Annex 3 Questionnaire for students with special needs

D-COLLAB

PROJECT TITLE: Collaboration for Effective Digital Education AGREEMENT 2020-1-SK01-KA226-HE-094384 EU PROGRAMME: KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices KA226 - Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness

M&M Profuture Training, S.L.

28.04.2021

EUBA, 4.5.2021

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Dear students, The pandemic of COVID-19 affected virtually any country of the world and alternative modes of instruction are needed. Your opinion is extremely important because you can help us to identify in detail and sufficient depth your needs for the enhanced effectiveness of digital teaching. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Your responses are anonymous - the survey will not contain any information that will personally identify you. The results of our research will be analyzed and used for improved effectiveness of digital teaching and learning.

Consent form: I understand that my participation in this research survey is voluntary and confidential. By clicking on the "agree" button below you indicate that you have read the above information and you voluntarily agree to participate in this survey.

Agree Disagree

Indicate gender: • Female • Male

Indicate the size of the city you live in • < 1 999 inhabitants • 2 000 – 4 999 inhabitants • 5 000 – 9 999 inhabitants • 10 000 – 19 999 inhabitants • 20 000 – 49 999 inhabitants • 50 000 – 99 999 inhabitants • 100 000 < inhabitants

Please indicate the region in which you were staying during the remote learning: • Bratislava region • Trnava region • Nitra region • Banska Bystrica region • Trencin region • Zilina region • Presov region • Kosice region

Degree of study • Bachelor

• Master • Doctoral

Disability Categories (please, identify all relevant) • Blindness • Student with low vision • Deafness • Hard of hearing student • Student with a physical disability of the lower limbs • Student with a physical disability of the uppoer limbs • Student with a chronic illness • Student with physical weakness • Students with a mental illness • Student with learning disabilities • Other, please, specify which ……..

1. How much have you learnt during remote learning compared to the regular school instruction? • much less, • somewhat less, • about the same, • somewhat more, • much more

2. What device do you use for online learning? Please, tick all devices used • Laptop • Desktop • Tablet • Smartphone • No device available • Assistive technologies • Other, please, indicate what ………..

Please, name the specific assistive technologies. ____________________________________

3. How much time do you spend each day on average on the distance education (including independent study)? (click one option only) • 1-3 hours • 3-5 hours • 5-7 hours • 7-10 hours • 10+ hours

4. Do you prefer regular, hybrid, or online classes? (click one option only) • Prefer regular classes • Prefer hybrid classes • Prefer online classes • No preference

Please describe why ………………..

5. How much support do you require from, your relatives and friends during the distance learning period? • All of the time • Most of the time • Some of the time • Seldom • Never

6. How effective has remote learning been for you compared to traditional instruction? (click one choice) • Not at all effective • Slightly effective • Moderately effective • Very effective • Extremely effective

Please describe why ……………..

7. Rank the top three reasons you enjoy online learning for • Learn at my own pace • Learn when it is convenient for me • Interact online with the teacher • Faster e-mail communication with the teacher • Study topics that are not offered at my school • Learn wherever I choose • Interact with other students through social media • Learn from a variety of online resources (i.e., video, animation, interactive media, simulations, virtual manipulatives, etc.) • Collaborate virtually with a team on a project • I do not enjoy online teaching

If you answered “I do not enjoy online teaching, explain why it is not suitable for you. __________________________________

1. How easy is it for you to use the remote learning tools your university provides? (click one option only ) • Not easy at all • Slightly easy • Somewhat easy • Quite easy • Extremely easy

If you answered that it is not easy at all, or slightly easy, please, explain the difficulties you have faced. _______________________________

2. How helpful your University has been in offering you resources to learn from home? (click one choice) • Not at all helpful • Slightly helpful • Moderately helpful • Very helpful • Extremely helpful

Please, explain your answer …………

Could you provide your recommendation for improvement this aspect? ……………….

3. If you could change one thing to increase the effectiveness of your learning as a student with special needs in an online or blended learning environment, what would that be? _____________________________

4. What specific appropriate adjustments and support services do you lack in distance education and are not yet offered by the university? ______________________________

5. What specific appropriate adjustments and support services do you lack in full-time education and the university does no yet offer them? ______________________________

6. What technology-based applications have you used for online learning? Select all applicable • Webex meetings • Google for education (G-Suite, Google Classroom or Meets) • Zoom • eSchool • HIDOE Continuity of Education Resources • Social Media • Moodle • Ms Teams • None • Other, please, explain which …………………………

7. Which methods do you personally engage in to learn digitally? • Individual assignment • Small group (No. 5 students) work • Large group (No. 10 students and more) work • Project-based learning • Other, please, specify which …………….

8. Which of the digital approaches motivate you to learn? • Animations • Whiteboard and pen • PowerPoint presentation • Digital pen and slate • Other, please, explain which ………..

9. Which form of digital collaboration enables you to work on a specific task with ease? • Two by two (2-member team)

• Small group workgroup (3- 5 students) working together • Large group (6-10 students) working together • I prefer working individually • Other, please, specify which ……..

10. What is your most preferred method for clearing doubts/unclear points about the material covered in the online learning process? • Ask an instructor during/after an online class • Individual consultation outside of class hours • Go through an online material providing an additional explanation • Searching publicly available internet resources • I am not seeking the clarification of unclear material • Other, please, explain what ……

11. What ONE advice would you give to teachers when working with technologies that would help increase your academic success? ________________________________________

12. What other tools or assistive technologies do you use to succeed in your studies? Please writhe which specifically: _____________

13. Considering only the online services, or features that you have used during your online studies at you University, which specific features work well for you? (Please, select all that apply) • Lecture Capture - recording, storing, and distributing videos of lectures, guest speakers, presentations, discussions, etc. • Export of recorded sessions to open-systems exchange media (e.g., posting recorded lectures and posting them to Blackboard) • Online class discussions • E-mail to, from, between students • Course access limited to official class rosters • Access to virtual classroom sessions limited to paid students • Electronic grade books for assignments, tests, and other graded aspects of the course • Homework assignment and submission • Online testing • Secure online testing software with anti-cheating security tools • Student group tools such as discussions, file exchange, email, wikis, blogs, etc • Learning modules (units of course content or learning activities, e.g., chapters, units, weeks, topics, etc., including "chunking" course content and activities) • Class calendars and scheduling • Uploaded documents make available to students • Links to electronic course reserves • Links to external web pages • Convenient access to course materials for instructor and students (e.g., syllabus, outlines, notes, presentations, etc.) • A multimedia asset management (MAM) system - software/hardware that enables storage, annotation, cataloguing, retrieval and distribution of digital assets, such as audio and video streaming • Encrypted (https) sessions • Other, please, explain which …………..

1. What is your biggest barrier in effectively learning online from home? • Need to care for brothers or sisters • Lack of quiet workspace • Lack of needed technology • Lack of reliable internet connections • I don’t have any barriers with online learning • Other factors, please, specify which …………………..

2. Have you received special support for students with special needs during the period of online instruction? • Yes • No

Indicate what other appropriate adjustments and support services or additional services you would need ……………..

3. ‘My lecturers/teachers have ensured sufficient accessibility to online learning materials for me’ • Strongly disagree • Disagree • Agree • Neither agree nor disagree • Strongly agree

Please, explain your answer ……………..

4. Is there any additional information that you would like to share about the use of digital teaching tools technology and online instruction at your university? Please, consider specifically you status of a student with special needs. Please, comment here: ……………….

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The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.