Statistical profile of student answers to 40 questions about this course.
Last revised: Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Questions: The following 40 questions were answered by 328 students in fall 2002 via a WebCT survey.

What is your overall experience of this course so far?	%
Very positive, would recommend friends to take it	22
Good course, better than average	38
Average	28
Below average	9
Very negative, would recommend friends not to take it	2
What final grade do you expect for this course?	%
some kind of A	20
some kind of B (from B- to B+)	48
some kind of C (from C- to C+)	29
some kind of D (from D- to D+)	2
I expect to fail	1
Do you think your grade so far (including lab) is an accurate reflection of the work you put into this course?	%
Yes	41
No, I'm getting a higher grade than I deserve	0
No, I'm getting a lower grade than I deserve	59
What is your overall experience of the lecture portion of this course so far?	%
Very positive, one of the best lecture courses I've had	25
Good lectures, better than average	44
Average for a large lecture course	27
Below average	2
Very negative	1
What is your overall experience of the lab portion of this course so far?	%
Very positive, one of the best labs I've had	20
Good lab, better than average	43
Average for a lab course	32
Below average	5
Very negative	1
What is your overall experience of the required online quizzes?	%
Very positive, adds a lot to my learning the material	22
Good feature, adds somewhat to my learning the material	43
Neutral feature, I don't feel strongly either for or against this feature	20
Don't find it all that helpful, somewhat negative feelings about this feature	9
Don't like it at all, very negative reactions to this feature	6
On average, how often have you visited the Bio 107 Web site this semester? (choose closest answer).	%
not at all	0
a few times over the past 7 weeks	2
about once a week	10
2-3 times a week	46
more than 3 times a week	41
What is your evaluation of the quality of the Bio 107 resources available on the Web?	%
Excellent quality	43
Good quality	46
Average quality	10
Below average quality	0
Poor quality	0
Did not use these materials	1
What was your overall experience in getting access to Web materials?	%
Access was consistently easy	55
Access was usually easy, with rare difficulties	33
Access varied, sometimes easy, sometimes difficult	11
Access was consistently a problem, but I could get access occasionally	1
Access was so much of a problem that I couldn't use the Web effectively	0
Did not use these materials	0
Do you have your own computer (or regular access to someone else's)? If so what kind?	%
Yes, a PC with Windows	91
Yes, a Macintosh	3
Yes, some other kind	3
No	2
How did you usually connect to the internet?	%
with a high speed connection from a UConn dorm room	77
with a modem connection from a UConn dorm room	4
from a UConn computer lab, library, or other campus resource center	5
from an off-campus location with a T1, DSL, cable, or other fast connection	8
from an off-campus location with a modem	5
didn't use the internet	0
How would you rate the level of difficulty in learning to navigate and access course materials at the Bio 107 website?	%
It was easy, no trouble at all	65
It took me a little while to get used to it, but then it was easy	31
It was challenging, not too difficult but also not too easy	3
It was difficult	1
Too hard to learn	0
didn't use the internet	0
Would you have liked to see a brief training session on accessing the Web and Bio 107 Web site early in the course?	%
No, I didn't need such a session	84
Yes, I would have liked this option, preferably during an early lab period	7
Yes, I would have liked this option, preferably as part of the lecture	7
Yes, I would have liked this option, preferably in a computer center lab outside of regular class time	2
don't use the internet	0
How many of the instructor's lecture notes did you download during the first half of the course? (If you don't use the internet, choose the last answer).	%
none	3
not more than 25%	4
25-75% of them	5
most of them	16
all of them	73
don't use the internet	0
Did having access to instructor's lecture notes help you learn the course material better than you would have without them? (If you don't use the internet, choose the last answer).	%
no	5
yes, a little bit	11
yes, somewhat	29
yes, a lot	55
did not use these materials	1
don't use the internet	0
Did having access to the instructor's lecture notes help you decide to skip any classes that you would otherwise have gone to? (If you don't use the internet, choose the last answer).	%
No	62
yes, but only 1-2 classes that I would have gone to if notes weren't available	25
yes, but only 3-4 classes that I would have gone to if notes weren't available	7
Yes, I missed five or more classes that I would have gone to if notes weren't available	6
don't use the internet	0
Did having access to the instructor's lecture notes allow you to pay more attention to visuals and comments the instructor made during class?	%
no	6
yes, slightly	24
yes, greatly	66
I didn't download the lecture notes.	4
Have you use the posted practice quizzes that are linked to lecture notes? (If you don't use the internet, choose the last answer).	%
I do use some course materials, but did not use these practice quizzes.	16
yes, one of them	6
yes, 2-3 of them	15
yes, 4-5 of them	17
yes, all of them so far	46
don't use the internet	0
