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Student Surveys of Teaching

University-wide Results for External Students

Semester 2, 1999


Numerical Analysis - Percentages

Number of units = 79

Aggregated response rate = 47% (860 responses of 1840 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

45%

31%

8%

8%

8%

 

 

SA#

A

D

SD

Mean*

Std.Dev*

UJ

MR

1

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

 31

54

11

2

 3.15

 0.70

1

1

2

The assessed work was appropriate to the learning objectives.

 30

59

6

1

 3.22

 0.62

2

1

3

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

 39

47

6

5

 3.24

 0.78

2

1

4

The feedback on my marked work was useful.

 37

47

8

4

 3.20

 0.77

3

1

5

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

 37

51

7

2

 3.28

 0.67

3

1

6

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

 35

56

6

1

 3.27

 0.64

1

1

7

The workload was reasonable.

 22

61

10

5

 3.03

 0.72

1

1

8

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

 26

57

10

2

 3.14

 0.66

3

1

9

The unit resources were well organised and easy to follow.

 28

54

11

4

 3.10

 0.74

1

1

10

Staff were adequately accessible outside classes/to external students.

 28

45

6

4

 3.16

 0.77

14

2

11

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

 13

32

27

7

 2.65

 0.85

20

2

12

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

 6

13

37

10

 2.22

 0.81

33

1

13

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

 28

51

8

4

 3.12

 0.76

6

2

14

Overall, I was satisfiedwith the quality of this unit.

 29

54

10

4

 3.10

 0.76

1

1

# 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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