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| FALL 2000 | SPRING 2001 | |||||
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |||
| 1. Is this the first distance learning course you have taken? | ||||||
| Yes | 161 | 51.6 | 71 | 48.3 | ||
| No | 151 | 48.4 | 76 | 51.7 | ||
| 2. Are you currently employed? | ||||||
| Yes | 271 | 87.1 | 138 | 95.2 | ||
| No | 40 | 12.9 | 7 | 4.8 | ||
| 3. If employed, how many hours per week do you work? | ||||||
| 0-10 | 13 | 4.6 | 2 | 1.4 | ||
| 11-20 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5.1 | ||
| 21-30 | 34 | 12.1 | 5 | 3.7 | ||
| 31-40 | 119 | 43 | 83 | 60.7 | ||
| 41-50 | 51 | 18.1 | 31 | 22.5 | ||
| 51+ | 21 | 7.5 | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 4. What is your age? | ||||||
| 18-23 | 119 | 39.8 | 15 | 10.8 | ||
| 24-29 | 63 | 19.9 | 34 | 24.4 | ||
| 30-35 | 35 | 13.4 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 36-41 | 41 | 13.6 | 20 | 14.5 | ||
| 42-47 | 23 | 7.7 | 27 | 19.5 | ||
| 48+ | 23 | 7.7 | 21 | 15.1 | ||
| 5. What is your gender? | ||||||
| Male | 91 | 29.4 | 26 | 18.2 | ||
| Female | 218 | 70.6 | 117 | 81.8 | ||
| 6. How many children do you have under the age of 18? | ||||||
| 0 | 196 | 66.2 | 67 | 47.5 | ||
| 1 | 41 | 13.9 | 25 | 17.7 | ||
| 2 | 45 | 15.2 | 39 | 27.7 | ||
| 3 | 13 | 4.4 | 6 | 4.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | ||
| 6+ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| 7. Where do you usually access WebCT? | ||||||
| Home | 189 | 71.1 | 94 | 76.4 | ||
| Office | 22 | 8.3 | 12 | 9.8 | ||
| Computer Lab | 38 | 14.3 | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| Other | 17 | 6.4 | 9 | 7.3 | ||
| 8. Did you ever call the Distance Learning HelpLine? - data invalid, question thrown out | ||||||
| 9. If you called the HelpLine did you receive the help you needed? - data invalid, question thrown out | ||||||
| FALL 2000 | SPRING 2001 | |||||
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |||
| 1. The instructor was effective in delivering this distance learning course. | ||||||
| Strongly Agree | 194 | 61.4 | 68 | 46.9 | ||
| Agree | 98 | 31 | 53 | 36.6 | ||
| Undecided | 21 | 6.6 | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| Disagree | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 4.1 | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 5.5 | ||
| 2. I believe I have learned as much in this class as I would have in a regular lecture class. | ||||||
| Strongly Agree | 162 | 51.4 | 67 | 45.9 | ||
| Agree | 105 | 33.3 | 47 | 32.2 | ||
| Undecided | 25 | 7.9 | 7 | 4.8 | ||
| Disagree | 16 | 5.1 | 13 | 8.9 | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 7 | 2.2 | 12 | 8.2 | ||
| 3. Because this class was in a distance learning environment, I found it more interesting. | ||||||
| Strongly Agree | 81 | 25.8 | 21 | 14.5 | ||
| Agree | 70 | 22.3 | 36 | 24.8 | ||
| Undecided | 85 | 27.1 | 40 | 27.6 | ||
| Disagree | 56 | 17.8 | 36 | 24.8 | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 22 | 7 | 12 | 8.3 | ||
| 4. I was more reluctant to ask questions and make comments in this class than in a regular class. | ||||||
| Strongly Agree | 46 | 14.7 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Agree | 71 | 22.8 | 34 | 23.6 | ||
| Undecided | 43 | 13.8 | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Disagree | 95 | 30.4 | 49 | 34 | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 57 | 18.3 | 39 | 27.1 | ||
| 5. The student facilitator was effective, helpful, and interested. | ||||||
| Strongly Agree | 173 | 55.4 | 61 | 43.9 | ||
| Agree | 107 | 34.3 | 43 | 30.9 | ||
| Undecided | 31 | 9.9 | 32 | 23 | ||
| Disagree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.2 | ||
| 6. At the beginning of the term, my attitude toward distance learning was positive. | ||||||
| Strongly Agree | 144 | 45.7 | 64 | 44.1 | ||
| Agree | 114 | 36.2 | 48 | 33.1 | ||
| Undecided | 36 | 11.4 | 22 | 15.2 | ||
| Disagree | 14 | 4.4 | 11 | 7.6 | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 7 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7. At the end of the term, my attitude toward distance learning is positive. | ||||||
| Strongly Agree | 148 | 47.6 | 61 | 42.1 | ||
| Agree | 115 | 37 | 47 | 32.4 | ||
| Undecided | 23 | 7.4 | 16 | 11 | ||
| Disagree | 15 | 4.8 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 10 | 3.2 | 8 | 5.5 | ||
| 8. 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) | ||||||
| Agree | 74 | 39.2 | 51 | 45.5 | ||
| Disagree | 115 | 60.8 | 61 | 54.5 | ||
| 9. 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 | ||||||
| 1 | 155 | 51.5 | 75 | 54 | ||
| 2 | 40 | 13.3 | 18 | 12.9 | ||
| 3 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 12.9 | ||
| 4 | 70 | 23.3 | 28 | 20.1 | ||
| GSAMS course | ||||||
| 1 | 48 | 16.2 | 14 | 10.3 | ||
| 2 | 110 | 37.2 | 47 | 34.6 | ||
| 3 | 86 | 29.1 | 53 | 39 | ||
| 4 | 52 | 17.6 | 22 | 16.2 | ||
| Combination GSAMS/Online | ||||||
| 1 | 55 | 18.6 | 24 | 17.6 | ||
| 2 | 98 | 33.2 | 54 | 39.7 | ||
| 3 | 109 | 36.9 | 44 | 32.4 | ||
| 4 | 33 | 11.2 | 14 | 10.3 | ||
| Completely or mostly online | ||||||
| 1 | 63 | 21.4 | 39 | 28.3 | ||
| 2 | 61 | 20.7 | 23 | 16.7 | ||
| 3 | 59 | 20 | 17 | 12.3 | ||
| 4 | 112 | 38 | 59 | 42.8 | ||