| Student Assessment of Learning Gains | |||||||||
| Chemistry 101 - Spring 2005 | |||||||||
| NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR | |
| Q1: How much did each of the following aspects of the class help your learning? | |||||||||
| Q1A. The way in which the material was approached | 0% | 0% | 7% | 23% | 44% | 25% | 240 | 3.87 (0.88) | 3 |
| Q1B. How the class activities, labs, reading, and assignments fit together | 0% | 2% | 13% | 36% | 34% | 15% | 242 | 3.48 (0.95) | 1 |
| Q1C. The pace at which we worked | 0% | 5% | 13% | 32% | 33% | 18% | 242 | 3.46 (1.07) | 1 |
| Q1D. The class activities | NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| 1. Class presentations (including lectures) | 2% | 1% | 7% | 20% | 44% | 25% | 243 | 3.86 (0.92) | 0 |
| 2. In-class quizzes | 0% | 5% | 13% | 30% | 31% | 22% | 243 | 3.53 (1.1) | 0 |
| 3. Demonstrations | 2% | 2% | 14% | 23% | 34% | 26% | 243 | 3.69 (1.06) | 0 |
| 4. Professor office hours | 23% | 2% | 11% | 12% | 24% | 28% | 243 | 3.84 (1.16) | 0 |
| 5. Sunday reviews | 21% | 2% | 10% | 17% | 20% | 29% | 242 | 3.81 (1.16) | 1 |
| 6. Lenient make-up policy | 13% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 28% | 46% | 243 | 4.29 (0.94) | 0 |
| 7. Written lab instructions | 1% | 4% | 11% | 23% | 35% | 27% | 240 | 3.71 (1.09) | 3 |
| 8. Lab organization | 0% | 7% | 12% | 31% | 35% | 15% | 242 | 3.38 (1.1) | 1 |
| 9. Teamwork in labs | 0% | 4% | 7% | 16% | 35% | 37% | 243 | 3.95 (1.08) | 0 |
| 10. Lab reports (including abstracts) | 0% | 17% | 25% | 32% | 20% | 5% | 243 | 2.71 (1.13) | 0 |
| 11. Your lab TA | 0% | 10% | 16% | 22% | 33% | 19% | 241 | 3.34 (1.23) | 2 |
| 12. Weekly lab reviews | 22% | 2% | 9% | 15% | 20% | 31% | 243 | 3.88 (1.14) | 0 |
| Q1E. Text, graded activities and assignments | NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| 1. Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) | 0% | 28% | 23% | 24% | 17% | 8% | 243 | 2.55 (1.28) | 0 |
| 2. ChemSkill Builder (CSB) | 1% | 6% | 16% | 25% | 28% | 24% | 243 | 3.49 (1.2) | 0 |
| 3. BOPs (homework) | 3% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 34% | 40% | 241 | 4.03 (1.07) | 2 |
| 4. The in-class quizzes | 0% | 5% | 11% | 26% | 34% | 24% | 243 | 3.63 (1.1) | 0 |
| 5. The number and spacing of exams | 0% | 1% | 5% | 23% | 40% | 31% | 242 | 3.96 (0.9) | 1 |
| 6. The multiple choice part of the exams | 2% | 0% | 6% | 13% | 41% | 37% | 242 | 4.11 (0.88) | 1 |
| 7. The free response part of the exams | 1% | 2% | 7% | 19% | 45% | 26% | 243 | 3.84 (0.97) | 0 |
| 8. The fairness of exam content | 0% | 2% | 5% | 18% | 35% | 41% | 243 | 4.09 (0.95) | 0 |
| 9. Lab summaries and prelabs | 0% | 14% | 26% | 30% | 23% | 7% | 243 | 2.83 (1.14) | 0 |
| 10. Lab reports | 0% | 15% | 25% | 33% | 23% | 4% | 241 | 2.76 (1.08) | 2 |
| 11. Lab abstracts | 1% | 24% | 33% | 26% | 12% | 4% | 242 | 2.37 (1.09) | 1 |
| 12. The mental stretch required of us | 2% | 6% | 12% | 38% | 30% | 12% | 241 | 3.32 (1.03) | 2 |
| Q1F. Resources | NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| 1. The text | 2% | 10% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 7% | 243 | 2.84 (1.1) | 0 |
| 2. The solution manual | 10% | 2% | 7% | 15% | 30% | 36% | 243 | 4.01 (1.03) | 0 |
| 3. Resources found on our website | 8% | 3% | 12% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 243 | 3.65 (1.11) | 0 |
| 4. SI sessions | 41% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 10% | 243 | 3.08 (1.32) | 0 |
| 5. TA Office Hours | 40% | 8% | 14% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 243 | 3.01 (1.27) | 0 |
| 6. 1-on-1 tutoring | 55% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 242 | 3.3 (1.38) | 1 |
| 7. Off campus group tutoring | 53% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 12% | 14% | 243 | 3.37 (1.47) | 0 |
| 8. Weekly Lab Review | 25% | 4% | 9% | 16% | 17% | 29% | 242 | 3.76 (1.23) | 1 |
| 9. Sunday Review Sessions | 26% | 4% | 7% | 15% | 19% | 30% | 243 | 3.84 (1.21) | 0 |
| Q1G. The information we were given about | NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| 1. Class activities for each week (overhead notes at the beginning of class | 0% | 0% | 3% | 15% | 30% | 52% | 240 | 4.31 (0.83) | 3 |
| 2. How the classwork, labs, reading and assignments related to each other (the syllabus) | 0% | 2% | 8% | 25% | 35% | 30% | 240 | 3.85 (0.99) | 3 |
