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Develop your research tools

Tool Bank

Teenage Reading group completing evaluation forms in Poole

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Download and adapt a range of tools.

Questionnaires

Student questionnaires
Exit Survey
Reading Maze questionnaire

Can ask open questions related to the GLOs or closed / multiple-choice questions that can be coded and analysed by standard computer programme or counted

Interview guide

Interview with a group leader

Guide with mainly open-ended questions based on the GLOs. Can provide good information about learning, attitudes, feelings, opinions and behaviour. Produces a large amount of data.

Response / comments cards

Refer to question bank for a selection of questions that can be used on response cards.

Cards or sheets put out for users. These can be effective if they have open-ended GLO questions on them.Useful for children as drawings can be included.

Focus group guide

Guidelines on setting up a focus group
Focus group discussion guide - London Museums

Guides with mainly open-ended questions for the focus group discussion. Based on the GLOs, but also needs to allow for free discussion when new issues may be raised. Focus groups produce large amounts of in-depth data about learning. You may need additional stimulus material.

Interpreting visual data

Download Interpreting visual data for some ideas on how to interpret visual data produced on comments cards or as part of a questionnaire used with children.

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