Devil in the detail: using a pupil questionnaire survey in an evaluation of out-of-school classes for gifted and talented children
Abstract
The use of questionnaires to evaluate educational initiatives is widespread, but often problematic. This paper examines four aspects of an evaluation survey carried out with very able pupils attending out-of-school classes: ethics, design, bias and interpretation. There is a particular focus on the interpretation and analysis of pupils' answers to open questions. Conclusions are drawn from this analysis which will help teachers and others to take a careful and critical approach to their use of questionnaires in educational evaluation.Citation
Education 3-13, 36(1): 69 - 78Publisher
Routledge (Taylor & Francis)Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
03004279ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/03004270701577016