Physics 121 -- Spring 2000
Results of Mid-Semester Online Course Survery
1. WeBWork problem sets were helpful for learning the course material.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 211 2 6 10 50 72 73 3.92 1.01 2. Hand-in problem sets were helpful for learning the course material.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 209 4 7 17 46 79 60 3.80 1.04 3. I would have preferred all hand-in problems and no WeBWork.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 163 50 76 28 32 15 12 2.13 1.29 4. I would have preferred all WeBWork problems and no hand-in.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 185 28 37 25 46 29 48 3.14 1.45 5. I would have preferred no graded homework of any type.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 156 57 85 25 18 11 17 2.03 1.38 6. The immediate correct/incorrect response from WeBWork was very helpful for learning the correct way to solve a problem.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 202 11 14 15 35 49 89 3.91 1.23 7. I often used the unlimited tries on WebWork to "guess" the correct answer.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 164 49 83 45 23 8 5 1.82 1.04 8. Graded hand-in homework was returned in a timely fashion.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 202 11 7 4 20 47 124 4.37 0.98 9. TA comments on graded hand-in homework were very helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 187 26 13 30 66 48 30 3.27 1.12 10. I usually downloaded the hard copy of my problem set, before trying to enter answers on-line.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 186 27 51 15 29 27 64 3.20 1.63 11. I ususally waited until the night before the due date to do the homework.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 177 36 56 29 51 31 10 2.49 1.25 12. I usually read the on-line homework solutions that were posted after the due date.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 172 41 51 43 40 26 12 2.44 1.24 13. I found the on-line homework solutions very helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 164 49 25 27 50 34 28 3.07 1.28 14. I believe there was a large amount of cheating on the WeBWork homeworks.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 158 55 47 64 29 14 4 2.13 1.02 15. I believe there was a large amount of cheating on the hand-in homeworks.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 159 54 44 52 38 18 7 2.32 1.12 16. I usually found it easy to connect to the WeBWork system.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 204 9 3 7 23 45 126 4.39 0.91 17. Once connected, I found the WeBWork software easy to use.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 203 10 3 1 22 63 114 4.39 0.81 18. Overall, I was very satisfied with the WeBWork system.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 203 10 5 8 35 63 92 4.12 0.99 19. The WebWork homework was at an appropriate level (5=too difficult, 1=too easy).
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 204 9 0 13 99 80 12 3.44 0.70 20. The Handin homework was at an appropriate level (5=too difficult, 1=too easy).
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 206 7 2 11 101 74 18 3.46 0.76 21. I usually went to lectures.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 203 10 12 11 43 52 85 3.92 1.17 22. Lectures were generally informative and helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 194 19 10 29 59 68 28 3.38 1.06 23. Lectures were well organized.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 198 15 5 16 59 76 42 3.67 0.97 24. I would have preferred more worked out problems, and fewer demonstrations during lecture.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 181 32 22 29 58 44 28 3.14 1.21 25. I usually went to recitation.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 204 9 3 3 16 33 149 4.57 0.81 26. Recitations were generally informative and helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 198 15 13 23 53 62 47 3.54 1.16 27. Recitations were well organized.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 200 13 5 24 48 74 49 3.69 1.04 28. My recitation TA is: (1=Ignatovitch, 2=Selkowitz, 3=Tikhoplav, 4=Venkatramani).
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 204 9 66 51 26 60 1 2.40 1.22 29. I went several times to the TAs in the BL208 help room.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 140 73 75 20 20 11 14 2.06 1.37 30. The TAs in the help room were usually helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 91 122 16 10 29 21 15 3.09 1.30 31. The exams were a good representation of the material covered.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 198 15 19 27 65 63 24 3.23 1.12 32. The exams were at an appropriate level (5=too difficult, 1=too easy).
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 206 7 6 12 97 69 22 3.43 0.86 33. Grading on the exam was fair (5=too harsh, 1=too lenient).
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 206 7 2 11 112 56 25 3.44 0.80 34. I thought the textbook was clear and helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 202 11 10 29 65 64 34 3.41 1.07 35. P121 was much more difficult than most of my other courses.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 199 14 19 34 78 40 28 3.12 1.14 36. I spent more time on P121 than most of my other courses.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 195 18 16 33 78 39 29 3.16 1.12