APPENDIX H
Student Questionnaires
1. HASS CI Classes, Fall '98
Table 1: Questions Ranked in Descending Order of Percentage of Positive Responses (4's and 5's combined)
| 1: Not at all | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5: Very Much | 4 & 5 Combined | |
| Instructor comments on papers were useful | 2.4% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 32.7% | 47.6% | 80.4% |
| The writing assignments helped me understand the course content | 2.4% | 3.0% | 16.8% | 26.9% | 50.9% | 77.8% |
| Improved my expository and argumentative prose. | 1.8% | 15.0% | 24.6% | 40.1% | 18.6% | 58.7% |
| I learned to generate interesting and relevant ideas for my papers | 3.6% | 13.2% | 25.1% | 38.9% | 19.2% | 58.1% |
| Improved my ability to revise and edit my own prose | 4.8% | 16.2% | 22.2% | 33.5% | 23.4% | 56.9% |
| I improved my ability to organize my papers effectively. | 4.8% | 9.6% | 31.1% | 31.7% | 22.8% | 54.5% |
| The class improved my ability to participate in discussions. | 10.2% | 19.2% | 18.6% | 27.5% | 24.6% | 52.1% |
| The class improved my ability to write longer papers with extended arguments. | 7.1% | 16.1% | 26.8% | 29.2% | 20.8% | 50.0% |
| Improved my ability to write concise and stylistically effective sentences. | 8.4% | 15.0% | 31.7% | 29.3% | 15.6% | 44.9% |
| The class improved my ability to make my prose fit the specific audience for which it was written. | 7.8% | 20.4% | 29.9% | 29.3% | 12.6% | 41.9% |
| Comments from classmates were useful. | 15.3% | 17.3% | 27.3% | 22.0% | 18.0% | 40.0% |
| The class improved my ability to give oral presentations. | 30.0% | 11.2% | 22.5% | 21.2% | 15.0% | 36.2% |
| The class made me less afraid of writing. | 25.8% | 18.2% | 25.2% | 18.2% | 12.6% | 30.8% |
| The class made writing a less painful process. | 24.7% | 21.6% | 28.4% | 16.7% | 8.6% | 25.3% |
2. HASS CI & HASS-D Subjects, Spring '99
Table 1: Comparisons of Means and Variance
1 = "Not at all" 5 = "Very Much"
| CI Subjects | Non-CI
Subjects |
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| Mean | Variance | N | Mean | Variance | N | T | |
| 1. The class improved my ability to write expository and argumentative prose. | 3.43 | 1.01 | 148 | 3.19 | 1.14 | 536 | 2.44 ** |
| 2. The class
improved my
ability to
generate
interesting and
relevant ideas for
my
papers. |
3.72 | 0.99 | 148 | 3.49 | 1.20 | 537 | 2.29 * |
| 3. The class improved my ability to organize my papers effectively. | 3.50 | 0.98 | 149 | 3.21 | 1.13 | 537 | 2.44 ** |
| 4. The class improved my ability to make my prose fit a specific audience. | 3.33 | 1.04 | 148 | 2.99 | 1.18 | 531 | 3.43 *** |
| 5. The class improved my ability to revise and edit my own prose. | 3.36 | 0.97 | 148 | 2.98 | 1.44 | 536 | 3.59 *** |
| 6. The class improved my ability to provide helpful comments on the writing of others. | 2.61 | 1.47 | 145 | 1.85 | 1.36 | 486 | 7.34 *** |
| 7. The class improved my ability to write concise and stylistically appropriate sentences. | 3.30 | 0.90 | 149 | 2.89 | 1.27 | 532 | 4.54 *** |
| 8. Instructor comments on papers were useful. | 4.10 | 0.91 | 148 | 3.76 | 1.32 | 539 | 3.14 *** |
| 9. Comments from classmates were useful. | 3.34 | 1.17 | 149 | 3.16 | 1.45 | 536 | 1.73 * |
| 10. The class improved my ability to participate in discussions. | 3.47 | 1.30 | 148 | 3.13 | 1.61 | 536 | 2.90 ** |
| 11. The class improved my ability to write longer papers with extended arguments. | 3.34 | 1.17 | 149 | 3.16 | 1.45 | 526 | 1.61 |
| 12. The class improved my ability to give oral presentations. | 2.76 | 1.70 | 141 | 1.77 | 1.30 | 459 | 8.57 *** |
| 13. The writing assignments helped me understand the course content. | 4.01 | 0.95 | 147 | 3.72 | 1.33 | 540 | 2.05 * |
* P <= 0.05 **P <=0.01 ***P <=0.001 LCP 6/22/99