Physics 107 LEAD Survey II

END OF SEMESTER SURVEY FOR PHYSICS-107(TV)

developed by
The Learning through Evaluation, Adaptation and Dissemination (LEAD) Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Here is the second part of the survey that you may have completed at the beginning of the semester. If you didn't fill out a survey the last time, please fill out this one anyway. All responses will be kept confidential and we will generalize about student responses so as to obscure the identity of any particular students before reporting any survey findings. Please enter your student ID number so that survey responses at the beginning of the semester and the end of the semester can be compared. Thank you for participating in this survey, which will be used to improve future versions of this course.

STUDENT I.D. NUMBER

1) When you registered for this course, which of the following did you know about it (click all that apply):

2) During the first few weeks of the semester, how much trouble did you have getting course materials and information about the course?

3) Which of the following do you have available to you in your dorm or household? (click all that apply)

4a) How/where did you usually watch the lectures?

4b) If at a library or lab, specify which one:

5) Who, if anyone, did you typically watch lectures with?

6) When you watched a lecture on videotape, did you typically watch the full 60 minutes in one sitting?

7) When you watched a lecture on videotape, how often did you replay parts of the lecture?

8) How frequently did you watch more than one lecture in a sitting?

9) How often did you replay most or all of a lecture on a different day from when you had first seen it?

10a) Were you able to take adequate notes while watching lectures?

10b) Why or why not?

11) How many of the 43 lectures did you miss seeing?

12a) Did you ever use someone else's lecture notes to help you with lectures that you had missed?

12b) Was this an adequate substitute for your own notes? Why or why not?

12c) Should Professor Durand's lecture notes be made available?

13) The outside-the-classroom scenes in the video lectures had the following effect on my interest in the material:

14) The outside-the-classroom scenes in the video lectures had the following effect on my understanding of the concepts:

15a) The fact that the lectures were on television/video had the following effect on my learning:

15b) Please describe why you think this:

16a) How often did you have problems getting access to the course's Webpage? (click one)

16b) How often did you have problems printing materials off the Webpage? (click one)

16c) Who gave you help with problems or how were these difficulties resolved?

17a) Were you ever authorized to use FirstClass?

17b) If YES, how often during the semester did you use FirstClass?

18) Which features of FirstClass, if any, did you use? (check all that apply)

19) Why did you use these features of FirstClass? (Check all that apply in the square boxes, and click the circle in front of your main reason)

Main Reason
		I could access the "discussions" or share ideas with classmates at my convenience.
		It gave me the opportunity to think things through at my own pace.
		I prefer communicating with peers through writing.
		I like having everything we've discussed written down for later reference
		I thought it would be different and interesting
		I thought it was something I should learn how to use
		I couldn't attend live discussions at the scheduled times
		I like being able to get feedback on drafts from the Professor
		Other (explain)

20a) What effect did using FirstClass have on your learning and your ability to complete assignments?

20b) Please describe why you think this:

21) How often did you participate in weekly live discussion sections?

22) If you participated in weekly live discussions, why did you do so? (Check all that apply in the square boxes, and click the circle in front of your main reason)

Main Reason
		The live discussions were more convenient than getting access to FirstClass.
		I was hesitant to try something unfamiliar like FirstClass.
		I'd tried FirstClass before and I didn't like it.
		I prefer communicating with peers face-to-face.
		I prefer getting to see the professor face-to-face.
		There are discussions, equations, and demonstrations you can do live that are hard to get across on-line.
		I was afraid I'd miss something important if I didn't.
		Other (explain)

23a) Please check one: Whether conducted live or through FirstClass, I think discussion sections should be...

23b) Why do you think this?

24a) How often did you discuss homework or other course requirements with group members or other students in your class?

24b) How did you conduct these interactions? (check all that apply)

25a) When you started this semester, did you expect working in groups to help you?

25b) Did working in groups help you?

25c) Why?

