Physics 121 -- Spring 2000
Results of End of Semester Online Course Survey
1. WeBWork problem sets were helpful for learning the course material.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 175 1 7 12 38 61 57 3.85 1.07 2. Hand-in problem sets were helpful for learning the course material.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 173 3 7 18 56 53 39 3.57 1.07 3. I would have preferred all hand-in problems and no WeBWork.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 130 46 59 24 29 11 7 2.10 1.22 4. I would have preferred all WeBWork problems and no hand-in.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 158 18 32 19 39 29 39 3.15 1.44 5. I would have preferred no graded homework of any type.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 138 38 59 27 27 10 15 2.23 1.35 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. 169 7 9 15 33 45 67 3.86 1.18 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. 144 32 61 45 29 5 4 1.93 1.00 8. Graded hand-in homework was returned in a timely fashion.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 163 13 2 3 16 34 108 4.49 0.83 9. TA comments on graded hand-in homework were very helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 163 13 18 33 52 38 22 3.07 1.18 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. 155 21 35 15 26 23 56 3.32 1.57 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. 160 16 25 31 43 37 24 3.02 1.28 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. 149 27 36 33 43 22 15 2.64 1.26 13. I found the on-line homework solutions very helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 140 36 16 16 56 22 30 3.24 1.23 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. 144 32 39 47 36 16 6 2.32 1.11 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. 147 29 34 39 43 17 14 2.57 1.22 16. I usually found it easy to connect to the WeBWork system.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 168 8 6 9 25 40 88 4.16 1.08 17. Once connected, I found the WeBWork software easy to use.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 167 9 2 10 16 40 99 4.34 0.95 18. Overall, I was very satisfied with the WeBWork system.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 167 9 5 9 29 50 74 4.07 1.04 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. 169 7 5 5 78 64 17 3.49 0.82 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. 169 7 6 5 61 75 22 3.60 0.87 21. I usually went to lectures.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 163 13 14 22 40 44 43 3.49 1.25 22. Lectures were generally informative and helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 155 21 18 35 57 32 13 2.91 1.10 23. Lectures were well organized.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 156 20 12 21 49 46 28 3.36 1.14 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. 149 27 18 31 42 36 22 3.08 1.23 25. I usually went to recitation.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 169 7 2 5 9 30 123 4.57 0.81 26. Recitations were generally informative and helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 162 14 10 18 37 41 56 3.70 1.22 27. Recitations were well organized.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 160 16 3 17 32 49 59 3.90 1.07 28. My recitation TA is: (1=Ignatovitch, 2=Selkowitz, 3=Tikhoplav, 4=Venkatramani).
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 167 9 59 39 24 45 0 2.32 1.21 29. I went several times to the TAs in the BL208 help room.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 127 49 50 23 15 13 26 2.54 1.57 30. The TAs in the help room were usually helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 101 75 13 11 26 27 24 3.37 1.30 31. The exams were a good representation of the material covered.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 163 13 8 20 51 56 28 3.46 1.06 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. 166 10 3 10 68 62 23 3.55 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. 167 9 1 9 88 49 20 3.46 0.79 34. I thought the textbook was clear and helpful.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 162 14 8 22 53 53 26 3.41 1.06 35. P121 was much more difficult than most of my other courses.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 160 16 14 16 52 45 33 3.41 1.17 36. I spent more time on P121 than most of my other courses.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 156 20 14 13 60 37 32 3.38 1.16 37. I would estimate my grade in the course to be: 1=E, 2=D, 3=C, 4=B, 5=A.
# replies no reply 1 2 3 4 5 average stan. dev. 166 10 1 7 34 67 57 4.03 0.87