Survey

Name:Class:

Group Research Project
For the Survey Group Research
Project, you will be working together ingroups of 3 or 4. The purpose of this projectis to use survey skills to gather data fromother students or people in your community
about a research topic that you are curious
about. Your group will then present that
information to the class using English andacademic presentation skills.

This project has 8 steps:

1.

Choose a research topic.

□2.

Decide your research goals.

□3.
4.

Plan your survey and questions.
Gather data using your surveyquestions. (25 per group member)□□5.

Discuss and graph/chart results.

□6.

Make a PowerPoint presentation.

□7.

Practice! Practice! Practice!

□8.

PRESENTATION TIME!

◎[ Date of Presentation: ______________ ]Topic Examples□ Student Study Habits□ Job Hunting in Japan□ Studying Abroad□ How to Learn English□ Student Beliefs about KG□ University Students and Music□ Student Relationships and Dating□ How Students Spend Free-time□ Japanese Beliefs about Whaling□ Teenager Shopping Habits

How will you
be scored?

□ Exercise and Health Routines□ Beliefs about Sexual Minorities□ Smoking Habits of University Students□ __________________________________□ __________________________________□ __________________________________

You will work as a team, but you may receive different scores.
Your score will be based on your English fluency, individual
delivery, and overall performance.

Survey Project Scoring

GROUP
SCORING
8 ~ 10 slides used with correct headings andinformation.

1 2 3 4 5

Length of presentation (10 ~ 15 min.)1 2 3 4 5Visual Aids: Charts and graphs clearly
explained, pictures used well.

1 2 3 4 5Readability: Info. was clear, few mistakes,
text was large, easy to read.

1 2 3 4 5Overall Group Presentation, Teamwork, etc.

1 2 3 4 5Group Score:/25

Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2014

Name:

Name:

Name:

English1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Voice
Eye Contact

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 51 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5/25/25/25/50/50/50

INDIVIDUALSCORING
DeliveryMemorization
Overall Performance
Individual Score:
Total Score:1

Topics, Goals, and Survey Question Examples
ResearchTopic

Demonstration
Presentation:

EatingHabits ofStudents

Part-time
Jobs

University
Student
Relationships

Research Goals[What do you want to know?](S)hort and (L)ong

Ø When or how often do university studentseat?

1. How many times do you eat a day? (S)
2. What times do you usually eat? (S or L)

Ø What do university students typically buy orbring for lunch?

3. What do you usually eat for lunch? (S or L)
4. Do you buy or bring your lunch every day? (S)Ø What do university students think is the mostimportant meal of the day? Why do you theythink so?

5. What do you think is the most important meal ofthe day? Why? (S and L)

Ø What do university students think about
campus cafeterias and lunch time?

6. Is there enough cafeteria space to eat on campus?
(S) If no, what do you think should be done to fix theproblem? (L)
7. Is there enough time to eat during the lunch break?
(s) If no, what do you think should be done to fix theproblem? (L)Ø How many university students have part-timejobs?
Ø What kinds of part-time jobs do universitystudents have?
Ø How much time do students with jobs spend
working each week?
Ø __________________________________________________________________________

1. Are you a university student? If yes, do you
have a part-time job? (S)
2. _________________________________________________________________________ (S)3. How many hours do you work in a week? (S)Ø _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ø What do single university students think about
having a relationship while in school?

1. Are you a university student? If yes, do you
have a boyfriend or a girlfriend? (S)Ø Do male students date girls who are older oryounger than them?

__________________

Survey Questions (6 – 8 questions)Ø What do students think is the best age to getmarried?
Ø __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ø Do people think that men and women shouldbe the same age when they get married?
Ø What is the ideal age gap for couples?

Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2014

4. Why do you have a part-time job? (L)

2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (L)3. Do you think male students want a girlfriend
who is older or younger? Why? (S and L)

1. _________________________________________________________________________ (S)2. Are you married? If yes, at what age did youget married? If no, at what age did yourparents get married? (S)
3. Do you think couples should be the same age
when they get married? Why? (S and L)
4. ______________________________________________________________________ (S or L)

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Survey
ProjectPlanning

A. Group Members:

B. Research Topic:
In your group, think of 4 topic ideas that you are interested in. Discuss them with your group and choose one.

