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- Did you find the extensive use of the web in lecture to be valuable? Please tell me your reactions, both positive and negative, and suggest any modifications you think might be useful.
- Did you find the required text reading/WebCT quizzing to be of value? Please tell me your reactions, both positive and negative, and suggest any modifications you think might be useful.
- When I have described the WebCT quiz feature to my colleagues, many of them are very concerned that students would cheat. Do you think this is a valid concern? Do you know or suspect any incidents of cheating that might have happened in this course? (I am only seeking this information in order to collect accurate data; even if I hear that cheating did occur, I will not take any punitive action based on feedback collected here, so please be candid). Thanks for your feedback!
- Please comment on anything else you would like me to know. Thanks for your feedback!
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Question and Answer Choices
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General Course Feedback
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What was your overall experience of this course as
taught by Professor Terry?
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N=110
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Very positive, would recommend friends to take it
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74
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Good course, better than average
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22
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Average
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5
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Below average
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0
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Very negative, would recommend friends not to take it
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0
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What final grade do you expect for this course?
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N=110
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some kind of A
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43
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some kind of B (from B- to B+)
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46
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some kind of C (from C- to C+)
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10
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some kind of D (from D- to D+)
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1
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I expect to fail
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0
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Do you think your grade so far (including lab) is an
accurate reflection of the work you put into this course?
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N=112
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Yes
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68
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No, I'm getting a higher grade than I deserve
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4
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No, I'm getting a lower grade than I deserve
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29
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Web Access and Need for Training
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What was your overall experience in getting access
to Web materials?
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N=111
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Access was consistently easy
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47
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Access was usually easy, with occasional difficulties
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41
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Access varied, sometimes easy, sometimes difficult
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7
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Access was consistently a problem, but I could get access
occasionally
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1
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Access was so much of a problem that I couldn't use the
Web effectively
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0
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Did not use these materials
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4
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How did you usually connect to the internet?
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N=114
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with a fast connection from a UConn dorm room
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38
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with a modem connection from a UConn dorm room
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6
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from a UConn computer lab
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32
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from an off-campus location with a T1, cable, or other
fast connection
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4
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from an off-campus location with a 55.6K modem
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14
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from an off-campus location with a 22.8K modem
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4
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from another location
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2
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didn't use the internet
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0
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How would you rate the level of difficulty in learning
to navigate the Virtual Classroom?
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N=111
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It was easy, no trouble at all
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77
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It took me a little while to get used to it, but then
it was easy
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21
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It was challenging, not too difficult but also not too
easy
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1
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It was difficult
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0
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Too hard to learn
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0
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Did not use these materials
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1
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Would you have liked to see a brief training session
on accessing the Web and MCB 229 Web site early in the course?
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N=111
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No, I didn't need such a session
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77
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Yes, I would have liked this option, preferably during
an initial scheduled lab period
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14
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Yes, I would have liked this option, preferably as part
of the lecture
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4
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Yes, I would have liked this option, preferably in a computer
center lab outside of regular class time
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1
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Yes, I would have liked this option, but have no strong
preferences as to how it was provided
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4
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Lectures, Notes, Practice Exams
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What was your overall experience of the lecture portion
of this course?
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N=112
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Very positive, one of the best lecture courses I've had
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38
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Good lectures, better than average
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44
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Average for a large lecture course
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14
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Below average
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4
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Very negative
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0
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What was your overall experience of the Web resources
I posted for our course?
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N=111
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Very positive, material generally excellent
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54
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Good, some good material
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32
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Average
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5
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Below average
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0
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Very negative
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0
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Did not use these materials
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8
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How many of the lecture notes did you download?
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N=113
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none
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4
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not more than 25%
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4
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25-75% of them
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8
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most of them
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16
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all of them
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69
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If you used lecture notes, did having access to instructor's
lecture notes help you learn the material?
