IES Research Training Program Surveys

IES Training Satisfaction Survey

Thank you for taking this survey. Your responses are extremely important to us as we seek to ensure that the IES Education Research training programs are meeting their goals of providing high-quality, rigorous training in education research. The results of the survey will be used to both improve the training programs as well as to provide information on the program to policymakers, practitioners, and the public. Please note that responses are voluntary and all information is kept confidential.

Information collected from this survey is subject to the confidentiality and data protection requirements of the Institute of Education Sciences (The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183). Information that could identify an individual or institution will be separated from the survey responses submitted, kept in secured locations, and destroyed as soon as they are no longer required. Survey responses will be used only for research purposes. The reports prepared from the survey will summarize findings across individuals and institutions and will not associate responses with a specific district, school, or person.

I. Respondent Background

1. Name (Optional) [open field: 200 characters]

2. Alternative email address (Optional) [open field: 200 characters]

3. Training site (name of university or training organization) [open field: 200 characters]

For Pathways Program Only (questions 4 & 5)

4. At the time of entry into this training, what level were you?

Undergraduate student – Junior

Undergraduate student - Senior

Completed BA/BS

Master's student

5. Major/Specialization (e.g., psychology, education, sociology) [open field: 500 words]

[Skip to question 1.11]

For participants in other training programs, e.g., those in the Methods trainings (questions 6 - 10)

6. Were you a student at the time of your training?

No Yes

7. Are you currently working?

No Yes

[if “No”, skip to question I.11]

8. What role best describes your current employment?

Education administrator (e.g., superintendent, principal) or teacher

Faculty member at a college or university

Research associate/scientist

Policymaker/Elected official

Postdoctoral Researcher

Direct service provider (e.g., psychologist, social worker, speech therapist)

Other

9. What type of institution do you work for?

College or university

State Education Agency

Local Education Agency (e.g., a school or school district)

Other government agency (federal, state, or local)

Nonprofit organization or agency (e.g., foundation, advocacy group, community-based group)

Research firm (nonprofit or for-profit)

Community-based health agency (e.g., hospital, clinic, mental health center)

Other

10. If your institution, agency, or work focuses on the needs or interests of any of the following groups, please identify them (select all that apply): [NOTE: These foci may change over time as IES’s goals or priorities change.]

Early childhood

Economically disadvantaged

English language learners

Individuals with or at risk for disabilities

Minority Serving Institutions/agencies

Rural communities

Urban communities

11. Please list any IES-sponsored training you have received to date (e.g., Pathways training, predoctoral/postdoctoral training, IES’s RCT Summer Institute, IES’s Summer Institute on Single-Case Design, other IES Methods trainings) include the year(s) you received this training: [open field: 500 words]

II. Satisfaction

In this section, we will ask you to rate your satisfaction with [insert name of training].

1. Considering the topic/focus of this training, please rate the following:

Scale: (1) Very Dissatisfied, (2) Somewhat Dissatisfied, (3) Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied,
(4) Somewhat Satisfied, (5) Very Satisfied, (6) Not applicable

1. Training in [the training program’s content area]

2. Training in education research methodology and statistics

3. Opportunities for meaningful independent research

4. Opportunities to collaborate with researchers

5. Opportunities to collaborate with education policymakers, practitioners, and other education stakeholders

6. Overall satisfaction with quality of mentoring or training received from primary mentor/trainer

7. Overall satisfaction with quality of training received

2. On a scale of 1 to 5, how successful was this training in helping to you achieve your goal(s)?

1. not at all successful……………….(5) very successful

3. [For Pathways only] For the items below, rate how well your training program did the following using this scale: (1) not well at all…….(5) very well

a) Preparing you to take the GRE

b) Exposing you to graduate programs related to education research

c) Explaining how to pursue financial aid for graduate study

d) Helping you prepare graduate school applications or understanding how to apply

e) Developing your skills to conduct education research

4. What elements of the training did you find most helpful?

5. If there are elements that could be improved, what are they?

6. Please add any additional comments you may have about your training experience:

III. Respondent Demographics

Please note that all of these data are used strictly for statistical purposes and will not be used otherwise.

1. Gender: Female Male Choose not to answer

2. Are you a veteran? No Yes Choose not to answer

3. Do you have any physical, cognitive, developmental, or sensory limitations that require accommodations to succeed in your training program?

No Yes Choose not to answer

[If “No”, skip to III. 6]

4. Did you receive accommodations from your training program?

No Yes Choose not to answer

5. Citizenship status: U.S. Citizen U.S. Permanent Resident Neither

6. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin? No Yes Choose not to answer

7. What is your race? (Check one or more)

American Indian or Alaska Native Asian

Black or African American Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander White Choose not to answer

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE IES TRAINING SATISFACTION SURVEY!

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