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International Conference 2010

Evaluation

The Evaluation of our International Conference and AGM is critical to making sure the event meets all your needs and gives us an opportunity to improve year on year. Your opinion is extremely valuable to us and we would appreciate if you could take the time to complete the form and return to us by Friday 9th July 2010.

Completed evaluation forms received by 9th July will be entered into a free prize draw, so complete and return yours today!

Section 1 - General Information
1. Please tick the sector which best describes you.
Local Authority Offical
Community or Voluntary Sector
Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Statutory Agency
Academic

2. Are you an Early Years Member?
Yes No

3. Did you find the conference booking process user friendly?
Yes No
Please Comment

4. Do you think the Conference was value for money?
Yes No
Please Comment

5. Do you feel the refreshments provided at the conference were adequate?
Yes No
Please Comment

6. Do you think the delegate pack was sufficient and informative?
Yes No
Please Comment

7. Did you find the event management staff courteous and helpful?
Yes No
Please Comment

8. Did you find the exhibition stands useful and appropriate?
Yes No
Please Comment


Section 2 - Master Class Sessions
9. Did you attend one or more Master Class session(s)?
Yes (Please complete the questions below) No (Please continue to Section 3)

10. Please tick which Master Class session(s) you attended and complete the box where applicable for each session attended.
MC1 Applying Developmental Theory to the Teaching of Early Childhood Math facilitated by Professor Dr. Beth Casey
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for networking?

MC2 Moving Towards Maths facilitated by Linda Daly and Ena Shaw
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for networking?

MC3 Quality Assessment and Assurance and the new Paradigms in Education facilitated by Professor Dr. Ferre Laevers and Julia Moons
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for networking?

MC4 Supporting Mathematical Learning in the early years facilitated by Margaret Fullerton
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for networking?

11. Would you attend a Master Class Session(s) next Year?
Yes No
Please Comment

12. Overall, do you feel that having participated in the Master Class Session(s) useful to you in your work?
Yes No
Please Comment


Section 3 - Field Visits
13. Did you attend a Field Visit?
Yes (Please complete the questions below) No (Please contiune to Section 4)

14. Please indicate which Field Visit you attended.
Ballykinlar Pre-School Downpatrick Nursery School Rockmount Day Nursery

15. How do you rate the following?
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Travel time
Transport
Duration of visit
Usefulness to your job role
Opportunity for networking

16. Would you attend a Field Visit at next year's conference?
Yes No
Please Comment

17. Additional comments or improvements that could be made to the Field Visits?


Section 4 - Annual General Meeting
18. Did you attend the AGM?
Yes (Please complete the questions below) No (Please contiune to Section 5)

19. How do you rate the following?
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Location
Seating and Layout
Lighting
Sound Quality
Speaker Presentations
Ease of Access
AGM Papers
Quality of Resolutions
Discussion on Resolutions

20. Would you attend the AGM next year?
Yes No
Please Comment

21. Additional comments or improvements that could be made to the Annual General Meeting?


Section 5 - Gala Dinner
22. Did you attend the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner?
Yes (Please complete the questions below) No (Please contiune to Section 6)

23. How do you rate the following?
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Welcome Reception Entertainment
Gala Dinner Seating and Layout
Gala Dinner Entertainment
Award Presentations
Catering
Hotel Service

24. If you had a choice of a buffet or table service, which would you choose?
Buffet Table Service

25. Would you attend the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner next year?
Yes No
Please Comment

26. Additional comments or improvements that could be made to either the Welcome Reception or Gala Dinner?


Section 6 - Key Note Speeches
27. Did you attend the Key Note Speech(es)?
Yes (Please complete the questions below) No (Please continue to Section 7)

28. Please tick which Key Note Speech(es) you attended and complete the box where applicable.
AM Working at quality in early childhood education facilitated by Professor Ferre Laevers
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
PM New perspectives for early childhood math facilitated by Professor Dr. Beth Casey
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?

29. Overall, do you feel that having attended the Key Note Speech(es) useful to you in your work?
Yes No
Please Comment


Section 7 - Seminar Sessions
30. Did you attend one or more of the Seminar Sessions?
Yes (Please complete the questions below) No (Please contiune to Section 8)

31. Please tick which Seminar Session(s) you attended and complete the box where applicable.
SM1 Supporting mathematical learning in pre-school facilitated by Margaret Fullerton
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for Networking?
SM2 Reaching every child facilitated by Colin Millar
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for Networking?
SM3 Early years maths and science facilitated by Dawn Crosby
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for Networking?
SM4 Arts and theatre for young children facilitated by C Russell and J Mawhinney
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for Networking?
SM5 1 2 3 Jump facilitated by Linda Daly and Ena Shaw
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for Networking?
SM6 Bubbles and Balloons facilitated by Aideen Johnston W5
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for Networking?
SM7 Young children as scientists facilitated by Monika Rosciszewska-Wozniak
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Duration?
Usefulness to your job role?
Opportunity for Networking?

32. Overall, do you feel that having participated in the Seminar Session(s) useful to you in your work?
Yes No
Please Comment


Section 8 - And finally...
Please tell us any recommendations you might have for keynote speakers or Master Class/Seminar facilitators that you feel would be helpful to you in your work in early years?

We would appreciate any suggestions on how the overall event may be improved in the future?


Completed evaluation forms will be entered into a free prize draw if returned before Friday 9th July 2010. If you wish to enter the draw please enter your contact details below.

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We would like to thank you for taking the time to give us your valuable feedback on this occasion.

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