Assessment of a New American Program in the Middle East

 

Thomas W. Rishel

Associate Professor

Weill Cornell Medical College

Doha, Qatar

rishel@math.cornell.edu

 

Appendix C – The Student Survey

 

Math 104 – Post-course survey

 

For the twelve topics listed in the table below:

Have you used them since the end of the semester?  [Yes, No, Maybe]

Should I teach the following topic again next semester? [Yes, No, Maybe]

How difficult was this specific topic?  [Easy, Okay, High]

 

Used  Teach Next Year   Difficulty

 

Algebra

Trigonometry

Logs and Exponentials

Basic Derivatives

Derivative Word Problems

Integrals

Areas

Volumes

Partial Derivatives

Differential Equations

Biological Applications

Sherwood’s Lectures

 

Did you find the mathematics course useful?  (Be honest.)

If yes, why?  If no, how would you change it to make it useful?

 

Was there enough homework?  Should there be more, or less?  Why?

 

Which topic(s) do you remember most?  Why?

 

One goal of the course was to show the usefulness of mathematics to biology, chemistry, physics and medicine.  Was this goal achieved?

Why or why not?

 

Appendix C (continued)

 

Were the examinations and quizzes at the appropriate level?

 

Do you feel that your general reasoning skills improved as a result of the course?  If so, how and why did you think this happened?  If not, what would you suggest for improvement?

 

How useful  [Very, Some, Not] were the following?

          Lectures                                   ______

          Recitations                               ______

          Math Review                            ______

Differential Equations Notes      ______

How could the above be improved?

 

Would you add any topics to the course?  Which topics?

 

Would you drop any topics?  Which?

 

Any other comments?