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Hello! I am not really clear as to how and what the Standards of Adequacy discussion should look like, but here goes! In thinking about the design of our survey, it is apparent to me it will take more time and effort than I previously thought. You think surveys are easy, but to do a good job one must really be intentional with the design. Some key things to think about in terms of standards of adequacy are: enough detail to allow for replication, sample size, and response measurement. Additionally there are many other aspects to think about as well. I look forward to learning more through this process. Chris Hello PC3: I will join this Standards of Adequacy discussion. I agree that using a random representative sample would be essential to a survey that we would conduct for our dissertation. It's nice that we don't have to worry about how exactly to go about that for this project. Although, in some ways, it would be easier to work with a little bigger sample size to really see trends in the data. I think the biggest concern we have right now is creating the survey. Word choice, clarity, and validity are critical. We need a product that we can be reasonably confident will give us the information we want. Becky P.S. I posted some questions through the above link...Chris thanks for setting that up!

Jan: You both have touched on some important elements of the Standards of Adequacy related to survey design. I was thinking how much easier it is to conduct a survey like this for class, where the objective question is already pretty clear (with a little focusing). Some limitations of a class study like this however, are the demographic questions, because if we ask something like grade level you teach, and then subject area - it may make some folks feel uncomfortable since we know each other in class.

I think all of you bring up some very important points on standards of adequacy. I think reliability within a survey is as important as the sample size, word choice, and validity. I know we have been "excused" from some of these elements since our time and population is so limited, but I do think these are important to keep in mind if we do surveys for our dissertation. I also think that in regards to samples, sometimes you want a random sample, but there may be times when you want a very specific sample (perhaps if you are surveying a particular population).