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Teacher/Faculty Workshop Evaluations

Instrument 2: Using Technology to Enhance the Teaching of Calculus and Precalculus

Project: Curriculum Development Project: Calculus
University of Arizona

Funding Source: NSF: Course and Curriculum Development (DUE)

Purpose: Evaluation of a university workshop

Administered To: Workshop participants

Topics Covered:

  • Attitudes & Beliefs (Teacher/Faculty): implementation
  • Facilities: overall
  • Plans & Expectations (Teacher/Faculty): concerns, project implementation
  • Self-Assessment (Teacher/Faculty): interest
  • Workshop Evaluation: areas for program improvement, delivery, exemplary areas, importance, instructor, materials, organization, practical value, rigor, satisfaction

Format/Length: 17 questions total, 10 closed-ended 4-point Likert scale (e.g., "poor" to "excellent") and 7 open-ended questions



USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THE TEACHING OF CALCULUS AND PRECALCULUS

UA Workshop Evaluation

 Please take the time to fill out this questionnaire thoughtfully. Circle the appropriate number in each row.

  1. Were the topics of the workshop presented clearly?

UNCLEAR

1

2

3

4

VERY CLEAR

  1. How was the pace of the workshop?

TOO SLOW

1

2

3

4

TOO FAST

  1. Was the workshop taught at an appropriate level?

NO

1

2

3

4

YES

  1. How do you rate the instructor overall?

POOR

1

2

3

4

EXCELLENT

  1. Was the workshop interesting?

BORING

1

2

3

4

VERY INTERESTING

  1. Was the workshop useful?

NO

1

2

3

4

ABSOLUTELY

  1. Rate the value of the software.

USELESS

1

2

3

4

VERY USEFUL

  1. Would you like to use the software in a course you teach?

NO WAY

1

2

3

4

DEFINITELY

  1. How would you rate the organization of the activity?

POOR

1

2

3

4

EXCELLENT

  1. How would you rate the facilities used for the workshop?

INADEQUATE

1

2

3

4

EXCELLENT

What part of the workshop was must useful to you and why?

 

What part of the workshop was least useful to you and why?

 

What were the best things about the workshop?

 

Where were the worst things about the workshop? How can we improve the workshop?

 

Would you recommend this workshop to a friend? Why? Why not?

 

Do you anticipate having difficulty implementing the use of this software in your teaching? Why? Why not?

 

Comments?