Survey of Teaching Resources
Results from Staff Survey
Judy Shead
Margot Postema
Selby Markham
Jan 2000
As a part of a broader study into the educational use of the Web and the perception staff and students have of its effectiveness, a survey was carried out in October 1999 on how the Web was being utilised for different subjects in the Faculty. A Technical Report on the associated survey of students from 6 courses in the faculty is available.
A total of 92 forms were returned by staff. Of these 79 said they were using a Web page for one or more subjects.
Summary Results
The percentage of resources provided, on the Web, for students in the subject
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
0% |
2 |
2.6 |
|
|
25% |
12 |
15.2 |
|
|
50% |
12 |
15.2 |
|
|
75% |
22 |
27.8 |
|
|
100% |
31 |
39.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
79 |
100.0 |
Of these, all bar 2 said that they had a subject-based Web page.
How much of this material is new for this semester?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
0% |
7 |
8.8 |
|
|
25% |
24 |
30.4 |
|
|
50% |
16 |
20.3 |
|
|
75% |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
100% |
28 |
35.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
79 |
100.0 |
Mean number of hours setting up Web resources this Semester
23 hours
This figure is distorted by a couple of very high entries. The figure with those entries removed is:
15 hours
How many hours per week are allocated to maintaining the site?
3 hours
Again, there were some extreme entries when compared to the bulk of the distribution. The %5 trimmed mean was:
2 hours
How often are the Web resources updated?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Never |
8 |
10.2 |
|
|
Monthly |
9 |
11.4 |
|
|
Weekly |
44 |
55.7 |
|
|
Twice Weekly |
17 |
21.5 |
|
|
Daily |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
79 |
100.0 |
Who Designed the Subject Web page?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
Self |
50 |
63.3 |
|
|
Subject staff |
13 |
16.5 |
|
|
Someone in the School |
15 |
19.0 |
|
|
Someone in the Faculty |
|
|
|
|
External |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
79 |
100.0 |
Who built the page?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
Self |
53 |
67.1 |
|
|
Subject staff |
12 |
15.2 |
|
|
Someone in the School |
13 |
16.5 |
|
|
Someone in the Faculty |
|
|
|
|
External |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
79 |
100.0 |
Who Maintains the page?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
Self |
55 |
69.6 |
|
|
Subject staff |
17 |
21.5 |
|
|
Someone in the School |
6 |
7.6 |
|
|
Someone in the Faculty |
|
|
|
|
External |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
79 |
100.0 |
Further analysis of the above three tables shows that the respondent tends to be doing all of the work on the Web Page.
Proportion of Web based resources
Subject Information
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
25% |
2 |
2.5 |
|
|
50% |
2 |
2.5 |
|
|
75% |
9 |
11.4 |
|
|
100% |
56 |
70.9 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
Total |
77 |
97.5 |
Subject updates
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
25% |
5 |
6.3 |
|
|
50% |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
75% |
3 |
3.8 |
|
|
100% |
61 |
77.2 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
Total |
78 |
98.7 |
Lecture notes
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
8 |
10.1 |
|
|
25% |
|
|
|
|
50% |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
75% |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
100% |
65 |
82.3 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
Total |
79 |
100.0 |
References/links to other resources
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
9 |
11.4 |
|
|
25% |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
50% |
5 |
6.3 |
|
|
75% |
6 |
7.6 |
|
|
100% |
47 |
59.5 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
7 |
8.9 |
|
|
Total |
78 |
98.7 |
Tutorial/non-assessable exercises
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
13 |
16.5 |
|
|
25% |
3 |
3.8 |
|
|
50% |
5 |
6.3 |
|
|
75% |
3 |
3.8 |
|
|
100% |
44 |
55.7 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
10 |
12.7 |
|
|
Total |
78 |
98.7 |
Assessable exercises and assignments
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
11 |
13.9 |
|
|
25% |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
50% |
2 |
2.5 |
|
|
75% |
2 |
2.5 |
|
|
100% |
54 |
68.4 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
7 |
8.9 |
|
|
Total |
77 |
97.5 |
Reading material
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
21 |
26.6 |
|
|
25% |
13 |
16.5 |
|
|
50% |
7 |
8.9 |
|
|
75% |
5 |
6.3 |
|
|
100% |
22 |
27.8 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
9 |
11.4 |
|
|
Total |
77 |
97.5 |
Reading lists
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
11 |
13.9 |
|
|
25% |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
50% |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
75% |
3 |
3.8 |
|
|
100% |
46 |
58.2 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
12 |
15.2 |
|
|
Total |
77 |
97.5 |
Self-evaluation exercises
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
14 |
17.7 |
|
|
25% |
3 |
3.8 |
|
|
50% |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
75% |
4 |
5.1 |
|
|
100% |
34 |
43.0 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
18 |
22.8 |
|
|
Total |
77 |
97.5 |
Anonymous feedback
|
Frequency |
Percent |
||
|
0% |
21 |
26.6 |
|
|
25% |
|
|
|
|
50% |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
75% |
1 |
1.3 |
|
|
100% |
27 |
34.2 |
|
|
Not Applicable |
27 |
34.2 |
|
|
Total |
77 |
97.5 |