Resource Selection Questionnaire

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Use the following 16 questions to help decide if a resource(s) that the school has or is hoping to obtain will support student learning. Not all areas of this questionnaire will relate to every resource, however the purpose of this questionnaire is to find the links to an area(s) of need. At the end there is an optional question requesting constructive feedback about the questionnaire.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
This questionnaire has been designed by Christy Roe using suggestions from:
Hughes-Hassell, S. & Mancall, J. (2005). Collection management for youth: responding to the needs of learners [ALA Editions version]. Retrieved from http://ebookcentral.proquest.com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/lib/csuau/detail.action?docID=289075 and
NSW Department of Education (2019) Teaching and Learning. Retrieved from: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning

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1. What is the resource exactly, including details of its format (eg. book, digital, etc), expected cost to purchase (if any), where it would be situated in the school collection (eg. fiction, nonfiction, easy, teacher, ICT, other) and its Dewey Decimal Call # (if known):

2. What is the condition of this resource?

New to the school or good condition

Purchased less than 5 years ago

Purchased more than 5 years ago

Purchased 10 or more years ago

Poor condition but repairable

Damaged beyond repair

This resource has been superseded by a more advanced version

I do not know the condition of this resource

Other:

Clear selection

General Selection Criteria from Hughes-Hassell, S. & Mancall, J. (2005) p.44

3. Which General Selection Criteria (see chart) do you believe this resource satisfies?

Authority

Appropriateness

Scope

Accuracy

Treatment

Arrangement and Organisation

Literary Merit

Reputation of Author, Illustrator or Producer

Physical Quality

Aesthetic Quality

Series

Comparisons with other works

None of the above

Other:

4. Does the resource suit the Socio-Economic-Status or context of the school?

Yes

Maybe

Maybe not

I do not know the SES or context of the school

I would like information about the SES or context of the school

Other:

Clear selection

5. Does the resource meet a need at the school?

Yes

Maybe

Maybe not

I am not aware of the school's needs

Other:

Clear selection

6. Has the resource been put in the budget for the current or following year or are their plans for alternative funding?

Yes

Maybe

Maybe not

The resource is being funded elsewhere at no cost to the school

This is a free resource

I would like to include this in next year's budget

I do not know anything about the budget

Other:

Clear selection

7. Is there a resource already at the school that is similar to this resource or that can also meet the need?

Yes

Maybe

Maybe not

I do not know if there are similar resources at the school

Other:

Clear selection

8. What Key Learning Areas would benefit from this resource?

KLA

English

Mathematics

Creative Arts

Personal Development Health / SEL / PBforL

Personal Development Physical Education / Sport

Human Society and Its Environment - History

Human Society and Its Environment - Geography

Science and Technology

I cannot identify any KLAs to which this relates

Clear selection

9. Does the resource support the wellbeing of students?

It will help them connect to their learning, have positive and respectful relationships or experience a sense of belonging to the school or community

It will help them be respected, valued, encouraged, supported and empowered to succeed.

It will help them thrive, grow, flourish, do well and prosper.

I do not think it will support the wellbeing of students.

I would like more information about supporting the wellbeing of students.

Other:

Clear selection

10. Does the resource support a Quality Learning Environment (as part of the Quality Teaching Framework)?

Quality Learning Environment

Explicit Quality Criteria

High Expectations

Student Direction

The resource does not link to a Quality Learning Environment

11. Does the resource support student Intellectual Quality (as part of the Quality Teaching Framework)?

Intellectual Quality

Deep Knowledge

Deep Understanding

Problematic Knowledge

High Order Thinking

Metalanguage

Substantive Communication

This resource does not have student Intellectual Quality

12. Does this resource represent educational Significance (as part of the Quality Teaching Framework)?

Significance

Background Knowledge

Cultural Knowledge

Cultural Integration

Connectedness

Narrative (as defined by the QTF)

I do not believe this resource has Significance

13. Does the resource support the Aboriginal 8 Ways of Learning?

The Aboriginal 8 Ways of Learning

Learning Maps

Symbols & Images

Deconstruct / Reconstruct

Non-Linear

Land Links

Story Sharing

Non-Verbal

Community Links

I do not see how this resource relates to the 8 Aboriginal Ways of Learning

I would like information about the 8 Aboriginal Ways of Learning

Clear selection

14. Is the resource accessible by all students, within a particular stage-based ability range?

This resource is only suitable for students within the Early Stage 1 ability range

This resource is suitable for students within the Early Stage 1 to Stage 1 ability range

This resource is only suitable for students within the Stage 1 to Stage 2 ability range

This resource is only suitable for students within the Stage 2 to Stage 3 ability range

This resource is only suitable for Stage 3 (and possibly beyond) ability range

This resource is for Teacher Professional Development

This is a whole school resource

I do not know the stage-ability range for this resource

Other:

Clear selection

15. Does the resource require adjustments for students with an identified or non-identified, permanent or temporary, physical, emotional or mental disability?

Yes, it requires Curriculum Adjustments for stage-based ability of particular students

Yes, it requires Instructional Adjustments of materials (e.g. multimedia, Braille, illustrated or simplified texts or captioned video)

Yes, it requires Instructional Adjustments of motivating students through engagement with their personal interests, explicit and systematic instructions, levels of prompting, modelling problem solving, providing opportunities for the student to think aloud (verbalisation) and scaffolding student learning through guided practice and support.

Yes, it requires Environmental Adjustments to the school environment including the provision of access, peer assistance (e.g. using buddy systems, peer-assisted learning and peer tutoring), alternative equipment and furnishings, support personnel, scheduling (e.g. a sequence of events), technology and augmentative and alternative communication systems as well as modifications to buildings and classrooms.

No, the resource does not require adjustments

I do not know if it will require any adjustments

I would like information about teaching students who have a disability

Other:

Clear selection

16. Does the resource line up with any of the NESA Teaching Standards?

1. Know the students and how they learn

2. Know the content and how to teach it

3. Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning

4. Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments

5. Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning

6. Engage in professional learning

7. Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community

I cannot see how this resource relates to the NESA Teaching Standards

I would like information about the NESA Teaching Standards

Other:

17. Does the supplier of this resource meet any of the following criteria (tick all that apply)

Relevance to our school context

Authenticity

Range available

Knowledge of resources

Customer Service and Support (eg. clear and helpful)

Terms of trade (Incl. freight options or discounts)

Discount and/or rewards for frequent use

Payment options available (to suit our school purchase order requirements)

Delivery on time/in time

Other:

18. (Optional) How could this survey be improved for future use?

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