TOPIC _____________________________________________________________________________________________

C. Research Goals:
What do you want to know about your topic? (What research questions do you want find answers to?)D. Survey & Interview Questions:
What questions will you ask your participants? You must ask (short) and (long) answer questions.

Ø _____________________________________________________________________________ (short or long)Ø _____________________________________________________________________________ (short or long)Ø _____________________________________________________________________________ (short or long)Ø _____________________________________________________________________________ (short or long)Ø _____________________________________________________________________________ (short or long)Ø _____________________________________________________________________________ (short or long)Ø _____________________________________________________________________________ (short or long)

E. Procedure:
What is your plan to gather the data? You must ask or talk to 25 people per group member! (Ex: 4 group members, ask 100 people) You may ask
questions face to face, use an online survey (Ex. surveymonkey.com, Google Docs, etc.), or using Social Networks (Line, etc.)

1. Who & How will you ask the survey questions?

Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 20143

Data Gathering Chart (example)
Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Name & Topic _____________________________

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

BiographicalInformation*Name isnot required
Name (optional):Age:□ male □ female
KG Student: □YES □NO
Grade Level: 1 2 3Name (optional):
Age:□ male □ female
KG Student: □YES □NO
Grade Level: 1 2 3Name (optional):
Age:□ male □ female
KG Student: □YES □NO
Grade Level: 1 2 3Name (optional):
Age:□ male □ female
KG Student: □YES □NO
Grade Level: 1 2 3Name (optional):
Age:□ male □ female
KG Student: □YES □NO
Grade Level: 1 2 3Name (optional):
Age:□ male □ female
KG Student: □YES □NO
Grade Level: 1 2 3Name (optional):
Age:□ male □ female
KG Student: □YES □NO
Grade Level: 1 2 3Name (optional):
Age:□ male □ female
KG Student: □YES □NO
Grade Level: 1 2 3Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2014

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Slideshow Presentation PlanningYour group will present your survey data using a PowerPoint slideshow. The following is a list of slides and headings that your must
use in your slideshow. YOU MUST USE 8 SLIDES OR MORE!

1. □ TITLE SLIDE
a.
b.
c.

Title of presentation
Group members’ names
Class number

2. □ OVERVIEW OF PROJECT
a.
b.
c.
d.

Research Topic
Why did you choose your topic?
Background Information. Why is yourtopic important in the world today?
Picture that represents your topic.

3. □ RESEARCH GOALSa.
b.

What do you want to know?
List your research questions or

4. □ PROCEDURE
a.
b.

c.
d.

How did gather the information? What did youdo? Where did you go to ask the questions?
Who did you ask: How many participants total?
% male? % female? % KG students?
[You must ask more than 30 people!]
What questions did you ask?
Picture of your group asking questions or a
picture of where you were when you askedquestions.

5. □ RESULTS: QUANTITATIVE (numbers)a.

On this slide, you use graphs or charts to
explain your data. Quantitative data canbe expressed in numbers, percents, piecharts, bar graphs, charts, etc.

6. □ RESULTS: QUALITATIVE (words)a.

b.

On this slide, you should use somequotes or lists of information, how
your participants feel and why.
Qualitative data can only be
expressed in words, not numbers.
Picture(s) of people that you interviewed.

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7. □ DISCUSSION
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Summary: Did you find a pattern?
Expectations: Did you expect the results thatyou got or where you surprised?
Suggestions: Do you have any suggestions
based on your results?
Problems: Did you have any problems withthe data collection?
Future Research: If you did the project again,
what would you change or do better?

8. □ THANK YOU SLIDE
a.
b.
c.

“Thank you for your attention.”“Do you have any questions?”
Group member’s names again

Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 20145

Title or Topic __________________________ Group Members ___________________________________

Presentation Script:

CHECKLIST:GROUP SCORING
8 ~ 10 slides used withcorrect headings andinformation.
Length of presentation(10 ~ 15 min.)Visual Aids: Charts andgraphs were clearly
explained, pictures andclipart were used well.
Readability: Info. was clear,
few mistakes, text was large,
easy to read.
Overall Group Presentation,teamwork, etc.

