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Student Surveys of Units

University-wide Results for Internal Students

Semester 1, 1999


Numerical Analysis - Percentages

Number of units = 286

Average response rate = 64%

Aggregated response rate = 57% (11896 responses of 21029 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

36%

24%

8%

18%

13%

 

    SA# A D SD Mean* Std.Dev* UJ MR
1 It was clear what I was expected to learn in this unit. 22 58 14 3 3.02 0.71 1 1
2 The assessed work was appropriate to the learning objectives. 23 63 8 2 3.12 0.62 3 1
3 The work I submitted was marked and returned in a reasonable time. 28 52 10 3 3.13 0.73 5 2
4 The feedback on my marked work was useful. 21 48 14 4 2.99 0.77 11 2
5 Activities in this unit enhanced my knowledge and/or skills subject area. 28 56 8 2 3.16 0.67 3 1
6 The assessment tasks tested my understanding of the subject area, rather than just my memory. 27 56 10 2 3.14 0.68 3 1
7 The workload was reasonable. 18 62 12 4 2.97 0.71 1 2
8 The unit resources directed me to other information sources, eg books, journals, web pages, etc. 19 51 18 3 2.95 0.73 8 2
9 The unit resources were well organised and easy to follow. 20 57 14 4 2.97 0.73 3 2
10 Staff were adequately accessible outside classes/to external students. 18 44 10 3 3.02 0.74 21 2
11 During the unit I was given an opportunity to provide feedback on the unit to staff. 16 50 16 3 2.92 0.72 13 2
12 I was given information on changes made to the unit in response to feedback from (past or current) students. 7 29 28 6 2.53 0.80 27 2
13 Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of teaching in this unit. 27 55 11 4 3.08 0.75 1 2
14 Overall, I was satisfiedwith the quality of this unit. 24 56 12 4 3.04 0.74 1 2

# 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.


1999 Results

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