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Student Surveys of Teaching

University-wide Results for Internal Students

Semester 2, 1998


Numerical Analysis - Percentages

Number of units = 228

Average response rate = 62%

Aggregated response rate = 55% (8545 responses of 15392 enrolled students)

Unit

The unit resources (print materials, tapes, on-line, etc) were available

before the beginning of semester

during week 1

week 2 or later

unsure

missing response

32%

26%

8%

19%

14%

 

 

 

SA#

A

D

SD

Mean*

Std.Dev*

UJ

MR

1

It was clear what I was expected to learn in this unit.

19

61

13

3

2.99

0.68

2

2

2

The assessed work was appropriate to the learning objectives.

21

64

8

2

3.10

0.62

3

3

3

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

25

54

9

4

3.10

0.73

5

3

4

The feedback on my marked work was useful.

20

47

14

5

2.96

0.78

11

3

5

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

25

57

9

2

3.12

0.67

4

2

6

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

26

57

8

2

3.13

0.67

4

3

7

The workload was reasonable.

18

63

11

4

2.10

0.68

1

3

8

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

18

51

18

3

2.93

0.73

7

3

9

The unit resources were well organised and easy to follow.

18

58

14

4

2.96

0.72

3

3

10

Staff were adequately accessible outside classes/to external students.

19

47

10

3

3.02

0.74

18

4

11

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

13

47

18

4

2.83

0.75

14

3

12

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

6

28

27

7

2.50

0.80

27

3

13

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

25

53

12

5

3.03

0.77

2

3

14

Overall, I was satisfiedwith the quality of this unit.

23

55

12

5

3.02

0.75

1

3

# 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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