General comments | No. | Percent | Content-specific | No. | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR: Facilitator | 112 | 10.6 | Tools | 129 | 12.2 |
STR: Training | 99 | 9.4 | Activities | 107 | 10.1 |
STR: Will Apply | 70 | 6.6 | Group Work | 99 | 9.4 |
STR: Networking | 62 | 5.9 | Role Playing | 76 | 7.2 |
STR: Notebook | 18 | 1.7 | Topic/Theme | 50 | 4.7 |
STR: Seli-Learning | 8 | 0.8 | Discussion | 44 | 4.2 |
STR: Arrangements | 2 | 0.2 | Skills-Build | 36 | 3.4 |
Topic Was Review | 12 | 1.1 | Information | 36 | 3.4 |
Topic Was New | 11 | 1.0 | Interactive | 31 | 2.9 |
Inverts Q: Training | 5 | 0.5 | Handouts | 14 | 1.3 |
Inverts Q: Content | 2 | 0.2 | Examples | 13 | 1.2 |
Inverts Q: Trainer | 2 | 0.2 | Definitions | 11 | 1.0 |
Inverts Q: Time | 1 | 0.1 | Power-Point | 8 | 0.8 |
TOTAL | 404 | 38.2% | TOTAL | 654 | 61.8% |
"N/A" or Left Blank | 346 | 404 + 654 + 228 = | 1,286 |
Comments coded by theme and topic, whereas the word cloud produced proportional image of 50 common terms. CODES: STR=strength (Affective-Supportive) such as Facilitator sensitive to participant needs (112); Training, “Everything was effective” (99); Networking was “beneficial” (62); Notebook “useful” (18). “Will apply” refers to reflection on how information would be used, especially by mentioning “clients.” For a few, the topic was “review” (12) or “new” (11). Inverts Question (10)=negative comment that countered, “What was most effective?” Content-Specific identified general or specific tools (129) and activities (107), at the high end, and definitions (11) and power-point (8), at the low end. Infrequent terms were merged into one representation, e.g., exercises ~ activities; group work ~ small-group; trainer ~ facilitator, among others. No “negative” terms among these top fifty.