Appendix A
Pre and Post Survey
Using a Likert scale, rate your current abilities from 0 -5, with 0 being no knowledge of this at all and 5 being I need no help in this area.
Visual Literacy
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
Professional Development Workshop
Appendix B
WORKSHOP EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Workshop Name: ____________________________________
Training Location: ____________________________________
Participant Name (optional): ___________________________
Date: _______________
Job Title: __________________________________________
Years in present position? <1 1-3 3-5 5+
INSTRUCTIONS
Please circle your response to the items. Rate aspects of the workshop on a 1 to 5 scale:
1 = "Strongly disagree," or the lowest, most negative impression
3 = "Neither agree nor disagree," or an adequate impression
5 = "strongly agree," or the highest, most positive impression
Choose N/A if the item is not appropriate or not applicable to this workshop. Your feedback is sincerely appreciated. Thank you.
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WORKSHOP CONTENT (Circle your response to each item.)
1=Strongly disagree 2=Disagree 3=Neither agree nor disagree 4=Agree 5=Strongly agree N/A=Not applicable
9. The instructor was well prepared.
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
10. The instructor was helpful.
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
WORKSHOP RESULTS (Circle your response to each item.)
___Clarify the workshop objectives.
___Reduce the content covered in the workshop.
___Increase the content covered in the workshop.
___Update the content covered in the workshop.
___Improve the instructional methods.
___Make workshop activities more stimulating.
___Improve workshop organization.
___Make the workshop less difficult.
___Make the workshop more difficult.
How would you improve this workshop (cont’d)
___Slow down the pace of the workshop.
___Speed up the pace of the workshop.
___Allot more time for the workshop.
___Shorten the time for the workshop.
___Improve the tests used in the workshop. ___Add more video to the workshop.
YouTube Video: 13 Reasons Why Your Brain Craves Infographics; Retrieved from https://youtu.be/c_yVJVo1U5k
Appendix D
PowerPoint Presentation: Visual Literacy; Retrieved from https://www.frontiersd.mb.ca/.../AdolescentLiteracyResources/Visual%20Literacy.pptx
Appendix E
Quiz
Using Piktocharts to Enhance Visual Literacy
Answer true or false to each question
Pre and Post Survey
Using a Likert scale, rate your current abilities from 0 -5, with 0 being no knowledge of this at all and 5 being I need no help in this area.
Visual Literacy
- I can define visual literacy.
- I can offer researched based reasons why visual literacy is important.
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
- I can add images to a blank Piktochart.
- I can add text to a blank Piktochart.
- I can save and share or export a Piktochart.
- I can teach students how to create a Piktochart.
- I can understand the connection between inforgraphics and visual literacy.
Professional Development Workshop
- This professional development workshop and follow up activities will help me integrate visual literacy acquisition skills into my lessons.
- This professional development workshop and follow up activities will help me make learning more meaningful to my students.
- What I learned in this workshop will help me increase student engagement and motivation to learn.
Appendix B
WORKSHOP EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Workshop Name: ____________________________________
Training Location: ____________________________________
Participant Name (optional): ___________________________
Date: _______________
Job Title: __________________________________________
Years in present position? <1 1-3 3-5 5+
INSTRUCTIONS
Please circle your response to the items. Rate aspects of the workshop on a 1 to 5 scale:
1 = "Strongly disagree," or the lowest, most negative impression
3 = "Neither agree nor disagree," or an adequate impression
5 = "strongly agree," or the highest, most positive impression
Choose N/A if the item is not appropriate or not applicable to this workshop. Your feedback is sincerely appreciated. Thank you.
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WORKSHOP CONTENT (Circle your response to each item.)
1=Strongly disagree 2=Disagree 3=Neither agree nor disagree 4=Agree 5=Strongly agree N/A=Not applicable
- I was well informed about the objectives 1 2 3 4 5 N/A of this workshop.
- This workshop lived up to my expectations. 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
- The content is relevant to my job. 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
- The workshop objectives were clear to me. 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
- The workshop activities stimulated my learning. 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
- The activities in this workshop gave me sufficient 1 2 3 4 5 N/A practice and feedback.
- The difficulty level of this workshop was 1 2 3 4 5 N/A appropriate.
- The pace of this workshop was appropriate. 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
9. The instructor was well prepared.
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
10. The instructor was helpful.
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
WORKSHOP RESULTS (Circle your response to each item.)
- I accomplished the objectives of this workshop. 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
- I will be able to use what I learned in this 1 2 3 4 5 N/A workshop.
- The workshop was a good way for me to 1 2 3 4 5 N/A learn this content.
- How would you improve this workshop? (Check all that apply.)
___Clarify the workshop objectives.
___Reduce the content covered in the workshop.
___Increase the content covered in the workshop.
___Update the content covered in the workshop.
___Improve the instructional methods.
___Make workshop activities more stimulating.
___Improve workshop organization.
___Make the workshop less difficult.
___Make the workshop more difficult.
How would you improve this workshop (cont’d)
___Slow down the pace of the workshop.
___Speed up the pace of the workshop.
___Allot more time for the workshop.
___Shorten the time for the workshop.
___Improve the tests used in the workshop. ___Add more video to the workshop.
- What other improvements would you recommend in this workshop?
- What is least valuable about this workshop?
- What is most valuable about this workshop?
YouTube Video: 13 Reasons Why Your Brain Craves Infographics; Retrieved from https://youtu.be/c_yVJVo1U5k
Appendix D
PowerPoint Presentation: Visual Literacy; Retrieved from https://www.frontiersd.mb.ca/.../AdolescentLiteracyResources/Visual%20Literacy.pptx
Appendix E
Quiz
Using Piktocharts to Enhance Visual Literacy
Answer true or false to each question
- Visual literacy is the ability to read an image in order to interpret and comprehend the meaning it is conveying.
- Students will retain more information and what you teach, by reading the content themselves.
- Lines, color and size are a few elements of the building blocks of visual design.
- Space can be considered positive or negative.
- Contrast always refers to color.
- Infographics can be used to make abstract concepts easier to understand.
- Students are more likely to take the time to read an infographic than a book.