Math 141/142 Survey, Fall 2001

Give your completed form to the lab monitor.

  1. Have you taken any trigonometry class before?
      Yes
      No
  2. How did you end up taking this section of the course instead of the lecture version?
      I chose the self-paced section.
      I wanted the lecture section, but could not get in.
      I didn't have a preference.
      I didn't know there was a choice.
  3. What did you do when you needed help with the course?
      I haven't really needed any help;
      I went to a recitation;
      I went to the TA's office;
      I got help in the Math Computer Lab, 449 Carver;
      I got help in the Math Help Room, 196 Carver;
      I got a tutor;
      I joined a study group;
      I asked one of my friends;
      I needed help many times and couldn't get it;
  4. Which features of the computer testing system did you like?
      I can take the test almost any day and any time;
      I can take the test several times;
      The tests are graded immediately;
      The practice tests really help me learn the material;
  5. Which features of the computer testing system gave you trouble?
      I got NO credit for answers that were very close to the right answer;
      I often had trouble understanding what a problem was asking;
      Many problems would have been more clear if they had included a picture;
      I had trouble telling when to use an exact answer, and when to use a decimal value;
      The previewer sometimes did not display my answer correctly;
      The computer was very slow to respond during a test;
      The computer crashed while I was taking a test;
      Some of my answers "disappeared" while I was taking a test;
      The computer seems to have "lost" one or more of my test scores;
  6. How hard is the material in this course?
      The material is pretty easy to learn.
      The material is average in difficulty.
      The material is hard to learn.
  7. Did the exams do a good job of testing you on the material?
      When I knew the material, I did well on the exam;
      I often knew the material but could not do well on the exam;
      I often did well on the tests even though I did NOT know the material;
  8. About how many hours a week did you spend on this course, studying and taking exams?
      About 2 hours or less.
      About 4 hours.
      About 6 hours.
      About 8 hours or more.
  9. How would you rate your effort and results in this class?
      I'm doing well, and I worked hard;
      I'm not doing well, but I worked hard;
      I am not doing well, but I could have worked harder;
      I am doing well, and it hasn't taken much effort;
  10. Did you feel cheating was a problem?
      I didn't notice any cheating;
      I believe there was some cheating;
      There was a lot of cheating;
  11. Which ONE improvement would most have helped you?
      more office hours for the TA's;
      an organized study group;
      a weekly formal lecture;
      more computer lab hours;
      a TA in the lab during test times;
      some way to get partial credit for "almost right" answers;
  12. How did you like this course format?
      I liked this self-paced, web-based approach. I would take a course like this again.
      I would rather have taken a large lecture course, and I will avoid a course like this.
  13. Please comment on the course. Was there someone you want to thank? Did the recitations and office hours work for you? Were there particular things about the testing system that you had trouble with?

Last revised on 06 December 2001.