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* 1. Of the classes you have attended so far this semester, please think of the one that went the BEST on the first day of the class. What is the name of this course?

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* 2. What is the level of this course?

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* 3. Were you registered for this section of this course a week ago?

We'd like to know what happened during the first day of the class you identified.

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* 4. How much time did the instructor spend on...

  no time a great deal of time
Introducing him/herself
Discussing course objectives/goals
Reviewing course rules and policies (e.g., penalties for late work, academic honesty)
Discussing how the course will be taught
Discussing why the course will be taught that way
Discussing why the course material is important to learn
Teaching course content
Indicating how to study for the course
Starting to learn students' names
Having students meet each other
Having students provide information about themselves
Using icebreakers

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* 5.

  all time spent on introductions all time spent on course content
Indicate the amount of time spent on the syllabus and introductions relative to the amount of time spent on teaching/learning course content.

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* 6.

  instructor spoke far more than the students students spoke far more than the instructor
How much time did the instructor speak during class compared to the amount of time students spoke during class?

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* 7. How many minutes did class actually meet on the first day?

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* 8. How many students are in this class?

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* 9. How many minutes was the class scheduled to last?

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* 10. What is the instructor's gender?

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* 11. How old is the instructor?

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* 12. Have you taken a course from this instructor before?

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* 13. What is your gender?

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* 14. How old are you?

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* 15. What year are you in college?

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* 16. What is your GPA?

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* 17. We are interested in your reasons for taking this class. Please rate the extent to which each of the following influenced your decision to take this course.

  not at all strongly influenced
to fill a general education requirement
to fill a requirement for my major/minor
interest in the topic
interest in taking a class from this instructor

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* 18.

  much less excited than before much more excited than before
Compared to how you felt before the first day of class, how excited are you about taking this class?

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* 19.

  Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
I feel confident in my ability to do well in this class.
Overall I am satisfied with my experience during the first day of this class.
Overall, I expect to be satisfied with this course at the end of the semester.
I got to know the instructor.
I have a good feeling about this class.
I have a good feeling about this instructor.
The instructor was approachable.
The instructor has a good sense of humor.
The instructor offered rich and substantial course content on the first day.
The instructor used class time well.
I am interested in the topic of this course.
I am nervous about taking this course.
I want to learn the content taught in this course.
I am looking forward to taking this course.

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* 20. What is your student ID number?

Before classes started, we asked you to indicate how interested you were in taking each of your courses. In order to pair your responses today to those responses, we'd like to know your student ID number. As soon as your responses have been paired, your ID number will be deleted from our records. Your name will never be paired with any of your responses. In addition, all of your responses will be kept completely confidential.

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