GSAMS Survey Results

Summer 2003

 

 

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1.  Is this the first distance learning course you have taken?

Frequency

Percent

Yes

26

21.79

No

95

78.51

 

2.  Are you currently employed?

Frequency

Percent

Yes

103

86.55

No

16

13.45

 

3.  If employed, how many hours per week do you work?

Frequency

Percent

0-10

3

2.88

11-20

4

3.85

21-30

2

1.92

31-40

75

72.11

41-50

16

15.38

51+

4

3.84

 

4.  What is your age?

Frequency

Percent

<24

5

4.24

24-29

18

15.23

30-35

28

23.72

36-42

25

21.17

43-48

22

18.64

49+

20

16.94

 

5.  What is your gender?

Frequency

Percent

Male

13

11.11

Female

104

88.89

 

6.  How many children do you have under the age of 18?

Frequency

Percent

0

61

50.83

1

21

17.50

2

26

21.67

3

11

9.17

4

1

.83

 

7.    Where do you usually access WebCT?

Frequency

Percent

Home

103

95.37

Office

2

1.85

Computer Lab

2

1.85

Other

1

.93

 

8.  Did you ever call the Distance Learning Helpline?

Frequency

Percent

Yes

31

25.62

No

90

74.38

 

9.  If you called the Helpline did you receive the help you needed?

Frequency

Percent

Yes

30

83.33

No

6

16.67

 

10.  The instructor was effective in delivering the distance learning course.

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

57

47.50

Agree

48

40.00

Undecided

12

10.00

Disagree

3

2.50

 

11.  I believe I have learned as much in this class as I would have in a regular lecture class.

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

62

51.24

Agree

44

36.36

Undecided

5

4.13

Disagree

10

8.26

 

12.  Because this class was in a distance learning environment, I found it more interesting.

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

26

21.67

Agree

25

20.83

Undecided

43

35.83

Disagree

25

20.83

Strongly Disagree

1

.83

 

13.  I was more reluctant to ask questions and make comments in this class than in a regular class.

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

5

4.13

Agree

18

14.88

Undecided

14

11.57

Disagree

54

44.63

Strongly Disagree

30

24.79

 

14.  The student facilitator was effective, helpful, and interested.

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

47

41.23

Agree

43

37.72

Undecided

18

15.79

Disagree

3

2.63

Strongly Disagree

3

2.63

 

15.  At the beginning of the term, my attitude toward distance learning was positive.

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

58

48.74

Agree

51

42.86

Undecided

6

5.04

Disagree

4

3.36

 

 

16.  At the end of the term, my attitude toward distance learning is positive.

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

59

49.17

Agree

48

40.00

Undecided

6

5.00

Disagree

6

5.00

Strongly Disagree

1

.83

 

 

17.  If this course had been offered at my site, I would have commuted to the Carrollton Campus to take the course. (Remote students only)

Frequency

Percent

Agree

68

63.55

Disagree

39

36.45

 

 

Please rank the following type of courses (from 1 to 5) based upon your

preference for them.

 

One (1) is the highest rank, meaning this is the type of course you would like to take most.

 

Traditional Face-to-Face Course

Frequency

Percent

1 Highest Preference

41

35.04

2 Next Preference

14

11.97

3 Next Preference

14

11.97

4 Least preference

48

41.03

 

 

Combination GSAMS/Online

Frequency

Percent

1 Highest Preference

46

38.33

2 Next Preference

51

42.50

3 Next Preference

18

15.00

4 Least preference

5

4.17

 

 

GSAMS Course

Frequency

Percent

1 Highest Preference

19

16.10

2 Next Preference

33

27.97

3 Next Preference

54

45.76

4 Least preference

12

10.17

 

 

Completely or Mostly Online

Frequency

Percent

1 Highest Preference

37

31.62

2 Next Preference

24

20.51

3 Next Preference

19

16.24

4 Least preference

37

31.62

 

 

Updated 9/8/2003

By Stacey Rowland