If you used practice quizzes, how helpful were the ones you used?	%
not useful	3
slightly useful	23
considerably useful	35
very useful	25
Did not use these materials	15
Did you access the class Announcements page outside of class? (If you don't use the internet, choose the last answer).	%
not at all	16
a few times	50
about once a week	23
more than once a week	11
don't use the internet	0
If you used the Announcements page, how useful was it, overall?	%
not useful	2
slightly useful	39
very useful	38
Did not use these materials	21
Which version of the Campbell Biology text do you have?	%
the new one (6th edition, green and black cover)	91
the previous one (5th edition, red and black cover)	9
an earlier version - or don't know	0
don't have a copy of the text	0
If you have the 6th edition, did you activate your subscription to the Campbell website and visit the text website? (If you don't have the 6th edition, choose the last answer)	%
No	15
Yes, once	4
Yes, a few times	28
Yes, on average about once a week	23
Yes, more than once a week on average	21
I don't have the 6th edition	9
If you do not have the 6th edition, have you accessed the Campbell website? (If you do have the 6th edition, choose the last answer)	%
Yes, I bought a subscription	4
Yes, using a friend/roommate/other person's account	3
No	7
I have the 6th edition.	87
How valuable are the Campbell website activities that were assigned (also found on your CD-ROM)? (If you did not ever use them, choose the last answer).	%
not useful	2
slightly useful	10
moderately useful	25
very useful	41
I never used them	23
How helpful did you find the weekly study guides?	%
not useful at all	4
slightly useful	25
moderately useful	34
very useful	24
Did not use these materials	12
How many of the assigned textbook chapters did you actually read? (We're interested in the accurate data here, so please be as candid as possible. We will not use this information to judge you or change your grade, we promise!)	%
none	0
not more than 25%	8
25-75% of them	20
almost all of them	28
all of them	44
How much time did it take you to do the assigned reading, on average (including using the study guide)? (If you did not do assigned readings, choose the last answer)	%
less than one hour/lecture	4
about 1 - 1 1/2 hours/lecture	27
about 2 - 2 1/2 hours/lecture	37
about 3 - 3 1/2 hours/lecture	18
4 hours/lecture or more	12
did not do assigned reading	2
Have you attended any SI sessions so far this semester?	%
No	67
Yes, once	8
Yes, twice	6
Yes, three times	4
Yes, four times	2
Yes, more than 4 times	13
If you have attended SI, how useful did you find it? (If you did not attend, choose the last answer).	%
not useful at all	1
slightly useful	5
moderately useful	11
very useful	15
This question does not apply to me, since I didn't attend.	69
If you could not attend SI because of your schedule, would you have attended if it had been scheduled at a different time that fit with your schedule? (If you did not have a schedule conflict, choose the last answer).	%
Yes, definitely	25
Yes, probably	25
Not sure	17
No	5
This question does not apply to me, since my schedule did not conflict with SI.	28
What time of day did you usually take the WebCT quizzes?	%
Tuesday morning between 8 a.m. and noon	4
Tuesday afternoon between noon and 6 p.m.	15
Tuesday evening between 6 p.m. and midnight	69
Wednesday morning between midnight and 8 a.m.	8
It varied enough that I can't select any one of the above as my usual time.	4
did not take online quizzes	0
Where did you usually take the WebCT quizzes?	%
in my dorm room at UConn	79
in a computer lab in one of the UConn dorms	1
in a computer lab at the computer center	2
in a variety of locations, no real pattern	7
in an off-campus location	11
did not take online quizzes	0
Did you encounter computer difficulties when trying to take online quizzes in WebCT?	%
No, things worked OK	60
Yes, once or twice -- otherwise OK	35
Yes, several times -- otherwise OK	4
Yes, frequently	1
did not take online quizzes	0
How would you evaluate the level of difficulty of the WebCT quizzes?	%
They were almost always too difficult	12
They were often too difficult	50
They were usually about the right level of difficulty	38
They were sometimes too easy	0
They were usually too easy	1
did not take online quizzes	0
Overall, was the grading policy for the WebCT quizzes fair?	%
Yes, very fair	76
No, somewhat unfair	21
No, very unfair	3
did not take online quizzes	0
Was the 12 minute time limit adequate for the quizzes (if you worked with CSD, answer this question with regard to the longer time limit you were allowed)?	%
Yes, with only an occasional exceptions	38
Yes for at least 75%, but some of them were too long or detailed	25
Yes for at least 50%, no for the remainder	13
Yes for at least 25%, no for the remainder	8
12 minutes was almost always too short.	17
did not take online quizzes	0
Does the WebCT weekly quizzing help you keep up with the reading in this course?	%
Yes, definitely	54
Yes, somewhat	35
No	11
did not take online quizzes	0
We set the WebCT quizzes to count for 15% of your course grade. What % would you have set for this, if it were your choice?	%
0-4%	3
5-9%	8
10-14%	20
15-19%	29
20-24%	20
25-30%	15
more than 30%	5
Would you like to see any or your other courses include required text reading with weekly online quizzes as part of the course?	%
No	28
Yes	46
No opinion	26

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