Class Survey Results

The exam is over and we did a little survey in class. The results are below; 20 students participated. We also discussed the future use of blogs and wikis in this course. The consensus seems to be that the next class should have their own blog but there should be a link back to this one for the new students to see what the old ones did. We also talked about having students from this class volunteer to be mentors for students in next year's classes. I've got a few volunteers signed up already. If you'd like to mentor one or more of my classes (grade 10, 11 or 12) next year please email me or leave a comment below this post.

Without any further ado, here are the results of our class's survey. Please share your thoughts by commenting (anonymously if you wish) below .....

How prepared were you to write this exam? (Average score out of 100)
66.75%

How much effort did you put into preparing for this exam? (Average score out of 100)
67.75%

How good a job did your teacher do preparing you for this exam? (Average score out of 100)
89.55%

Did you have enough preparation using your calculator?
Yes   85%     No   15%

Did you have enough preparation without using your calculator?
Yes   65%     No   30%     Middle    5%

Was I too hard or too easy on you??
Easy   5%     Hard   0%      Middle   95%

What was the best learning experience you had in this class?

group work (14)	review sites
math dictionary (8)	quizzes
online quizzes (3)	humour
lectures (3)	clearly detailed lessons
Go For Gold assignment	showing how math affects our daily lives and history
pre-tests	using stories to help us understand
this blog (6)

What was the worst learning experience you had in this class?

quizzes	too long getting back tests
online quiz (3)	none (6)
class time too short	sun shining on the white board
learning too fast	group work
this blog (5)	web assignments
not always going over homework	tests
homework (2)	exercises that have answers but not solutions

What suggestions can you share for next year?

no quiz for marks on blog	project work (3)	give make-up tests
fewer jokes and stories	more online quizzes	make blogging optional
more group work (4)	tell more jokes	give take home tests
an extra class every 2nd day	homework should count for marks	don't use the same exercise books
keep blogging (7)	students should do more work at the board	more class participation
more time on binomial theorem	give tests back ASAP	keep using the same teaching strategies
go over selected homework exercises in class	have a mentor for this class

It's interesting to compare the items that were considered both the worst and best learning experiences. Also, take a look at the list of worst learning experiences compared to suggestions for next year. Help me do a better job next year by commenting on what you see here ....