GSAMS Survey Results
Fall 2002

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

Frequency

Percent

Yes

34

25.37

No

100

74.63

 

2. Are you currently employed?

Frequency

Percent

Yes

125

93.28

No

9

6.72

 

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

Hours at work/week

Frequency

Percent

0-10

4

3.23

11-20

5

4.03

21-30

6

4.85

31-40

76

61.29

41-50

28

22.58

51+

5

4.04

 

4. What is your age?

Frequency

Percent

<24

7

5.43

24-29

30

23.27

30-35

30

23.26

36-42

19

14.74

43-48

24

18.63

49+

19

14.76

 

5. What is your gender?

Frequency

Percent

Male

19

14.84

Female

109

85.16

 

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

Frequency

Percent

0

75

57.25

1

26

19.85

2

21

16.03

3

8

6.11

4

1

.76

 

7. Where do you usually access WebCT?

Frequency

Percent

Home

97

82.91

Office

19

16.24

Computer Lab

0

0.00

Other

1

.85

 

8. Did you ever call the Distance Learning HelpLine?

Frequency

Percent

Yes

15

11.19

No

119

88.81

 

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

Frequency

Percent

Yes

15

62.50

No

9

37.50

 

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

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

67

50.38

Agree

38

28.57

Undecided

8

6.02

Disagree

14

10.53

Strongly Disagree

6

4.51

 

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

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

81

60.45

Agree

32

23.88

Undecided

15

11.19

Disagree

6

4.48

Strongly Disagree

0

0.00

 

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

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

35

26.12

Agree

30

22.39

Undecided

45

33.58

Disagree

20

14.93

Strongly Disagree

4

2.99

 

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

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

7

5.26

Agree

20

15.04

Undecided

9

6.77

Disagree

46

34.59

Strongly Disagree

51

38.35

 

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

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

75

57.25

Agree

44

33.59

Undecided

9

6.87

Disagree

2

1.53

Strongly Disagree

1

.76

 

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

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

86

64.66

Agree

37

27.82

Undecided

9

6.77

Disagree

1

.75

Strongly Disagree

0

0.0

 

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

Frequency

Percent

Strongly Agree

75

55.97

Agree

46

34.33

Undecided

10

7.46

Disagree

2

1.49

Strongly Disagree

1

.75

 

17. If this course had not been offered at my site, I would have commuted to the Carrollton campus to take the course.
(remote students only)  

Frequency

Percent

Agree

58

55.24

Disagree

47

44.76

 

Please rank the following type of courses (from 1 to 4) 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

31.30

2 Next Preference

13

9.92

3 Next Preference

29

22.14

4 Least Preference

48

36.64

 

Combination GSAMS/Online

Frequency

Percent

1 Highest Preference

49

36.84

2 Next Preference

58

43.61

3 Next Preference

24

18.05

4 Least Preference

2

1.50

 

GSAMS Course

Frequency

Percent

1 Highest Preference

24

18.46

2 Next Preference

44

33.85

3 Next Preference

50

38.46

4 Least Preference

12

9.23

 

Completely or Mostly Online

Frequency

Percent

1 Highest Preference

37

28.46

2 Next Preference

27

20.77

3 Next Preference

18

13.85

4 Least Preference

48

36.92


 

Updated 06/23/03
By Christy Talley