have the chance to live in one today." - Alfie Kohn