26) When working with your group, what did you work on? (check all that apply)

27) Aside from the time you spent watching lectures, how much time did you spend on this course during the average week?

a) time spent interacting or working with others: hrs/wk
b) time spent reading, studying, or working alone: hrs/wk

28) How often did you email Professor Durand?

29) How often did you check your email?

30a) In this course was it difficult to have as much interaction with Professor Durand as you would have liked?

30b) If YES, why was this the case?

31a) In this course was it difficult to have as much interaction with your classmates as you would have liked?

30b) If YES, why was this the case?

32) Which of the following did you use to study for exams? (check all that apply)

33) Compared to other introductory courses you have taken at UW-Madison, how challenging was this course?

34) Compared to other introductory courses you have taken at UW-Madison, how interesting was this course?

35) Compared to other introductory courses you have taken at UW-Madison, how much did you learn in this course?

36) Compared to other courses , how much control did you have over the pace at which you learned the material?

37) Compared to other courses , how much self-discipline did this course require in order to keep up?

38) I think that the concepts I learned from this course will be useful to me later on.

39) Please click the conditions under which you would have preferred to take this course:

conducted
live or conducted electronically
(TV or Internet)

a) With course lectures...

b) With discussion sections...

c) With homework group meetings...

d) With exams...

40) What did you like most about this course?

41) What did you like least about this course?

Please place a check below the number that indicates your current interest level in the areas below:

Interest in�

(Interest level: 0=Low, 5=High) 0 1 2 3 4 5

understanding the principles of physics 42)

being able to understand advances in science 43)

pursuing a career that requires an understanding of science 44)

using the Internet as a learning tool 45)

working in groups to complete class assignments 46)

taking courses by video 47)

Please place a check below the number that represents your current confidence level in the areas below:

Confidence in your ability to...

(Confidence level: 0=Low, 5=High) 0 1 2 3 4 5

understand physics concepts 48)

write about physics concepts 49)

explain physics concepts by drawing diagrams 50)

explain physics concepts aloud 51)

solve problems using formulas 52)

succeed in a university science course 53)

succeed in a university math course 54)

use the Internet to retrieve information 55)

use the Internet to communicate with others 56)

Please place a check below the number that represents your degree of agreement with these statements:

WORKING IN GROUPS

(Degree of agreement: 0=Low, 5=High) 0 1 2 3 4 5

Working in groups has benefits over working individually. 57)

I can learn more by working with others than I can by working alone. 58)

Working in groups is often frustrating. 59)

Some people in a group always end up doing all the work, while others hardly do anything. 60)

On science homework, I prefer working in teams over working individually. 61)

ONCE YOU HIT 'SUBMIT,' YOU'LL BE DONE!

	conducted live	or	conducted electronically (TV or Internet)
a) With course lectures...
b) With discussion sections...
c) With homework group meetings...
d) With exams...

(Interest level: 0=Low, 5=High)		0	1	2	3	4	5
understanding the principles of physics	42)
being able to understand advances in science	43)
pursuing a career that requires an understanding of science	44)
using the Internet as a learning tool	45)
working in groups to complete class assignments	46)
taking courses by video	47)

(Confidence level: 0=Low, 5=High)		0	1	2	3	4	5
understand physics concepts	48)
write about physics concepts	49)
explain physics concepts by drawing diagrams	50)
explain physics concepts aloud	51)
solve problems using formulas	52)
succeed in a university science course	53)
succeed in a university math course	54)
use the Internet to retrieve information	55)
use the Internet to communicate with others	56)

(Degree of agreement: 0=Low, 5=High)		0	1	2	3	4	5
Working in groups has benefits over working individually.	57)
I can learn more by working with others than I can by working alone.	58)
Working in groups is often frustrating.	59)
Some people in a group always end up doing all the work, while others hardly do anything.	60)
On science homework, I prefer working in teams over working individually.	61)