Student Surveys of Units
Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education
Results - External Students
Semester 1, 1999
Numerical Analysis - Percentages
Number of units = 33
Response Rate = 53% (545 responses)
Unit
The unit resources (print materials, tapes, on-line, etc) were available
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before the beginning of semester
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during week 1
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week 2 or later
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unsure
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missing response
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49%
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28%
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8%
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5%
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9%
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SA#
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A
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D
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SD
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Mean*
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Std.Dev*
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UJ
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MR
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1
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It was clear what I was expected to learn in this unit.
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22
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61
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11
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3
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3.06
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0.67
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1
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2
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2
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The assessed work was appropriate to the learning objectives.
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25
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62
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7
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1
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3.17
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0.59
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3
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2
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3
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The work I submitted was marked and returned in a reasonable time.
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36
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49
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9
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3
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3.20
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0.75
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-
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1
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4
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The feedback on my marked work was useful.
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33
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53
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8
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2
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3.21
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0.69
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1
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2
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5
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Activities in this unit enhanced my knowledge and/or skills subject area.
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33
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54
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7
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2
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3.23
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0.67
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2
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2
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6
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The assessment tasks tested my understanding of the subject area, rather
than just my memory.
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36
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53
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6
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2
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3.27
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0.66
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1
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1
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7
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The workload was reasonable.
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22
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64
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9
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2
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3.09
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0.62
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-
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3
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8
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The unit resources directed me to other information sources, eg books,
journals, web pages, etc.
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20
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59
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15
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2
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3.02
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0.66
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2
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1
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9
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The unit resources were well organised and easy to follow.
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26
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54
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12
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3
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3.07
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0.74
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1
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3
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10
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Staff were adequately accessible outside classes/to external students.
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24
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47
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9
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2
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3.13
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0.70
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17
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1
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11
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During the unit I was given an opportunity to provide feedback on the
unit to staff.
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10
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35
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29
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7
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2.60
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0.81
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15
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3
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12
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I was given information on changes made to the unit in response to feedback
from (past or current) students.
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4
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17
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36
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9
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2.23
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0.75
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30
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4
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13
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Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of teaching in this unit.
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25
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53
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9
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4
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3.08
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0.74
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6
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3
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14
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Overall, I was satisfiedwith the quality of this unit.
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26
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57
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9
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4
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3.08
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0.73
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1
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2
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# 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.
SSHE Results
1999 Results
Results page
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