Fall of Communism - Spring 2003 - Part I

This survey is designed to discover how students' experiences in this course were patterned by the use of bulletin boards.

This survey is not to judge you or the class but to provide objective information about the general attitudes of students toward technology. I would very much like you to focus on your experience using the technology. Please do not view this survey as an evaluation of the individual class or individual instructor (you have a separate survey for that). As much as possible, think of the general conclusions that you can draw about the nature of your experience in this course rather that the specific strengths or weaknesses of the course content or the instructor. Compare your experiences in this class with experiences you have had in other upper- or lower-division lecture classes.

Take the time to answer these questions honestly and sincerely. If you alter your answers to say what you think I want to hear, you will distort the study. To receive extra credit you only have to do the survey.

Responses will be kept confidential; I will not read them until after the final grades are done and I cannot link your name to specific responses. However, I need to know if you did the survey, so don't forget to enter your name on question 12 or you will not receive the extra credit. Make sure also to do all the other surveys.

When you are finished responding click "submit survey" at the bottom of the page so your responses can be recorded. Thanks!!

Think about a similar course you have taken that relied primarily on face-to-face discussions. Compared to that course, because of the way this course uses Electronic Communication (computers linked for information exchanges, such as computer conferences, bulletin boards, and electronic mail):
how likely were you to:		(select only one response per question)
		Much More Likely	Somewhat More Likely	About the Same	Somewhat Less Likely	Much Less Likely	Not applicable
1.	...ask for clarification when you didn't understand something.
2.	...feel isolated from other students.
3.	...feel isolated from the instructor.
4.	...look for additional material (on the Internet or in the library) that was not included in course assignments.
5.	...learn something interesting or useful that was not included in course assignments or objectives.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:
		(select only one response per question)
		Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Neutral
6.	Reading other students' comments is a good way for me to learn how to think about history.
7.	By the end of the course, I was better at asking historical questions than I had been at the beginning.
8.	By the end of the course, I was better at writing about historical questions than I had been at the beginning.

9.	Which response best characterizes your bulletin board reading habits: "In this class I tended most often to read . . .
	the minimum number of posts necessary to complete the assignment"
	posts from other students only on topics that interested me"
	almost all posts regardless of content"

10.	I _____ went back to read other students' responses to my questions or short answer assignments.
	often
	occasionally
	never

11.	At first, I did not like the idea of using the computer for discussion,
	but now I like it.
	but now I accept it.
	and I still don't like it.
	Not applicable. I always liked it.

12.	Please enter your name so you can receive credit for this survey: