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Your Abilities
Please rate the extent to which your abilities in the areas listed below have changed since you first came to Swarthmore.
Much weaker 1 |
2 | 3 |
No change 4 |
5 | 6 |
Much stronger 7 |
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Reading or speaking a foreign language | tlang 1 | tlang 2 | tlang 3 | tlang 4 | tlang 5 | tlang 6 | tlang 7 |
Writing clearly and effectively | twrite 1 | twrite 2 | twrite 3 | twrite 4 | twrite 5 | twrite 6 | twrite 7 |
Understanding the significance of art, music, literature, and drama | tartlit 1 | tartlit 2 | tartlit 3 | tartlit 4 | tartlit 5 | tartlit 6 | tartlit 7 |
Resolving interpersonal conflicts positively | tconflic 1 | tconflic 2 | tconflic 3 | tconflic 4 | tconflic 5 | tconflic 6 | tconflic 7 |
Placing current problems in historical/cultural/philosophical perspective | tcprob 1 | tcprob 2 | tcprob 3 | tcprob 4 | tcprob 5 | tcprob 6 | tcprob 7 |
Gaining in-depth knowledge of a field | tindepth 1 | tindepth 2 | tindepth 3 | tindepth 4 | tindepth 5 | tindepth 6 | tindepth 7 |
Workload
Would you please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statements? | Strongly Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Neither Disagree nor Agree | Somewhat Agree | Strongly Agree |
1. I am effective at managing my time. | SW01 1 | SW01 2 | SW01 3 | SW01 4 | SW01 5 |
2. Course reading assignments should be taken very seriously and completed on time in order to get the most out of a class. | SW02 1 | SW02 2 | SW02 3 | SW02 4 | SW02 5 |
3. I typically over commit myself. | SW03 1 | SW03 2 | SW03 3 | SW03 4 | SW03 5 |
4. For the most part, my academic workload has been manageable. | SW04 1 | SW04 2 | SW04 3 | SW04 4 | SW04 5 |
5. Students' complaints about workload are exaggerated. | SW05 1 | SW05 2 | SW05 3 | SW05 4 | SW05 5 |
6. I feel burnt out. | SW06 1 | SW06 2 | SW06 3 | SW06 4 | SW06 5 |
7. I generally feel excited and challenged by my work. | SW07 1 | SW07 2 | SW07 3 | SW07 4 | SW07 5 |
8. When I work hard in a course, I usually earn the grade I deserve. | SW08 1 | SW08 2 | SW08 3 | SW08 4 | SW08 5 |
9. I have generally been able to find enough time for recreation and social activities. | SW09 1 | SW09 2 | SW09 3 | SW09 4 | SW09 5 |
Academic Support
During the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? In Column I, please indicate how often you have used each of these resources. In Column II, please indicate how valuable you found each resource that you used.
I. How often you have used resource | II. How valuable you found each resource | ||||||||
Never | Occasionally | Often | Very often | Not valuable | Somewhat valuable | Valuable | Very valuable | ||
1. Participated in informal study groups arranged by students | SW10 1 | SW10 2 | SW10 3 | SW10 4 | SW17 1 | SW17 2 | SW17 3 | SW17 4 | |
2. Participated in study sessions or clinics arranged by course instructors or departments, where upper division students provide assistance (e.g. sessions with Science Associates, Ninjas, Pi-rates, Wizards, etc.). | SW11 1 | SW11 2 | SW11 3 | SW11 4 | SW18 1 | SW18 2 | SW18 3 | SW18 4 | |
3. Consulted with a Student Academic Mentor (SAM) regarding academic skills. | SW12 1 | SW12 2 | SW12 3 | SW12 4 | SW19 1 | SW19 2 | SW19 3 | SW19 4 | |
4. Consulted with a Writing Associate (WA). | SW13 1 | SW13 2 | SW13 3 | SW13 4 | SW20 1 | SW20 2 | SW20 3 | SW20 4 | |
5. Worked with a peer tutor, one on one. | SW14 1 | SW14 2 | SW14 3 | SW14 4 | SW21 1 | SW21 2 | SW21 3 | SW21 4 | |
6. Attended an Academic Skills Workshop (e.g. time management, reading skills, etc.) organized by the Dean's Office. | SW15 1 | SW15 2 | SW15 3 | SW15 4 | SW22 1 | SW22 2 | SW22 3 | SW22 4 | |
7. Attended a faculty/instructional staff led clinic offered by an academic department. | SW16 1 | SW16 2 | SW16 3 | SW16 4 | SW23 1 | SW23 2 | SW23 3 | SW23 4 |
Diversity
Please indicate the extent to which you have interacted with students from each of the following groups during this academic year.
Interactions with students during college | Rarely | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
American Indian or Alaska Native | SW24 1 | SW24 2 | SW24 3 | SW24 4 |
Asian American | SW25 1 | SW25 2 | SW25 3 | SW25 4 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | SW26 1 | SW26 2 | SW26 3 | SW26 4 |
Black or African American | SW27 1 | SW27 2 | SW27 3 | SW27 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | SW28 1 | SW28 2 | SW28 3 | SW28 4 |
White | SW29 1 | SW29 2 | SW29 3 | SW29 4 |
General
1. Overall, how satisfied have you been with your undergraduate education? | |
DISSATISFIED | SW30 1 Very dissatisfied |
SW30 2 Generally dissatisfied | |
SW30 3 Ambivalent | |
SW30 4 Generally satisfied | |
SATISFIED | SW30 5 Very satisfied |
2. Would you encourage a high school senior who resembles you when you were a high school senior (same background, ability, interests, and temperament) to attend your college? |
SW31 1 Definitely would NOT |
SW31 2 Probably would NOT |
SW31 3 Maybe |
SW31 4 Probably would |
SW31 5 Definitely would |
Please use the space below to elaborate on any of the questions
on the survey and to comment on any other aspect of your undergraduate
experience not covered in this questionnaire.
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