HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH MAP FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS (HERMES)
HERMES Self-Service Survey Kiosk for Schools
| ♦ | Parent surveys |  |
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Student surveys | |||
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Teacher surveys | |||
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Improvement/needs surveys | |||
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Baseline surveys | |||
| ♦ | Surveys to monitor strategic plans | |||
| ♦ | Market surveys | |||
| What can I use the Kiosk for? | How easy is it to use the HSK? | |||
| ♦ | Get feedback from your students, parents and teachers | ♦ | No prior survey knowledge required | |
| ♦ | Monitor how well your school is travelling | ♦ | Assemble your survey in 15 minutes | |
| ♦ | Provide stakeholders with an opportunity to suggest improvements | ♦ | Adapt a ready-made survey from the Library | |
| What surveys are available in the Kiosk Library? | ♦ | Share surveys among teachers at your school | ||
| ♦ | Over 500 topics covering the full range of aspects of schooling | ♦ | Real-time phone support available | |
| ♦ | Select from over 3000 preformatted questions | How do I access the HERMES Kiosk? | ||
| ♦ | Have your current surveys added to the Library | ♦ | Access the Kiosk from anywhere on the Internet | |
| ♦ | Request development of new surveys | ♦ | No software to install on school computers or servers | |
| ♦ | Parent surveys translated into community languages on request | How do I pay for a subscription? | ||
| ♦ | Pencil-and-paper parent surveys provided on request | ♦ | Register your school to pay for a subscription | |
| Can I customise my survey? | ♦ | Full access to explore the Kiosk before you buy | ||
| ♦ | Add your own questions to the survey | ♦ | No limits on the number of surveys or responses | |
| ♦ | Upload a jpeg file of your school crest | What training do I need? | ||
| ♦ | Select colours to give the survey site your look-and-feel | ♦ | The Kiosk can be used with little or no training | |
| How does the Kiosk ensure high quality data? | ♦ | Free telephone support provides you with just-in-time help | ||
| ♦ | Totally automated survey administration | ♦ | Every screen contains Help buttons | |
| ♦ | Automatic follow-up of non-respondents | ♦ | Wizard driven — one decision at a time | |
| ♦ | Highly secure, with real-time backup to multiple servers | |||
| How can I analyse the data and get a report? | ||||
| ♦ | Initial data analysis is fully automated | |||
| ♦ | You receive an email with a link to your report | |||
| ♦ | Reports available within 24-hours of the close of the survey | |||
| ♦ | Reports include data tables, graphs and verbatim feedback |
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| ♦ | Cut-and paste tables and graphs into your school publications |
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| ♦ | Drill-down by subgroups for more indepth analysis of the data | |||