Math 210 Final Survey

We have done a lot of different things in the course this semester. Please give me feedback on which you thought were useful and which not.

1. Which of these componets do you suggest we continue to use in the course?

	Continue to use	Do not continue	Continue but modify (see comments below)
Computer use in class	Which of these componets do you suggest we continue to use in the course? Computer use in class Continue to use	Do not continue	Continue but modify (see comments below)
Group work in class	Group work in class Continue to use	Do not continue	Continue but modify (see comments below)
Lecture during class	Lecture during class Continue to use	Do not continue	Continue but modify (see comments below)
Fishing Industry Simulation	Fishing Industry Simulation Continue to use	Do not continue	Continue but modify (see comments below)
Collapse reading (Rwanda, Easter Island)	Collapse reading (Rwanda, Easter Island) Continue to use	Do not continue	Continue but modify (see comments below)
Quizzes	Quizzes Continue to use	Do not continue	Continue but modify (see comments below)
Project	Project Continue to use	Do not continue	Continue but modify (see comments below)

2. Use of computers by students during class to explore concepts.

Use of computers by students during class to explore concepts. Not Useful

Useful

Very useful

Comments?

3. Use of group work during class.

Use of group work during class. Not Useful

Useful

Very useful

Comments

4. Frequency of group work in class

Frequency of group work in class not often enough

just right

too often

Comments

5. When there were lectures during class, how do you feel it contributed to your learning?

When there were lectures during class, how do you feel it contributed to your learning? not useful

useful

very useful

Comments

6. How did you feel about the frequency of lectures?

How did you feel about the frequency of lectures? not enough

just right

too much

Comments

7. Fishing Industry Simulation

Fishing Industry Simulation Not Useful

Useful

Very useful

Comments

8. This year, we read two chapters (Rwanda, Easter Island) from the Collapse book. Should we continue to have readings from the book?

This year, we read two chapters (Rwanda, Easter Island) from the Collapse book. Should we continue to have readings from the book? No

Yes - but just one chapter

Yes - keep it the same

Yes - but assign a bit more to read

Yes - assign the whole book to read

Comments about the Collapse reading

9. How would you rate the difficulty of the homework - taking into account that there is a range of problems assigned from 'standard' to 'challenging'.

How would you rate the difficulty of the homework - taking into account that there is a range of problems assigned from 'standard' to 'challenging'. Easy

Hard

Impossible

Comments about level of difficulty of homework

10. The amount of homework

The amount of homework not enough

just right

too much

Comments

11. We had a few quizzes this semester. Where they helpful to your learning?

We had a few quizzes this semester. Where they helpful to your learning? No

Yes

Comments

12. What did you think of the frequency of quizzes?

What did you think of the frequency of quizzes? Too many

Just right

Not enough

13. There are multiple support available outside the classroom: the professor's office hours, TA session, studying with classmates. Which, if any, of these do you use?

There are multiple support available outside the classroom: the professor's office hours, TA session, studying with classmates. Which, if any, of these do you use? Office Hours
TA Session
Studying with classmates

14. On the first midterm you had the opportunity to redo questions you had not yet mastered. Did you find this helpful in learning the material?

On the first midterm you had the opportunity to redo questions you had not yet mastered. Did you find this helpful in learning the material? no

a bit

yes

15. What are your thoughts on the having the second midterm near the end of the semester and then having the project during the exam period?

What are your thoughts on the having the second midterm near the end of the semester and then having the project during the exam period?

16. Other comments about the course:

Other comments about the course:

1. Feedback Questions

1. Which of these componets do you suggest we continue to use in the course?

2. Use of computers by students during class to explore concepts.

3. Use of group work during class.

4. Frequency of group work in class

5. When there were lectures during class, how do you feel it contributed to your learning?

6. How did you feel about the frequency of lectures?

7. Fishing Industry Simulation

8. This year, we read two chapters (Rwanda, Easter Island) from the Collapse book. Should we continue to have readings from the book?

9. How would you rate the difficulty of the homework - taking into account that there is a range of problems assigned from 'standard' to 'challenging'.

10. The amount of homework

11. We had a few quizzes this semester. Where they helpful to your learning?

12. What did you think of the frequency of quizzes?

13. There are multiple support available outside the classroom: the professor's office hours, TA session, studying with classmates. Which, if any, of these do you use?

14. On the first midterm you had the opportunity to redo questions you had not yet mastered. Did you find this helpful in learning the material?

15. What are your thoughts on the having the second midterm near the end of the semester and then having the project during the exam period?

16. Other comments about the course: