8.2: Student Survey Responses
Students who chose lecture“…because going through the problems step by step helps me understand what is the reason for reactions and how to do it”
“…because you would explain the reactions in different ways.” “... because that made me understand it more than for you to just give us problems to do and let us get frustrated because we don’t know how to do them.” “… I learn best that way.” “…because we actually get to see it the right way and how to do it.” “I find it helpful when the teacher explains something to me.” |
This reveals that overall, the students who like lectures best like it when they get the “right” information directly from the teacher. |
Students who chose in-class problems“…because we can share our thinking and help other improve”
“…because I didn’t really understand until my friends showed me. It felt much more simple.” “…because I can ask questions.” “…not only was it a hands on experiment, it also helped me work with other people and if I didn’t understand something, either they or Miss Strange could explain it to me.” “…because I was able to learn from my peers” “…because easier than I study on my own.” “…because we helped each other and learned/taught each other how to do so.” “…because there was a person there to help you and correct your mistakes.” “…because that made each other people to help their friends.” “…because there was more perspective in group work.” “Doing it with my peers was easier because we were communicating together and applying what we learned.” “…because we worked together to solve the problems and share techniques and knowledge.” “…because I was able to share and receive ideas with my group and learn from a different perspective.” “…because it let us do work at our own speed.” “…because it gave us an opportunity to ask each other questions (who more than likely think like us)” |
These results reveal that the students who prefer group work have a developed interpersonal intelligence: they like to work with other people and to have them explain it a different way, and to work with other people on problems. |
Students who chose extended homework“…I learned about it in school and then did homework on it and taught myself.”
“…I got to look it up and see for myself the reactions and how it relates to my world.” “…because the HW helped me review.” “…because this gives me time for the information to sink in and then lets me review on my own.” “The extended HW helped me learn about it all on my own.” “…because I enjoyed making a ppt for HW, and that also helped me review the different types of reactions by putting pictures in it and making example equations.” “…because you had to explain it the way you think it was and you understood more on why things are the way they are.” “…because we had to write down the definitions and examples and that made me memorize them better.” |
The people that chose the extended HW generally tended to be people who preferred to work on their own, and to deal with the content material at their own pace. |