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N=110
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not at all
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0
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yes, slightly
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13
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yes, definitely
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75
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they were invaluable
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10
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Did not use these materials
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3
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Did having access to lecture notes cause you skip any
lectures that you would otherwise have gone to?
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N=113
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I didn't miss any lectures.
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8
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No. I probably missed 1-2 lectures, but I would have missed
them under any circumstances, and access to lecture notes was not a factor.
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25
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No. I probably missed 3-4 lectures, but I would have missed
them under any circumstances, and access to lecture notes was not a factor.
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19
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No. I probably missed more than 4 lectures, but I would
have missed them under any circumstances, and access to lecture notes
was not a factor.
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13
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Yes, I probably missed 1-2 lectures that I would have
attended if I didn't know I could get the instructor's notes.
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11
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Yes, I probably missed 3-4 lectures that I would have
attended if I didn't know I could get the instructor's notes.
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12
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Yes, I probably missed more than 4 lectures that I would
have attended if I didn't know I could get the instructor's notes.
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13
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If you did not attend all lectures, how did your frequency
of missing classes compare between MCB 229 and other classes you took
this semester? (Note: MCB 229 meets at 8 a.m.)
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N=110
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I missed more classes in MCB 229
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22
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I missed about the same number of classes between MCB
229 and other courses
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49
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I missed fewer classes of MCB 229 than I missed in my
other courses
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29
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Did you use the posted practice exams?
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N=113
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no
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4
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yes, one of them
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12
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yes, more than one
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84
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How helpful were web-based practice exams?
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N=113
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not useful
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0
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slightly useful
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16
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very useful
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41
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incredibly useful
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41
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Did not use these materials
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3
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Did you access the Announcements page?
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N=110
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not at all
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4
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a few times
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48
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once every two or three weeks
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22
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about once a week
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19
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more than once a week
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7
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If you used the Announcements page, how useful was
it, overall?
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N=110
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not useful
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7
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slightly useful
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59
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very useful
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28
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Did not use these materials
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5
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Did you send e-mail to the instructor?
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N=110
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no
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40
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yes, once
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34
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yes, occasionally
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25
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yes, frequently
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2
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If you sent e-mail, did you find this was an effective
way to communicate with the instructor?
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N=110
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no, I prefer face-to-face or direct telephone encounters
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8
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e-mail made communication with the instructor slightly
easier
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13
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e-mail made communication with the instructor much easier
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43
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I did not correspond by e-mail
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36
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Did you explore other microbiology Web resources for
this course (e.g., links to other sites outside UConn?)
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N=112
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no
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33
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yes, once
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23
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yes, occasionally
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37
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yes, frequently
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7
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If you did explore other microbiology Web resources,
how useful were they?
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N=111
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not useful at all
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2
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slightly useful
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30
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somewhat useful
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22
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very useful
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7
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Did not use these materials
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40
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What was your impression of the "group exam" feature
of the course?
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N=111
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Very positive, it helped a lot
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52
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Good, it helped some
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36
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Not especially useful
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9
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More detrimental than useful
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1
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Terrible, I hated finding out how I'd done
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2
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Laboratory
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What was your overall experience of the lab portion
of this course?
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N=112
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Very positive, one of the best labs I've had
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43
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Good lab, better than average
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38
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Average for a lab course
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16
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Below average
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3
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Very negative
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0
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In comparison with other laboratory courses you have
taken at UConn, how would you rate the amount of work you have do to in
MCB 229?
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N=110
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MCB 229 demands a lot more time than other 4-credit courses
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54
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MCB 229 demands a bit more time than other 4-credit courses
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34
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MCB 229 takes about the same time as other 4-credit courses
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11
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MCB 229 requires a bit less time than other 4-credit courses
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2
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MCB 229 requires a lot less time than other 4-credit courses
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0
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Required Reading, Study Guides, & Online Quizzes
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What was your overall experience of the required textbook
quizzes?
