End of Semester Survey (Sp00)

Thanks for all your help this semester with this project. Your final contribution is this survey. For each question circle only one answer:

1. I am a: Freshman     Sophomore      Junior     Senior

2. I am: Male     Female

3. My major (or expected major) is:

4. When you were writing your papers this semester, did you do any research on the internet? Yes     No

If you answered yes, please describe which assignments you did such research for____

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5. When you were writing your papers this semester, did you do any research in the University library?Yes    No

If you answered yes, please describe which assignments you did such research for____

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6. As the semester progressed, did you ever go back and read primary source documents assigned earlier in the semester?

Yes    No

If you answered "Yes," how often did you go back to these earlier documents?

Once Twice Three times Four times More often

7. Would you have preferred using sources available on the web to those in print?

Yes    No

Please tell me why you prefer web or print: ____________________________

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8. Would you have preferred a lecture course to one that was so discussion oriented?

Yes    No

Please tell me why you prefer lecture or discussion: _______________________

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9. Would you have preferred a course that covered as much historical material as possible, rather than one that spent two weeks on several specific topics?

Yes    No

Please tell me why you prefer "coverage" or "focused":_____________________

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10. Please evaluate how useful it was for you to spend the first two weeks of the semester on "historical methods"? (5=very useful, 1=not at all useful)

5     4      3     2      1

11. Would you have preferred examinations to papers as the primary mode of evaluation for this course?

Yes     No

Please tell me why you prefer exams to papers:__________________________

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12. Did you use the book by Richard Marius to help you with your writing assignments?

Yes    No

If you answered "Yes," how often did you use it?

Once     Twice     Three times      Four times     More often

13. Did you use the "Student Guide to Writing a Paper" that was part of the syllabus?

Yes     No

If you answered "Yes," how often did you use it?

Once     Twice     Three times      Four times     More often

14. Do you own a computer? Yes     No

15. Do you have access to a computer where you live? Yes     No

  Please add any additional comments you would like to make about this course: