Please fill out the survey on the following pages. Your responses are very important to us and will help us improve the course for you, so please allow a few minutes to think about your answers.
To encourage and reward your participation, this survey will be worth 5 extra points to be applied to your lowest scoring homework. However, since this is anonymous, you will turn in this sheet separately from your actual comments: just tear them apart and place them in the appropriate piles on the due date.
OVERALL
1.
Overall, this course has been… (please circle a number)
1 2 3
Excellent Pretty good
4 5
Not so great
2.
Overall, the course is moving…
1 2
Too quickly
3.
Overall, I have learned…
1 2
A lot
3
About right
4 5
Too slowly
3
Fair amount
4 5
Not much
4.
Compared to my other courses, the amount of effort I spend on this course is:
1 2 3 4 5
A lot Average Not much
5.
What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned about since the 6 week exam?
6.
The least interesting?
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LECTURE
7.
Overall, lecture has been:
1 2 3 4 5
Very interesting Average Boring
8.
In lecture the instructor has used a TabletPC to let him write on top of projected slides. Do you find this helpful? Yes, helpful Okay Not so good
Would you rather see some other method?
9.
What could we do to improve lecture?
ASSISTANCE
10.
Do you feel like help has been available from the instructor when you need it?
Yes Mostly Not really Need it, but didn’t try Haven’t needed help
HOMEWORK
11.
In this course, homework has been combined with exercises, so that part of your homework is completed in class. Compared to having totally separate homeworks and in-class exercises, do you find the current arrangement:
1 2 3 4 5
Very helpful Fine Not so good
12.
Grading is as follows: in-class portions of homework are graded, but count for fewer points. Circle any of the following that you think are true:
• I like this arrangement, because it forces me to make sure I know correct solutions for the exercises.
• I like this arrangement, because it forces me to stay alert.
• I like this arrangement, because the points for these parts are easy to get.
• I don’t think the in-class portions should be graded, because __________
13.
General comments about the homework/exercises setup??
14.
Overall, how much have you learned from the homework?
1 2 3 4
A lot Fair amount
15.
Overall, how difficult has the homework been?
1 2 3
Too difficult About right
4
COMMENTS
16.
Any other comments or suggestions for improvement?
5
Not much
5
Too easy