California Education Dialogue

A public policy dialogue produced by Information Renaissance
with support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,
IBM Corporation and Intel Corporation

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Evaluation Survey

Thank you for taking time to complete this survey on the online Dialogue on the California Master Plan for Education. No matter how much or how little time you spent reading or posting messages over the last two weeks, we would like to hear your thoughts. The survey has 32 questions and should take no more than ten minutes. All responses will be kept strictly confidential.

This survey is being conducted by Information Renaissance. The results will be used as part of an evaluation report, which will be available on the Web site for the California Education Dialogue (http://www.network-democracy.org/camp). The survey and evaluation are being funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Joint Committee to Develop the Master Plan has not reviewed the survey or evaluation, and has no control over content.

Responses to the survey questions are in the form of text boxes in which you can type and drop-down alternatives. To select an answer, click on the triangle to the right of the box and roll down to your response. If you are part way through the survey and want to start over, press the RESET FORM button at the end of the survey. When you are finished, click on the SUBMIT SURVEY button.

--Rosemary Gunn, Information Renaissance

1. Overall, how would you rate your experience in this on-line Dialogue? (Please feel free to explain your answer in the text box below.)

2. Do you think there should be online Dialogues on other California policy topics in the future? (Feel free to explain your answer in the text box below.)

3. How active were you in the Dialogue?
I read messages:
I posted messages:
4. If you posted messages during the Dialogue, how often were you motivated to do so by the following: (1=very frequently, 2=frequently, 3=sometimes, 4=never, 5=not applicable/did not post any messages.)
(a) interest in the topic
(b) a need to respond to a previous post with which I agreed or disagreed
(c) a sense of responsibility to actively participate
(d) sufficient time to participate
5. If you were registered as an active participant, how often did the following explain why you did NOT post a message: (1=very frequently, 2=frequently, 3=sometimes, 4=never, 5=not applicable/not registered as an active participant)
(a) too busy to formulate a message
(b) others had already made my point
(c) the topic did not interest me
(d) I preferred to read and not send in messages
(e) not registered as an active participant
6. Regarding the communication you observed among participants in this Dialogue, how would you rate the following statements: (1=strongly agree, 2=agree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=disagree, 5=strongly disagree)
(a) It was balanced among different points of view
(b) It was not dominated by a few participants
(c) It was respectful
(d) It was constructive and useful for examining questions and ideas
(e) People knew what they were talking about
7. Regarding what you may have learned over the course of the Dialogue, how would you rate the following statements: (1=strongly agree, 2=agree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=disagree, 5=strongly disagree)
(a) I learned a great deal about education in California.
(b) I learned a great deal about opinions I had not thought about before.
(c) I thought more about my own opinions on education.
(d) I learned a lot about where to find information related to California education (e.g. people, organizations, or information resources).
8. Regarding your perception of this Dialogue, how would you rate the following statements: (1=strongly agree, 2=agree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=disagree, 5=strongly disagree)
(a) I felt welcome in the Dialogue.
(b) Peoples' attitudes and responses encouraged participation.
(c) When I asked questions, they were answered.
(d) I felt I had enough information to take part.
9. Prior to the Dialogue, what was your opinion about education policy at state level?
10. How would you describe your current opinion about education policy at state level? (Please feel free to explain your answer in the text box)

11. How much influence do you think this Dialogue will have on the content of the California Master Plan for Education?
12. Did the Dialogue cover the education issues that concern you most?

13. Have you commented on the draft Master Plan for Education in other ways? (Please select one or more.)
Yes, message to legislator
Yes, in a public hearing
Yes, e-testimony
No
Not yet, but I plan to
14. Regarding their contribution to the quality of the Dialogue, how would you rate the following: (1=very much, 2=much, 3=a fair amount, 4=a little, 5=not at all)?
(a) briefing book
(b) contributions from daily panelists
(c) contributions from staff to the Joint Committee
(d) moderators
(e) daily summaries
15. How active would you say you have been in government and politics in the past?
16. Has the Dialogue changed your interest in government and politics?
17. If you were to send the Legislature a message on education in 25 words or less, what would it be?
18. Over the course of the Dialogue, did you make personal contacts that you have followed up on, or plan to follow up on?
19. On average, how many hours per week do you use the Internet (including work)?
20. Where was the computer you most frequently used to participate in this Dialogue?
21. ZIP Code:  

22. State (Please select if other than California)

23. Country (Please enter name if other than United States)
24. How would you describe your home location?
25. In what capacity have you participated in the Dialogue?
26. Were you a member of or staff to the Joint Committee or one of its seven Working Groups?
27. Age
28. Gender
29. Education
30. Ethnicity
31. If you would like to suggest topics for future online Dialogues, please type them in the text box.
32. Please offer any other comments or observations you have about the on-line Dialogue.
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback!

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