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Sound field system feedback survey - York Region District School Board

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Thank you for your interest in completing this survey. The purpose is to gather information on your perceptions of using a sound field system in your class, and it should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Completing this survey is voluntary and you may exit the survey without your answers being recorded at any time. All responses will be kept confidential.
1. Please enter your school name and classroom number

Please answer the following questions about your observations and experiences with the sound field system
  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly Agree
2. Students participate more frequently during classroom discussion
3. Students seem to better remember and paraphrase what they heard
4. Students volunteer to speak in front of the class more frequently (e.g volunteering to answer questions, volunteering to read aloud, volunteering to work at the blackboard, etc.)
5. Students are more likely to ask questions when unsure of directions or information
6. Students listen more attentively
7. Students are more focused and listen appropriately even when the topic is unfamiliar or less interesting to them
8. Students are more likely to have good turn taking skills during group discussions
9. Students seem more able to orally express ideas and concepts clearly
10. Students are less likely to fidget, move around or be off-task
11. Students are less likely to annoy or interfere with other students’ work
12. Students show better listening comprehension
13. Students seem better able to remember information learned in class well
14. Students are more likely to show initiative in volunteering and participating
15. I find I have more energy at the end of the day
16. My voice feels as strong at the end of the day as at the beginning
17. My voice is stronger, and is consistently as strong by Friday as it is on Monday
18. I have noticed that I have fewer colds, sore throats or respiratory infections
19. I have less difficulty getting students' attention
20. I have fewer concerns about classroom behaviour, attention and listening skills
21. I have to repeat or rephrase information less often.
Please answer the following questions regarding your experiences with using and maintaining the equipment
  Very easy Took some time but wasn't a big problem Was time consuming and complicated
22. Charging the transmitter battery every night was
  Lightweight and comfortable A bit heavy, uncomfortable or awkward Very awkward, heavy or uncomfortable to wear
23. The transmitter was
  Very easy to use Took some time in class but was worth using Didn't work well in my classroom I didn't have or use a passaround microphone
24. The passaround microphone was
  Never Once or twice More than twice
25. I had to replace the transmitter battery with a new one
26. I heard another teacher's voice from another classroom's sound field system
27. My transmitter battery died during the day (when I am sure that I charged it the night before)
28. I had problems with the sound field system producing a loud squealing noise (feedback) at certain points or times in the classroom
29. I had problems with static noise coming from the speaker(s)
30. I had problems with the sound cutting in and out
31. I have a student who uses a personal FM system in school for hearing loss or auditory processing difficulties