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Student Surveys of Units

University Overall

2005 Semester 1, Trimesters 1 & 2 (pre MOSS - mainly paper-based surveys)


Number of units = 160
Number of responses = 7480
Response rate = 55%

  % Mean* Std.Dev* %
SA# A D SD UJ MR
1 It was clear what I was expected to learn in this unit.

26.3

59.1

10.9

2.3

3.11

0.68

0.9

0.5

2 The assessed work was appropriate to the learning objectives.

27.1

62.4

6.6

1.4

3.18

0.61

2.1

0.4

3 The work I submitted was marked and returned in a reasonable time.

32.7

52.3

8.0

2.3

3.21

0.69

4.4

0.4

4 The feedback on my marked work was useful.

27.3

48.8

11.5

3.1

3.11

0.74

8.9

0.4

5 Activities in this unit enhanced my knowledge and/or skills subject area.

30.9

56.0

8.8

2.0

3.19

0.67

1.8

0.4

6 The assessment tasks tested my understanding of the subject area, rather than just my memory.

30.6

57.2

7.6

1.7

3.20

0.65

2.5

0.5

7 The workload was reasonable.

24.0

61.8

9.9

3.0

3.08

0.68

0.8

0.5

8 The unit resources directed me to other information sources, eg books, journals, web pages, etc.

24.5

55.8

12.5

1.5

3.10

0.67

5.2

0.6

9 The unit resources were well organised and easy to follow.

24.9

58.4

12.0

2.5

3.08

0.69

1.6

0.6

10 Staff were adequately accessible outside classes/to external students.

23.8

44.4

7.0

1.6

3.18

0.67

22.0

1.2

11 During the unit I was given an opportunity to provide feedback on the unit to staff.

20.0

49.9

13.9

2.5

3.01

0.71

12.9

0.7

12 I was given information on changes made to the unit in response to feedback from (past or current) students.

9.9

29.8

25.1

5.3

2.63

0.82

29.0

0.9

13 Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of teaching in this unit.

32.2

53.7

9.2

2.9

3.18

0.71

1.3

0.7

14 Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of this unit.

28.9

55.6

10.4

3.5

3.12

0.73

1.0

0.7

# SA - strongly agree, A - agree, D - disagree, SD - strongly disagree, UJ - unable to judge, MR - missing response.

* When calculating the mean and standard deviation, the anchors are SA=4, A=3, D=2, SD=1. 'Unable to judge' and 'missing response' are not included. A high mean value indicates higher student satisfaction.

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