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Dive into the realm of understanding student responses from the My Voice Survey, exploring aspirations and key themes like belonging, heroes, accomplishment, excitement, curiosity, adventure, leadership, and confidence. Discover the essence of "Total in Agreement" and how to avoid sampling errors to obtain a comprehensive view. Utilize 2010 Montana data insights and focus group questions to gain deeper insights into student perspectives on various aspects of education and personal growth.
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UNDERSTANDING WHAT STUDENTS SAY: INTERPRETING MY VOICE SURVEY RESULTS
8 Conditions of Student Aspirations • Belonging • Heroes • Sense of Accomplishment • Fun & Excitement • Curiosity & Creativity • Spirit of Adventure • Leadership & Responsibility • Confidence to Take Action
What is “Total in Agreement”? Total in Agreement = Sum of all responses marked “strongly agree” and “agree” divided by all those who responded to the question.
The results reflect respondents’ perceptions of reality • The My Voice Survey is an opinion Survey
Belonging Questions to ask during focus groups: • What does a welcoming school look like to students? • How do boys and girls define bullying differently? 2010 Montana Data
Heroes Questions to ask during focus groups: • What does respect look like? • How do boys and girls view teachers as role models differently? 2010 Montana Data
Sense of Accomplishments Questions to ask during focus groups: • Why do 15% give up when schoolwork is difficult; yet, 75% say they put forth their best effort at school? 2010 Montana Data
Fun and Excitement Questions to ask during focus groups: • What is fun about school? • How do teachers make learning fun? 2010 Montana Data
Curiosity & Creativity Questions to ask during focus groups: • How are you encouraged to be creative at school? • What does curiosity and creativity look like? 2010 Montana Data
Spirit of Adventure Questions to ask during focus groups: • If you push yourself to do better in school, why do most students not like challenging assignments? • Why do more girls than boys get excited to share good grades? 2010 Montana Data
Leadership & Responsibility Questions to ask during focus groups: • Why is there such a large gap between “I see myself as a leader” and “other students see me as a leader”? 2010 Montana Data
Confidence to Take Action Questions to ask during focus groups: • In what ways do you think you can make a difference in the World? • Why the gender gap in “going to college is important to my future”? 2010 Montana Data
"Students should not only be trained to live in a democracy when they grow up; they should have the chance to live in one today." - Alfie Kohn