| 3. The grading system for the class (the syllabus) | 0% | 1% | 4% | 17% | 36% | 42% | 239 | 4.13 (0.92) | 4 |
| 4. CPR assignments (handouts) | 0% | 12% | 18% | 23% | 27% | 21% | 239 | 3.27 (1.29) | 4 |
| Q1H. Individual Support as a learner | NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| 1. The quality of contact with the teacher | 5% | 1% | 7% | 14% | 36% | 38% | 243 | 4.09 (0.94) | 0 |
| 2. The quality of contact with the TAs | 8% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 28% | 19% | 241 | 3.4 (1.21) | 2 |
| 3. Working with peers outside of class | 17% | 5% | 15% | 26% | 25% | 13% | 242 | 3.33 (1.1) | 1 |
| 4. Off-campus professional tutors | 54% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 16% | 243 | 3.37 (1.54) | 0 |
| 5. 1-on-1 tutors | 62% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 240 | 2.89 (1.46) | 3 |
| Q1K. The way the class was taught overall | NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| Q1K | 3% | 0% | 3% | 15% | 35% | 43% | 235 | 4.21 (0.86) | 8 |
| Q2: How much has this class added to your skills in each of the following: | NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| 1. Solving problems | 0% | 4% | 9% | 32% | 37% | 18% | 240 | 3.55 (1.01) | 3 |
| 2. Writing about scientific subjects | 0% | 5% | 12% | 32% | 34% | 16% | 241 | 3.45 (1.05) | 2 |
| 3. Finding trends in data | 1% | 7% | 17% | 36% | 28% | 11% | 240 | 3.19 (1.07) | 3 |
| 4. Working effectively with others | 0% | 7% | 14% | 40% | 27% | 12% | 240 | 3.23 (1.05) | 3 |
| 5. Writing abstracts | 0% | 10% | 13% | 29% | 32% | 15% | 241 | 3.28 (1.18) | 2 |
| Q3: To what extent did you make gains in any of the following as a result of what you did in this class? | NA | 1 No help | 2 A little help | 3 Moderate help | 4 Much help | 5 Very much help | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| 1. Understanding the main concepts | 0% | 1% | 7% | 27% | 42% | 22% | 243 | 3.77 (0.92) | 0 |
| 2. Understanding the relationship between concepts | 0% | 2% | 7% | 34% | 38% | 19% | 242 | 3.62 (0.95) | 1 |
| 3. Understanding how ideas in this class relate to those in other science classes | 0% | 3% | 12% | 34% | 33% | 17% | 241 | 3.49 (1.01) | 2 |
| 4. Understanding the relevance of this field to real world issues | 0% | 8% | 16% | 35% | 25% | 15% | 243 | 3.22 (1.14) | 0 |
| 5. Appreciating this field | 0% | 5% | 16% | 29% | 30% | 20% | 243 | 3.42 (1.13) | 0 |
| 6. Ability to think through a problem or argument | 0% | 3% | 17% | 26% | 35% | 18% | 242 | 3.47 (1.08) | 1 |
| 7. Ability to write about chemistry topics | 0% | 5% | 16% | 25% | 38% | 16% | 243 | 3.47 (1.08) | 0 |
| 8. Class activities for each week | 2% | 4% | 13% | 40% | 26% | 15% | 243 | 3.37 (1.03) | 0 |
| 9. Feeling comfortable with complex ideas | 0% | 4% | 19% | 29% | 31% | 16% | 242 | 3.37 (1.09) | 1 |
| 10. Enthusiasm for subject | 0% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 25% | 19% | 243 | 3.23 (1.26) | 0 |
| Q4: How much do you think you will remember and carry with you into other classes or spects of your life? | NA | 1 Not at all | 2 A little | 3 Somewhat | 4 A lot | 5 A great deal | total | Average (stdev) | NR |
| 1. Understanding the main concepts | 0% | 3% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 18% | 240 | 3.58 (0.99) | 3 |
| Additional Questions | |||||||||
| (Notice that 1 is now Strongly Agree and 5 is Strongly Disagree) | 1 Strongly Agree | 2 Agree | 3 Neutral | 4 Disagree | 5 Strongly Disagree | total | Average (stdev) | NR | |
| 1. I enjoyed doing the CPR assignments | 4% (9) | 15% (36) | 24% (58) | 26% (62) | 32% (78) | 243 | 3.67 (1.17) | 0 | |
| 2. The CPR assignments helped me learn some chemistry | 7% (17) | 39% (93) | 21% (50) | 16% (39) | 17% (42) | 241 | 2.98 (1.24) | 2 | |
| 3. The CPR assignments helped me improve my writing skills | 10% (24) | 31% (76) | 24% (58) | 20% (48) | 15% (37) | 243 | 2.99 (1.23) | 0 | |
| 4. The CPR assignments helped me learn to critique my own writing and that of others | 16% (38) | 48% (116) | 11% (27) | 14% (33) | 12% (29) | 243 | 2.58 (1.24) | 0 | |
| YES | NO | total | NR | ||||||
| 5. The amount of time allowed for CPR assignments was adequate. | 95% (228) | 5% (13) | 241 | 2 | |||||
| 6. Do you think that future classes should do CPR? | 59% (144) | 41% (99) | 243 | 0 | |||||