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 * Week 2: Analysis of Surveys/Inventories Located**

Assignment copied from the Walden site: //For this week’s assignment, visit your Learning Community’s social networking site and post the name and URL of at least one of each of the surveys/inventories you located in the Application Assignment. Provide a brief description of each tool, including the appropriate grade level/age level for which it can be used. Include a recommendation for how the data gathered could be used to inform an instructional practice or assessment strategy.//

**Name- Brandon Averitte**


 * Survey/Inventory Located-** Learning Style Inventory- Secondary


 * URL-** www.hasd.org/curriculum/learningstyleinventorysecondary.cfm

This survey has the 7 intelligences such as: Verbal/Linguistic; Mathematical/Logical; Visual/ Spatial; Musical/ Rhythmic; Bodily/ Kinesthetic; Interpersonal; and Intrapersonal. Each intelligence has a few questions that relate to it and the student must check the box that best pertains to them. At the conclusion of the survey, the students add up their scores and see which intelligence they fall under. The survey has at the end of it the description of each one of the intelligences.
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 * Recommendation-** A good survey for students to figure out what type of learning style that best fits them. I would use this for students to get a better understanding of each intelligence.

**Name- Latoya Adams**


 * Survey/ Inventory Located-** Survey/Questionnaire-Elementary


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Scholastic has a kid friendly multiple intelligence questionnaires that will work for all elementary students. It may need to be read to the early grades but the upper grades should not have any problems completing the questionnaire independently. The questionnaires include a wide range of questions in the different intelligence areas that students can place a check mark by if they identify with it. Once they are done, they simply count the check marks in each area and record that number at the end of the questionnaire. If the area has atleast five check marks than that is a strong area for that student.
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 * Recommendation**- The data collected from this questionnaire can be taken into consideration when planning activities for students in all content areas. By providing at least two to three different means to deliver instruction and independent work based on the data, students should be engaged in learning throughout the school year.


 * Name- Michael Ballard **


 * Survey/ Inventory Located-** Learning profile inventory


 * URL-**[]

This survey lists 48 questions about a students individual styles and interests. The survey allows students to choose which statements fit their own styles and interests and tally’s the student’s answers when they have completed it. The questions are very simple and straightforward which allow for younger students to easily complete the survey.
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 * Recommendation**- I located this very simple, yes/no style student survey that covers a wide variety of student learning and intelligence styles. The data would provide both students and teachers alike a well rounded base for future understanding of the students learning style. I would use this survey at the beginning of the year to allow time to create lessons and activities around students needs and interests.

**Name- Mollie Callahan**


 * Survey/ Inventory Located-** Student Interest and Background Inventory


 * URL-** []


 * Description-** This is a four page student interest and personal background inventory that asks for students to include written responses for their answers to questions that cover personal family information to likes/dislikes. She also has areas of questions that pertain to health matters and skills that they feel are important to share. The survey states that it is for a late elementary/middle school Language Arts class.


 * Recommendation**- The data from this inventory would provide any teacher will a detailed composite of their students personal interests and family structure. Even though it labels itself as an inventory for younger children, I feel that it would also be very beneficial for secondary students in the high school setting as well due to the content that is discussed. Due to the amount of questions, it may be overwhelming for elementary students to complete in one sitting. Since all of the answers are written out instead of having an online calculated rating system that provides results, this would require the teacher to document and chart the findings.

**Name- Tricia Cancian**
 * Survey/ Inventory Located-** Learning Styles Survey


 * URL-** []


 * Description-** This survey, titled the VARK questionnaire, surveys students to learn more about their own personal needs and preferences in regards to interactions with others in and out of the classroom. It is also geared to help students learn more about their own learning styles. This is modified for people ages 12-18, and many different scenarios are provided for students to relate and associate with; planning events, receiving help from others, purchasing digital devices, etc. One of my favorite questions that they asked the user was the types of learning styles they would like their teacher to use when being taught. I feel that the answers to questions of this nature are invaluable to educators.


 * Recommendation**- Upon completion of this survey, the teacher would learn very pertinent information about the student's personality and ways in which they interact best with others in and out of the classroom. This survey would be very beneficial for secondary students within the first week of school. It is not very long, but very detailed presenting scenarios that would offer information that would be useful for teachers in a classroom setting.