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Our Web 2.0 and iPad in the Classroom Survey has 10 open-ended questions and 32 closed-ended questions. According to Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology, an article about the aspects of a survey, a good survey consists of a mix of both open- and closed-ended questions. I noticed that the closed-ended questions are mutually exclusive, meaning there is no possibility of one answer "overlapping" another. This way we can obtain a clear understanding on the teacher's point of view for that particular question.

There are 18 ranking questions, which means that teachers are allowed to give their opinion on what they feel is working for them really well and what is not. The vague quantifiers (which for our survey signify how often a technology is used) are mainly used when asking about the specific Web 2.0 or iPad Applications that teachers use. The article mentions primacy and recency, which pertain to the first and last options in a set of answer choices. Being that a good portion of this survey is being conducted alone at the teachers' discretion, "respondents can see and process all of the responses before selecting one" therefore reducing the chance that teachers will opt for the first or last option only.

I am very proud of our work and would like to give a special thank-you to the principals of Valley Central School District and Yorktown School District for being so prompt in helping us achieve our academic goals!