Results of 2/5/98 WebCT Survey
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(1) Access to WebCT
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Good Fair Poor Nonexist Blank
Home: 13 6 0 2 3
(6M,5F,2?) (3M,3F) (1M,1?)
School: 3 5 6 5 5
(1M,1F,1?) (3M,1F,1?) (4M,2F) (1M,3F,1?)
Elsewh 1 2 0 1
(1M) (2M) (4M,6F,3?)
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Comments:
"Can use at home only later at night"
(M, his other choices are "poor"/"nonexistent")
"Java impedes Lynx/Mosaic users"
"My Computer has JavaScript but not Java"
Notes:
(1): One of "blank" commented "haven't [yet] tried" at school/elsewhere.
(2): "Dad's U of M office" (M, explaining only "Good" for "Elsewhere")
(3): One "DNE" will change to "Good" (home access) once some
"hardware/software problems are fixed" (F)
(4): One student had "DNE" (no access) for all three categories (M)
One student (commenting, "You've segregated me"): two DNE, one "poor" (?)
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(2) How Comfortable are you?
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Rated: "5" "4" "3" "2" "1" [Blank]
6 7 5 2 2 2
(3M,2F,1?)(4M,2F,1?)(2M,3F) (2F) (2?) (1M,1F)
Comments: "Email is good; Chat doesn't work; Newsgroup is ok" (F)
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(3) Have you...
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(a) Done "Send an email" assignment?
"Yes" "No" Reasons for "N"
17 6 "Couldn't get time on web b/c of my inet steup"
(7M,7F,3?) (3M,2F,1?) "Sorry, I forgot" (M; above also M)
"I have a hardware problem at the moment" (F)
"[it] doesn't send it anywhere" (?)
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(b) Done "Post to newsgroup" assignment?
"Yes" "No" Reasons for "N"
11 14 "Didn't think [realize?] it was that important"
(4M,6F,1?) (6M,5F,3?) [M; Note: one student said after filling out
out survey that they didn't realize it was
mandatory; could be what this student meant]
"What is that?" (?)
"I've had problems logging on to WebCT" (F)
"No time, stuff 2 do" (M)
"Haven't gotten around to it" (M)
"Couldn't get time on web b/c of my inet steup"
"Sorry, I forgot" (M; above also M)
"I have a hardware problem at the moment" (F)
"Don't see the point" (F)
"Don't really want to" (?)
"I forgot" (?)
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(c) Sent an email beyond the assignement?
To Dr Barzilai: 5 (2M,2F,1?)
To John Hall: 1 (F, not sure she did but "I think so")
To a classmate:
Math related: 1 (1?)
Non-Math Related: 2 (1M,1?)
Both boxes checked: 3 (3F)
Comments: "I like the ability to send email from anywhere, and the HW
hints are very helpful". (F)
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(d) Posted to the newsgroup beyond the assignment?
"Yes" "No" Reasons for "N"
3
(2M,1?) (4M,7F,3?) "I ask my dad about [math] questions (and
don't always get right answers, but it's good
enough for me)" (M)
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(4) Which of the following have you used?
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Never Once Twice 3/more times
(a) Email to JH 18 3 0 0
(8M,8F,2?) (1M,2F)
(b) Chat with JH 18 3 1 0
(7M,9F,2?) (1M,2F) (1M)
(c) Phone JH 10 4 5 2
(6M,3F,1?) (1M,2F,1?) (5F) (2M)
(d) Email HB 16 5 0 0
(8M,6F,2?) (1M,4F)
(e) Phone HB 21
(9M,10F,2?)
Comments: "Very helpful" (M)
"[have used] the hints page" (F)
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(5) Haven't tried, but want to / tried & want to use more often
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Would like to try chat 9 (5M,3F,1?)
Try email to HB 2 (1M,1F)
Try email to JH 1 (1M)
Try email to classmates 1 (1F)
Try email 1 (1M)
Try more email 2 (1M,1?)
Try more chat 1 (1M)
Try more phone 1 (1M)
(a),(b),(c),(d) 2 (1M,1F)
all 1 (1F)
SUMMARY: ****************************************
Comments:
"Later chat times would make it easier for me to get to the chat
sessions" (M)
"Can't [use chat], AOL has no JavaScript" later answer indicates: is
trying to get another browser. (F)
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(6)-(8) Comments/Suggestions etc
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'Teach us to change our passwords" (F, 8th grade)
"Review problems/quizzes" (online) or (offline)" (M)
"More and better hints" (F)
"Answers with work" (M)
"It is very good" (M)