Potential Questions for the Google Docs Survey

We have decided to primarily ask teachers their opinions. The areas we needs to look at are the experience teaching Irish, the use of the interactive whiteboard and the game structure. While we would ideally like to do a focus group with children on their opinions regarding popular characters in cartoons/video games/books etc, we concluded that given the constraints of time it was too difficult to get parental permission in time. Below I have listed my own sample questions.

Language

1.    Are you comfortable with your own ability to speak Irish? (Multiple Choice with an Other/Notes Text Field)

2.    What are your preferred methods of encouraging interest and understanding in the children when it comes to the speaking Irish? (Text Field)

3.    What is the most difficult part of your Irish lesson? (Multiple Choice with an Other/Notes Text Field)

4.    What do children most enjoy (or complain least about) in your Irish lesson? (Multiple Choice with an Other/Notes Text Field)

5.    How do you structure your lesson plans? (Text Field)

Technology

1.    Do you have an interactive whiteboard in your classroom and if so which brand? (Multiple Choice)

2.    Do you use the software that came with the whiteboard? (Multiple Choice with an Other/Notes Text Field)

3.    Do you use any other software for teaching Irish? (Multiple Choice with an Other/Notes Text Field)

4.    What games that you use do the children enjoy most and could you venture a guess at why? (Text Field)

5.    What problems (if any) can you identify with the use of the interactive whiteboard? (Text Field)

6.    What problems (if any) can you identify with the use of currently available software? (Text Field)

Game Structure

1.    What is the max amount of children you would put working at the whiteboard at the one time? (Text Field)

2.    Would you prefer a game that used teams, individual competition, knockout or other (Multiple Choice with an Other/Notes Text Field)

- Would you prefer themed levels or consecutive difficulty levels? (Multiple Choice with an Other/Notes Text Field)