Student Self-Assessment
Instrument 1: Student Learning Self-Assessment: Mathematics
Project: Teaching Combinatorics through Guided Discovery
Dartmouth College
Funding Source: NSF: Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Purpose: For students to self-assess their mathematics skills and the impact of the curriculum on their learning
Administered To: Undergraduate students
Topics Covered:
- Perception of learning
- Interest
- Impact of curriculum on learning
Format/Length: 4 closed-ended 5-6 point Likert scale questions that range from "Not at all" to "A great dea"
STUDENT LEARNING SELF-ASSESSMENT
Mathematics 28, Winter 2003
Instructions: Please circle the number on the scale
that most closely describes your situation.
- As a result of our work in this class,
how well do you think you now UNDERSTAND
each of the following?
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A lot
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A great
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- Counting blocks of a partition
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- To what extent did you MAKE GAINS in
any of the following as a result of what you did in
this class?
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Just a
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Somewhat
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A lot
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- Understanding the relationship among concepts.
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- Ability to think through a problem.
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- Ability to solve problems.
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- Ability to communicate mathematical ideas.
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- Ability to work like a mathematician.
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- Ability to work effectively with others.
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- Confidence in your ability to do mathematics.
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- Feeling comfortable with complex ideas.
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- Enthusiasm for mathematics.
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- How much did each of the following elements of the class HELP YOUR LEARNING?
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Did not help |
Helped a
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Helped |
Helped a good deal |
Helped a great deal |
- Establishing clear learning goals
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- The text (answer where applicable)
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- In-class activities (answer where applicable)
--Lecture
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--Discussion
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- Working with other students out of class
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- Out-of-class contact with professor/TA
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- How much of what you learned in this class (i.e., knowledge, skills, and other gains) do you think you will
REMEMBER and CARRY WIH YOU to other classes or other aspects of your life?
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- Confidence in your math ability
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- Ability to explain mathematics
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