The Online Asia Survey Inquiry System (OASIS)

InSites has conducted several evaluative studies of Freeman Foundation programs that are designed to build and sustain high-quality teaching and learning about Asia in K-12 schools. We have used surveys of program participants, alumni, and leaders in these studies. We have now compiled a set of surveys that programs can draw on to conduct their own evaluations and inquiries into their work.

OASIS (the Online Asia Survey Inquiry System) is a tool to study professional development programs about Asia for K-12 Educators. The survey tools consist of tips for using surveys to study your programs and five surveys designed for use with program participants, alumni, or leaders. The surveys are not necessarily used in their entirety. Rather, they are a resource which programs can tailor to their situation. The questions in the surveys have been tested and refined with several groups.

The surveys presented here are designed around the framework of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia's 30 hour seminars with follow-up sessions. Programs with a different structure can adapt these to their situations. See the Tips document below for information about adapting the surveys.

1. Tips for Using OASIS (the Online Asia Survey Inquiry System) (748kb PDF file) (2007)
   The tips address how to (a) determine if and when to use surveys, (b) design and administer surveys, (c) analyze survey data, and (d) report the findings.

2. Enrollment Survey (108KB PDF file) (2007)
   Use this survey when participants enroll in a seminar or near the beginning of a seminar to gather background information about the participants. This information can help seminar leaders tailor their seminars to their particular participants. It also can provide the basis for studying the relationship between certain background characteristics and the impact of the seminars.

3. End of Seminar Survey (104KB PDF file) (2007)
   Use this survey at the end of the seminar to gather information on these topics: motivation for participation, participant response to the seminar, suggestions for future seminars, and school/district characteristics and conditions.

4. Follow Up Survey (one year later) (136KB PDF file) (2012)
   Use this survey a year after and NCTA program to see how participants are using what they have learned both in the classroom and with other educators. Use it to learn more about the sustainability of the impact of the program. This survey has been updated from the 2007 version and now focuses on NCTA programs generally rather than only seminars.

5. Seminar Leader Background Survey (96KB PDF file) (2007)
   Use this survey to learn about the background of your seminar leaders.

6. Seminar Leader Follow-up Survey (120KB PDF file) (2007)
   Use this survey to learn about how seminar leaders conduct their seminars and maintain contact with their participants and alumni.