Tips for Using OASIS (the Online Asia Survey Inquiry System)
InSites conducted several evaluative studies of Freeman Foundation programs that were designed to build and sustain high-quality teaching and learning about Asia in K-12 schools. We used surveys of program participants, alumni, and leaders in these studies. In 2007 we compiled a set of surveys that programs can draw on to conduct their own evaluations and inquiries into their work.OASIS (the Online Asia Survey Inquiry System) is designed to study professional development programs about Asia for K-12 Educators. The questions in the surveys have been tested and refined with several groups. The surveys presented here are designed around the framework of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia's 30-hour seminars with follow-up sessions. Programs with a different structure can adapt these to their situations. The tips address how to (a) determine if and when to use surveys, (b) design and administer surveys, (c) analyze survey data, and (d) report the findings
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