Student Course Evaluations
Instrument 24: Student Learning Self-Assessment
Project: Teaching Introductory Combinatorics by Guided Group Discovery
Dartmouth College
Funding Source: NSF: Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Purpose: To elicit post-course feedback from students about what was effective and what they learned
Administered To: Post-secondary students
Topics Covered:
- Course Evaluation: materials, pace, activities, assessment, assignments, collaboration, objectives, support
- Self Assessment (Student): confidence, comfort, content knowledge, understanding, skills, collaborative activities, engagement, interest
Format/Length: 34 closed-ended scaled questions
STUDENT LEARNING SELF-ASSESSMENT
Introductory Combinatorics Winter 2003
Instructions: Please circle the number on the scale that most closely describes your situation.
| 1. As a result of your work in this class, how well do you think you now UNDERSTAND each of the following? |
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Just a
little
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Some-
what
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A lot
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A great
deal
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Learned
elsewhere
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| • The sum principle |
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| • The product principle |
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| • The bijection principle |
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| • Counting blocks of a partition |
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| • Inclusion and exclusion |
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| • Recurrences |
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| • Generating functions |
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| • Mathematical induction |
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| • Counting problems |
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| 2. 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
little
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Some-
what
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A lot
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A great
deal
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• Understanding the relationships
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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| 3. How much did each of the following elements of the class HELP YOUR LEARNING? |
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Did not
help
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Helped
a
little
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Helped
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Helped
a good
deal
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Helped
a great
deal
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| • Establishing clear learning goals |
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| • Homework |
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| • The text (answer where applicable) |
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| • The grading system used |
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| • Tests and exams |
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| • The pace of the course |
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| • In-class activities (answer where applicable) |
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| ~ Lecture |
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| ~ Discussion |
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| ~ Working in groups |
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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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| 4. How much of what you learned in this class (i.e., knowledge, skills, and other gains) do you think you will REMEMBER; CARRY WITH YOU to other classes or other aspects of your life? |
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Nothing
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Just a
little
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A moderate
amount
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A lot
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A great
deal
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| • Thinking for yourself |
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| • Working with others |
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| • Confidence in your math ability |
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| • Ability to explain mathematics |
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| • Problem-solving |
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