Assessment#4

Design a Focused Survey Template

Alexander Chacon Ardite

07/26/2018

Instructions: Record your responses on the template below each question and submit your completed template to the appropriate assessment. Do not change any of the items on the template except to add or delete space.

1. State the population of your study. You should be able to do this in one to three sentences. Include specific characteristics including age range, gender, location, and any other identifiers that are unique and relevant to your population.

The population that I will study will include 50 parents that drop off or pick up their kids from school. I am carrying out this survey in Texas; I would like to find out which school is best for my son to attend.

2. Describe your sampling strategy. Write at least one paragraph describing your sampling strategy, how you would attempt to conduct your survey, and any potential issues that might affect your survey results. You should use one of the following techniques: random, stratified, cluster, systematic, or convenience. Your choice of strategy should be based on the purpose of your survey and your population.

My sampling strategy will be convenience. The reason I chose convenience is that not all parents are in a position to pick up or drop off their children’s at school. Some kids ride the bus from their pick-up location to the school, so I would not be able to survey every parent. Therefore, while parents are waiting in the pick-up line before school ends, I would study the first 40 cars to acquire their feedback. The issues I encounter in this survey strategy is that I would have to request permission from the school instead of walking up and down rows of cars to gather information. Then, I would move into issues of people not wanting to conduct the survey or be bothered by it. However, I do think that there are more than 40 pick-ups and dropping off their children any given day of the week at most well-initiated learning institutions.

3. Provide your survey questions, minimums, maximums, and typical responses: Follow the guidelines in the courseroom for the Designing a Focused Survey Assessment (u01a2).

Table 1

Question	Question Type	Typical Response	Minimum	Maximum
1. Does the school schedule at least 2 parent/teacher meet and greet a year?	Binary	0.5	n/a	n/a
2. Do you agree with the learning strategies and content provided by teachers?	Binary	0.5	n/a	n/a
3. Do you think/teacher communication at this school is frequent and sufficient?	Binary	0.5	n/a	n/a
4. Does the school have an after-school daycare?	Binary	0.5	n/a	n/a
5. How many years has your kids(s) attended this school?	Quantitative	2	1	3years
6. On an average school year, how many field trips does the school offer?	Quantitative	3	2	3