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N=111
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Very positive, added a lot to my learning the material
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47
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Good feature, added somewhat to my learning the material
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38
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Neutral feature, didn't feel strongly either for or against
this feature
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7
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Didn't find it all that helpful, somewhat negative feelings
about this feature
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8
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Didn't like it at all, very negative reactions to this
feature
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0
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How helpful did you find the study guides when you
reading text assignments?
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N=111
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not useful at all
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0
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slightly useful
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15
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quite useful
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27
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incredibly useful
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56
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Did not use these materials
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2
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How many of the assigned chapters did you actually
read?
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N=110
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none
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1
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not more than 25%
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5
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25-75% of them
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16
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75-90% of them
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26
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not all, but more than 90% of them
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14
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all of them
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37
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How much time did it take you to do the assigned reading,
on average (including using the study guide)?
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N=111
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less than one hour/lecture
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7
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about 1-1 1/2 hours/lecture
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36
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about 2-2 1/2 hours/lecture
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38
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about 3-3 1/2 hours/lecture
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12
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4 hours/lecture or more
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7
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How many of the assigned quizzes did you take?
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N=111
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none
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0
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not more than 25%
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0
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25-75% of them
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3
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almost all of them
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56
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all of them
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41
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What time of day did you usually take the WebCT quizzes?
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N=114
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the morning of the lecture
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1
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between 10 pm-2 am the evening before the lecture
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32
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between 6 pm-10 pm the evening before the lecture
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45
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between noon-6 pm the day before the lecture
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12
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earlier than noon of the day before the lecture
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3
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it varied enough that none of these answers really applies
to me
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8
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Where did you usually take the WebCT quizzes?
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N=114
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in my dorm room at UConn
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40
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in a computer lab in one of the UConn dorms
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4
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in a computer lab at the computer center
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24
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in a variety of locations, no real pattern
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11
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in an off-campus location
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20
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How would you evaluate the level of difficulty of the
WebCT quizzes?
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N=111
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They were almost always too difficult
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0
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They were often too difficult
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14
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They were usually about the right level of difficulty
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82
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They were sometimes too easy
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4
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They were usually too easy
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0
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Was the grading policy for the WebCT quizzes fair?
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N=110
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Yes, very fair
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91
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No, somewhat unfair
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9
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No, very unfair
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0
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Was it helpful to be able to retake the quiz a second
time?
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N=110
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Yes, very helpful
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98
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Yes, somewhat helpful
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2
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Not helpful
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0
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Was the 15 minute time limit adequate for the quizzes?
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N=112
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Yes, always enough time
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13
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Yes, except for once or twice
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54
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Yes for at least 75%, but some of them were too long or
detailed
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27
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Yes for at least 50%, no for the remainder
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4
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Yes for at least 25%, no for the remainder
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0
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15 minutes was almost always too short.
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1
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0
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Do you think you learned more from this course because
of the required reading/WebCT quizzing than you would otherwise have done?
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N=110
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Yes, definitely
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74
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Yes, a little more
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22
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No
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5
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I set the WebCT quizzes to count for 25% of your course
gradWhat % would you have set for this, if it were your choice?
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N=110
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25%
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38
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at least 30-35%
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40
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more than 35%
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11
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15-20%
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9
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less than 15%
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2
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Do you think having the frequent required WebCT quizzes
and assigned textbook reading made it less stressful to study for exams?
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N=110
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Yes
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64
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No
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25
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No opinion
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12
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On the whole, would you like to see at least a few
of your other courses include required text reading and WebCT or similar
frequent quizzing?
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N=110
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Yes
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73
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No
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15
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No opinion
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12
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I set the quizzes up so that you could always get the
higher grade. Suppose I had set them up so that you would get the average
of two grades instead. How do you think this would have changed the quiz experience?
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N=116
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I would have preferred this approach
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0
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It wouldn't have made any significant difference
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3
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I would have been more careful not to take the quiz until
I was well prepared
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25
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I like it better being able to take the highest of the
two grades
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72
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