As the City of Brookfield completes its ten-year update of the Comprehensive Plan, City officials wish to learn the community’s desires related to growth and change in Brookfield over the next 30 years. A random selection of households from all Brookfield addresses are being asked to complete the survey.
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Reasons for (Not) Studying Languages at the College Level Survey
Reasons for (not) studying languages at the college level, is surveying UW-Madison Undergraduate students 18 years of age and older. The study aims to examine the factors that influence undergraduate students’ decisions about whether or not to study a language at UW-Madison.
Featured Artist – The Five Painters
UWSC welcomes the works of The Five Painters: K. Chang, Terrence Doeler, Donna Miller, David Whitish Scheifel, and Tracy Wiklund. A variety of their works will be on display on the 4th floor of Sterling Hall until April 1, 2020.
Understanding PhD Career Pathways for Program Improvement
The University of Wisconsin – Madison Graduate School and the Council of Graduate Schools are doing two web surveys with three cohorts of graduate alumni and three cohorts of graduate students.
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS)
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is very pleased to announce that a new round of interviews with Graduates and their selected Sibling will begin in July 2019 and continue until approximately 2028. As in past years, the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC) will be contacting participants for interviews.
UWSC Supports The Sessions at McPike Park 2019
The UWSC is proud to sponsor The Sessions at McPike Park 2019. This is a free event in downtown Madison that benefits non-profits doing great work in the community. The events features live music, food, beverages and craft vendors. Upcoming dates August 7,8,9 & 14, 15.
UWSC study examines differences in data quality for agree-disagree and construct-specific questions
While scales measuring subjective constructs historically rely on agree-disagree (AD) questions, recent research demonstrates that construct-specific (CS) questions clarify underlying response dimensions that AD questions leave implicit and CS questions often yield higher measures of data quality.
PRN Curriculum and Planning Guide Evaluation
The Resource Center for the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives is conducting a brief survey among health care providers who purchased the Pain Resource Nurse Curriculum and Planning Guide to evaluate how the materials have been used and the impact they have had.
UW Survey Center’s “High Impact Teaching Practices” Mentor UW Undergraduates
UWSC regularly employs 50 to 100 undergraduates who are trained as phone interviewers, data entry operators, and mail room workers. UWSC’s preference for promoting from within means that these students have opportunities to apply for regular staff and supervisory positions within UWSC’s field operations, survey management, and technology departments. Students in all these positions develop a range of skills that will help them when they enter the job market.
Illinois Reporter Consults UWSC Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer about Interpreting Survey Results
Politicians often site survey results in their speeches, but they may not have experience or training to evaluate those numbers. Kiannah Sepeda-Miller with the Better Government Association consulted UWSC Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer about …