55555

INDIVIDUAL SCORING
English

5Delivery

55

Voice
Eye Contact

Memorization
Overall Performance

Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2014

556Name:Survey Research ProjectStudent Scoring SheetClass:

Write 2 interesting facts that your learned from each presentation and one question.
Bonus points will be given for asking questions.

Topic

English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:

English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:

English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:

English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:

English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:

English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:

English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:

10 = GREAT

SCORE
1-10

8 = GOOD

Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2014

6 = OK

4 = NOT SO GOOD2 = POOR
710 = GREAT

8 = GOOD

6 = OK

4 = NOT SO GOOD

2 = POOR

Write 2 interesting facts that your learned from each presentation and one question.
Bonus points will be given for asking questions.

TopicSCORE
1-10
English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:
English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:
English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:
English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:
English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:
English1:

Delivery2:PowerPoint

Question:

Self – Evaluation:
1. How much did you help your group overall?

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. How much did you help with the Survey and PowerPoint?

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3. Do you think you did your best on the presentation?

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4. Did your group work well together?

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5. Did you enjoy this project?

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

6. Which topic was the best? ___________________________

Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2014

8GROUPSCORING

Topic:Survey Project Scoring Rubric

8 ~ 10 slides used with correct
headings and information.

1 2 3 4 5

Length of presentation(10 ~ 15 min.)1 2 3 4 5Visual Aids: Charts and graphs
were clearly explained,pictures/clipart used well.

1 2 3 4 5

Readability: Info. was clear,
few mistakes, text was large,
easy to read.
Overall Group Presentation,
Teamwork, etc.

Group Score:GROUP
SCORING

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5Voice

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Eye Contact

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5Delivery

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 51 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Individual Score:/25/25/25/25/25

TOTAL SCORE:

/50

/50

/50/50Survey Project Scoring Rubric

Class:

Name:

Name:

Name:

Name:

English1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Voice
Eye Contact

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Memorization

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5Overall Performance

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Individual Score:/25/25/25/25/25

TOTAL SCORE:/50/50/50/50

1 2 3 4 5

INDIVIDUALSCORING
DeliveryTopic:

Survey Project Scoring Rubric

8 ~ 10 slides used with correct
headings and information.

1 2 3 4 5

Length of presentation(10 ~ 15 min.)1 2 3 4 5Visual Aids: Charts and graphs
were clearly explained,pictures/clipart used well.

1 2 3 4 5Class:

Name:

Name:

Name:

Name:

English1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Voice
Eye Contact

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 51 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

INDIVIDUALSCORING
DeliveryMemorization

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5Overall Performance

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Individual Score:/25/25/25/25/25

TOTAL SCORE:/50/50/50/50

1 2 3 4 5Topic:

Survey Project Scoring Rubric

Class:

Name:

Name:

Name:

Name:

English1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5Voice
Eye Contact1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5Memorization

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5Overall Performance

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Individual Score:/25/25/25/25/25

TOTAL SCORE:

/50

/50

/50/508 ~ 10 slides used with correct
headings and information.

1 2 3 4 5

Length of presentation(10 ~ 15 min.)1 2 3 4 5Visual Aids: Charts and graphs
were clearly explained,pictures/clipart used well.

1 2 3 4 5Group Score:1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Readability: Info. was clear,
few mistakes, text was large,
easy to read.
Overall Group Presentation,
Teamwork, etc.

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

GROUP
SCORING

EnglishSCORING

1 2 3 4 5Visual Aids: Charts and graphs
were clearly explained,pictures/clipart used well.

Group Score:Name:

1 2 3 4 5

Length of presentation(10 ~ 15 min.)Readability: Info. was clear,
few mistakes, text was large,
easy to read.
Overall Group Presentation,
Teamwork, etc.

Name:

Memorization

1 2 3 4 5

GROUP
SCORING

Name:

Overall Performance

1 2 3 4 5

8 ~ 10 slides used with correct
headings and information.

Group Score:

Name:

INDIVIDUAL

Topic:

Readability: Info. was clear,
few mistakes, text was large,
easy to read.
Overall Group Presentation,
Teamwork, etc.

Class:

1 2 3 4 5

INDIVIDUALSCORING
DeliveryMatthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin University, 20149