Student Survey

Welcome! As part of the NSF-Sponsored Institute-Wide Reform Initiative at WPI, we are collecting information on student attitudes and opinions to improve courses and curriculum.

Instructions:

Do this only once! (Even if more than one instructor asks you to do it!)

Your answers will be kept confidential. The information provided will be used in a curriculum development project.

Your instructor may provide credit for completing this form, but the information provided by you will not influence your grade in any other way.
Thanks for taking the time to fill out and submit this form!


Name:		SS#:	- -
Email:		Age:
Gender:	F M

Major Department:

Class Year:

SAT Scores:

Math:

Verbal:

The following questions refer to your HIGH SCHOOL course work.
Please indicate your answer by checking the most appropriate choice.

H.S. Class	Number of Years			AP Credit		Approx. Grade in Last Course
Biology	0	1	2	Yes	No	A	B	C	None
Calculus	0	1	2	Yes	No	A	B	C	None
Chemistry	0	1	2	Yes	No	A	B	C	None
Physics	0	1	2	Yes	No	A	B	C	None

Rate your confidence in your ability to succeed in the following introductory courses at WPI:

(Choosing 1 means that you have no confidence, choosing 5 means that you are very confident.)


MATH:	1 2 3 4 5		PHYSICS:	1 2 3 4 5
CHEMISTRY:	1 2 3 4 5		BIOLOGY:	1 2 3 4 5

Check the courses that are you enrolled in this term. (Select All!)

Mathematics	Physics	Chemistry	Biology	Other
MA1021	PH1110	CH1010	BB1001	CS1005
MA1022	PH1111	CH1020	BB1030	CS2005
MA1023	PH1120	CH1030		EE2011
MA1024	PH1121	CH1040		EE2022

Choose the answer that best fits your response to each of the following statements.

SD = Strongly Disagree

D = Disagree

N = No Opinion

A = Agree

SA = Strongly Agree

		SD	D	N	A	SA
Question #1:	Work in technological fields requires a strong background in "the basics" of college-level mathematics and science.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #2:	Many real-world problems require tools from more than one academic discipline.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #3:	After I complete a course, I rarely refer back to the notes or books from that course.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #4:	I expect to see connections between different first-year courses.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #5:	I believe that what I learn in the first-year will be useful in my later courses.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #6:	Homework for a course should require only material covered in that course.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #7:	I like to work with other students on course assignments.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #8:	To be a good engineer or scientist, it is important to be well educated in basic science and mathematics.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #9:	Most of what you learn in introductory science course is not really useful outside that class.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #10:	Mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physics are each "separate worlds" that have little if any relationship to one another.	1	2	3	4	5

		SD	D	N	A	SA
Question #11:	I do not expect to change my major in the next two years.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #12:	Courses in the first-year will NOT be relevant to my later studies.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #13:	Creativity is more important than technical knowledge for a good engineer.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #14:	Working with an interdisciplinary team of experts would be more enjoyable than working with a team of specialists in the same area.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #15:	I prefer problems that follow directly from material covered in class.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #16:	Professors should try to emphasize connections between concepts from different introductory courses.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #17:	I learn mathematical principles more easily when they are applied to real-world problems.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #18:	I expect to see connections between introductory courses and my chosen major.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #19:	Calculus has broad applications in science and engineering.	1	2	3	4	5
Question #20:	Concepts from one scientific discipline are rarely relevant to other scientific disciplines.	1	2	3	4	5

How often do you expect to use each of the following resources for your course work?

0 = Never

1 = Very Rarely

2 = Once a Week

3 = Several Times per Week

4 = Every Day


Textbook	0 1 2 3 4	Other Students in the Class	0 1 2 3 4
Advanced Students	0 1 2 3 4	Faculty Member	0 1 2 3 4
Library	0 1 2 3 4	Internet	0 1 2 3 4

Before coming to WPI, had you ever:

Used a PC or Macintosh? Yes No

Used a Word Processor? Yes No

Printed a document? Yes No

Sent e-mail? Yes No

Read newsgroups? Yes No
Used the Web? Yes No

Downloaded software from the web? Yes No Not sure

Here at WPI:

Do you have your own computer in a residence hall or apartment? Yes No

Do you have your own printer? Yes No

If you have a computer, is it hooked up to the WPI Network? Yes No

Can you read and send email? Yes No

Can you access the web from a lab machine? Yes No

Art Heinricher <heinrich@wpi.edu>

Last modified: Mon Jan 5 14:33:50 EST 1998

Used a PC or Macintosh?	Yes	No
Used a Word Processor?	Yes	No
Printed a document?	Yes	No
Sent e-mail?	Yes	No
Read newsgroups?	Yes	No
Used the Web?	Yes	No
Downloaded software from the web?	Yes	No	Not sure

Do you have your own computer in a residence hall or apartment?	Yes	No
Do you have your own printer?	Yes	No
If you have a computer, is it hooked up to the WPI Network?	Yes	No
Can you read and send email?	Yes	No
Can you access the web from a lab machine?	Yes	No