Physics 121 -- Spring 2000

Results of Mid-Semester Online Course Survery

1. WeBWork problem sets were helpful for learning the course material.
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211 2 6 10 50 72 73 3.92 1.01

2. Hand-in problem sets were helpful for learning the course material.
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209 4 7 17 46 79 60 3.80 1.04

3. I would have preferred all hand-in problems and no WeBWork.
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163 50 76 28 32 15 12 2.13 1.29

4. I would have preferred all WeBWork problems and no hand-in.
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185 28 37 25 46 29 48 3.14 1.45

5. I would have preferred no graded homework of any type.
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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.
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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.
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164 49 83 45 23 8 5 1.82 1.04

8. Graded hand-in homework was returned in a timely fashion.
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202 11 7 4 20 47 124 4.37 0.98

9. TA comments on graded hand-in homework were very helpful.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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172 41 51 43 40 26 12 2.44 1.24

13. I found the on-line homework solutions very helpful.
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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.
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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.
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159 54 44 52 38 18 7 2.32 1.12

16. I usually found it easy to connect to the WeBWork system.
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204 9 3 7 23 45 126 4.39 0.91

17. Once connected, I found the WeBWork software easy to use.
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203 10 3 1 22 63 114 4.39 0.81

18. Overall, I was very satisfied with the WeBWork system.
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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).
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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).
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206 7 2 11 101 74 18 3.46 0.76

21. I usually went to lectures.
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203 10 12 11 43 52 85 3.92 1.17

22. Lectures were generally informative and helpful.
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194 19 10 29 59 68 28 3.38 1.06

23. Lectures were well organized.
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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.
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181 32 22 29 58 44 28 3.14 1.21

25. I usually went to recitation.
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204 9 3 3 16 33 149 4.57 0.81

26. Recitations were generally informative and helpful.
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198 15 13 23 53 62 47 3.54 1.16

27. Recitations were well organized.
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200 13 5 24 48 74 49 3.69 1.04

28. My recitation TA is: (1=Ignatovitch, 2=Selkowitz, 3=Tikhoplav, 4=Venkatramani).
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204 9 66 51 26 60 1 2.40 1.22

29. I went several times to the TAs in the BL208 help room.
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140 73 75 20 20 11 14 2.06 1.37

30. The TAs in the help room were usually helpful.
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91 122 16 10 29 21 15 3.09 1.30

31. The exams were a good representation of the material covered.
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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).
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206 7 6 12 97 69 22 3.43 0.86

33. Grading on the exam was fair (5=too harsh, 1=too lenient).
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206 7 2 11 112 56 25 3.44 0.80

34. I thought the textbook was clear and helpful.
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202 11 10 29 65 64 34 3.41 1.07

35. P121 was much more difficult than most of my other courses.
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199 14 19 34 78 40 28 3.12 1.14

36. I spent more time on P121 than most of my other courses.
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195 18 16 33 78 39 29 3.16 1.12