Evaluation of Year 2 First Study Day

PGCE/Cert Ed (PCE)University of Bedfordshire

10 November 2012

Notes

• All figures based on 128 returns.• Pie charts are used where respondents had to

choose just one answers from several alternatives• Column charts are used for “tick all that apply”

questions• Write-ins have been lightly edited• Spreadsheet with raw data available on request.

Q1—Were you prepared for the work of the Study Day?

Well33%

A little51%

Not

at all13%

No answer3%

Q2—Was the topic for the day relevant to your work?

Very19%

Quite41%

A little29%

Not

at all8%

No answer4%

Q3—Was Bill Rammel's session stimulating?

Very8%

Quite13%

A little41%

Not at all35%

No answer2%

Q4—Was the 'question time' exercise;

Interesting

Relevant t

o your p

ractice Dull

A good end to

the ke

ynote le

c...

Too rush

ed

Not releva

nt to yo

ur prac

tice

0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%

Q5—Comments on the keynote and 'question time' exercise;

• Party political broadcast (7) / too political / Very biased• He skirted round the questions / Bill never answered the questions; he

talked like a politician / Questions avoided / Most questions not really answered / did not address the questions / Should answer the questions! / Didn't answer questions/ Questions not answered--too political

• Questions asked were irrelevant / Some questions too political / Q&A too political; little impact at college level

• Horrendous; bad presentation, bad Q&A / Not arguing with content--delivery was terrible / contrary to all we are being taught about good practice / Terribly dull powerpoint / Slides over-crowded

• More time for Q&A please / QT good format /• not current; not linked to Unit 7 / Relevant to U7; more relevant to politics

students / He misunderstood the object of the day (U7)/ "All about Bill"; should have been better briefed

• Very boring / Boring, not relevant / no relevance to actual practice; infuriating

• should have had another viewpoint too• He talked very fast / Delivery not inspiring / Could have dealt with points

more quickly

Q6—Was the briefing for the interest group work;

Clear70%

Too de-

tailed1%

Too vague18%

No answer11%

Q7—Was the timing for the interest group work...

About right59%

Too short28%

Too long3%

No answer9%

Q8—How do you rate the work you did in your group?

Very useful27%

Quite useful55%

Not at all use-

ful9%

No answer9%

Write-in comments on Interest Groups

• Didn't get there because of consultative committee (9), so excluded from getting evidence for U7

• No tutor visited (2)• Could have done something relevant• Would have been useful to have a copy of the

presentation• Worked well as a group this time• Never enough time for groups

Q9—How would you rate the ICT session?

Very useful82%

Quite useful14%

Not at all useful2%

No answer2%

Write-in comments on ICT session

• Excellent (38) Brilliant (38)• Enthusiastic delivery; inspiring; enjoyable / Incredible, inspiring, relevant,

interactive• informative and engaging; thank you, Mark• Awesome! --come and kick ass in our IT dept!• Very interesting and motivating presentation / Motivational; down to me to

embed / More please; inspiring and motivating• Can we have him again? / More please / More needed! / An absolute

inspiration; give him a longer slot!• loads of ideas / Fantastic resources; will use• Best speaker yet / Best bit of the day; Bill could learn from him! / Best part

of the day by far / Great; should have been for longer in the morning / Made the day for me / Best session of the day--thanks, Mark

• Inspiration, useful; models what good teaching should look like.• Info. on how to use these sites would be useful / Would like links in Breo /

Should have worked through one of the tools to show in action• Highly motivating--and I don't even use IT! / IT access restricted, but the

speaker was great.• Marginal usefulness for non-IT-literate learners / Felt marginalised because

I do not have a smartphone• Passionate, and that rubs off; but not what I needed

General write-in comments

• Doesn't link to Unit 7 (2)• Working lunch a good idea• Study Days should be inspiring us, and less of what we

already have to suffer in evening classes• Question Time well-organised• Some of us work in prisons; we are never included in the

design of these study days / My setting never mentioned• Need to be more relevant to working with older learners /

Could have been much more relevant• Still no consideration for disabled people--too much walking• This is supposed to be about Post-Compulsory!• Present giving is wrong / I wasn't consulted about the

present! / Should have paid the heating bill rather than give presents to ex-MPs