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4. Design Surveys Using Evidence-Based Principles

4.4 Chapter activity: How would you revise the current survey questionnaire?

You have recently started a new role as a training manager at an organization. You found out that you predecessor had drafted out a web-based survey questionnaire intended to evaluate the effectiveness of a mentoring training program provided to employees, as shown in Exhibit 4.

You are applying your knowledge about evidence-based survey design principles to the survey items to see what (if any) revisions should be made to create a final version of the survey questionnaire. You hope to use an average score of the 10 survey items to represent the quality of the program. Identify the parts that you want to change and describe the reasons why. Create a revised version.

Exhibit 4 An Existing Survey Questionnaire To Be Revised

Post-Training Evaluation

For each question, please select the option that best represents your opinion about the mentoring training program that you have just completed. This is an anonymous survey. Your input will be used to improve the quality of the program for future participants. Thank you!

1. The role-play helped me better understand the new mentoring techniques.

  • Strongly disagree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Neutral
  • Somewhat agree
  • Strongly agree

2. The video presentation was distracting.

  • Strongly disagree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Neutral
  • Somewhat agree
  • Strongly agree

3. The examples were irrelevant to my job.

  • Strongly disagree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Neutral
  • Somewhat agree
  • Strongly agree

4. The activities were appropriate for my current expertise on mentoring.

  • Strongly agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Neutral
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Strongly disagree

5. I will be able to interact with my employees as a more capable mentor.

  • True
  • Somewhat true
  • Untrue
  • I don’t know

6. I am still not confident in using the new mentoring skills.

  • Strongly agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Strongly disagree

7. Are you satisfied with the quality of this program?

  • Strongly agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Strongly disagree

8. I would recommend this program to others.

  • Not at all
  • Maybe
  • Definitely

9. How satisfied are you with the overall quality of the mentoring program?

A slider measuring satisfaction from 0% to 100% in increments of 10. Slider is set at 0.

10. How satisfied are you with the overall quality of the presenter?

A slider measuring satisfaction from 0% to 100% in increments of 10. Slider is set at 0.

 

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