FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE INSTRUCTOR SURVEY
The FYEX Program is seeking your input on the teaching process in the first-year experience courses with the intent of
strengthening and improving the program. Individual responses to this survey will be confidential and only general
trends will be shared. Thank you very much for completing this survey.
Number of years you have been teaching: ___________
Number of students in your FYEX class ____________
1. Which one of the following best characterizes your attitude toward teaching the first-year seminar?
______ I find teaching the course to be pleasant and rewarding.
______ I have neither very positive nor very negative feelings toward teaching the course.
______ I find teaching the course to be unpleasant.
Reason/rationale for this response:
2. Which one of the following best captures your perception of student attitudes toward learning in this course?
______ Students find the learning process pleasant and rewarding.
______ Students have neither very positive nor very negative feelings about the learning process.
______ Students find the learning process unpleasant and frustrating.
Reason/rationale for this response:
3.
Overall, how would you rate the quality of the FYEX course?
____ highly effective ____ moderately effective ____ slightly effective ____ highly ineffective
____ moderately ineffective ____ highly ineffective
Reason/rationale for this rating:
4.
What do you find to be the most rewarding aspect of teaching this course?
5.
What do you find to be the most frustrating or dissatisfying aspect of teaching this course?
6.
In what ways might the FYEX program be improved?
Please relate how you introduced students to these core competencies:
Wellness_________________________________________________________________________________________
Information Literacy _______________________________________________________________________________
Critical Thinking ___________________________________________________________________________________
Experiential Learning_______________________________________________________________________________
Life-long Learning __________________________________________________________________________________
Final comments/suggestions/recommendations (can use back of sheet):