Survey of Teaching Resources
Results of Student Survey
Judy Sheard
Margot Postema
Selby Markham
February 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 students in seven undergraduate subjects in the Faculty of Information Technology. A Technical Report on the associated survey of lecturers all subjects courses is also available.
A total of 329 students participated in the study.
Summary Results
Subjects surveyed in this study:
Total sampled (n=329)
For this question there were 327 valid responses and 2 invalid responses
|
Subject Code |
Title |
Degree Course |
Core or elective |
Year level |
Number of students |
|
BUS1042 |
Programming for Business B |
Bachelor of Information Management and Systems |
Core |
1 |
39 |
|
CSE1434 |
Web Programming with Java Applets |
Bachelor of Computer Science |
Elective |
1 |
45 |
|
COT2040 |
Comparative Operating Systems |
Bachelor of Computing |
Elective |
2 |
25 |
|
CSE2201 |
Software Engineering Practice |
Bachelor of Computing |
Core |
2 |
31 |
|
CSE2203 |
IT Project Management |
Bachelor of Computing |
Core |
2 |
74 |
|
CSE2302 |
Operating Systems |
Bachelor of Computer Science |
Core |
2 |
76 |
|
SFT3205/ |
Commercial Programming in COBOL |
Bachelor of Computing, |
Elective |
3 |
37 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
327 |
Student Profile
Enrolment mode
(321 valid responses)
|
Subject Code |
Full-time |
Part-time |
NR |
||
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
|
BUS1042 |
38 |
97.4 |
1 |
2.6 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
41 |
91.1 |
1 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
|
COT2040 |
25 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
18 |
58.1 |
12 |
38.7 |
3.2 |
|
CSE2203 |
73 |
98.6 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
|
CSE2302 |
74 |
97.3 |
1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
|
SFT3205/ |
34 |
91.9 |
3 |
8.1 |
0 |
|
Total |
303 |
92.7 |
18 |
5.5 |
1.8 |
Gender
(320 valid responses)
|
Subject Code |
Females |
Male |
NR |
||
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
|
BUS1042 |
13 |
33.3 |
26 |
66.7 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
9 |
20.0 |
34 |
75.6 |
4.4 |
|
COT2040 |
1 |
4.0 |
24 |
96.0 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
9 |
29.0 |
21 |
67.8 |
3.2 |
|
CSE2203 |
22 |
29.7 |
50 |
67.6 |
2.7 |
|
CSE2302 |
12 |
15.8 |
63 |
82.9 |
1.4 |
|
SFT3205/ |
13 |
35.1 |
23 |
62.2 |
2.7 |
|
Total |
79 |
24.2 |
241 |
73.7 |
2.1 |
Students who have Internet access outside of Monash
(316 valid responses)
|
Subject Code |
Internet access |
No Internet access |
NR |
||
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
|
BUS1042 |
31 |
79.5 |
6 |
15.4 |
5.1 |
|
CSE1434 |
36 |
80.0 |
8 |
17.8 |
2.2 |
|
COT2040 |
24 |
96.0 |
1 |
4.0 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
26 |
83.9 |
3 |
9.7 |
6.4 |
|
CSE2203 |
55 |
74.3 |
16 |
21.6 |
4.1 |
|
CSE2302 |
57 |
75 |
16 |
21 |
4.0 |
|
SFT3205/ |
29 |
78.3 |
8 |
21.7 |
0 |
|
Total |
258 |
78.9 |
58 |
17.7 |
3.4 |
Questions about the student’s general Internet usage
For these questions students were asked to rate how much they used the Internet. A 5-point Likert scale was used, where 1 indicates not used and 5 indicates heavy usage. NR is used to indicate any non or invalid responses expressed as a percentage of the expected responses.
How much use do you make of the Internet to access teaching materials? (eg lecture notes, tutorials etc)
|
Subject Code |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
0 |
|
CSE2203 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
|
CSE2302 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
0 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.2 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
How much use do you make of the Internet to access course administration? (eg timetables, enrolments etc)
|
Subject Code |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
|
CSE2203 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
|
CSE2302 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
0 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.1 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
How much use do you make of the Internet for general use? (eg surfing, hobbies)
|
Subject Code |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.2 |
2.0 |
0 |
|
CSE2203 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
|
CSE2302 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.0 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
How much use do you make of the Internet for communication? (eg email, chatting, newsgroups)
|
Subject Code |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0 |
|
CSE2203 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
|
CSE2302 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
0 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.5 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
How much use do you make of the Internet for games?
|
Subject Code |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
|
CSE1434 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
8.9 |
|
COT2040 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
4 |
|
CSE2201 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
|
CSE2203 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
|
CSE2302 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
|
SFT3205/ |
2.1 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
Questions about the quality of Web resources available in the subject
For these questions students were asked to rate the quality of resources in the subject. A 5-point Likert scale was used where 1 indicates low quality and 5 indicates high quality. NR is used to indicate any non or invalid responses expressed as a percentage of the expected responses.
How easy are the Web resources to navigate?
|
Subject Code |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
36.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
|
CSE2302 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.2 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
How current is the information?
|
Subject Code |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
36 |
|
COT2040 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
4.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
|
CSE2302 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.3 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
How relevant are they to your learning?
|
Subject Code |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
36 |
|
COT2040 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
|
CSE2302 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
5.4 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.6 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
The following questions asked the students to rate how valuable different resources were for the subject. Both paper and Web-formats were considered
For these questions students were asked to rate how valuable resources were in this subject. A 5-point Likert scale was used where 1 indicates no value and 5 indicates lots of value. NR is used to indicate any non or invalid responses expressed as a percentage of the expected responses.
Subject information (timetables, consultation times, subject outline etc.)
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
|
COT2040 |
4.3 |
1.5 |
24.0 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
36.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
0 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
0 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
|
CSE2302 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
6.6 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
0 |
|
SFT3205/ |
4.9 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
Subject updates
|
Subject Code |
Web |
||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
44 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.0 |
1.8 |
0 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
|
CSE2302 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.6 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
Lecture Notes
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
12.8 |
5.2 |
1.8 |
23.0 |
|
CSE1434 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
0 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
16.0 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
52.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0 |
4.9 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
|
CSE2203 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
8.1 |
|
CSE2302 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
21.1 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.7 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
27.0 |
References to other resources
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
7.7 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
12.8 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
|
COT2040 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
16.0 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
44.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
6.8 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
8.1 |
|
CSE2302 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
14.5 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
|
SFT3205/ |
4.3 |
1.2 |
5.4 |
4.3 |
1.5 |
10.8 |
Tutorial/non-assessable exercises
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
3.9 |
1.8 |
12.0 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
52.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
|
CSE2302 |
4.3 |
1.9 |
22.4 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
7.9 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
Assessable exercises and assignments
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0 |
|
COT2040 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
12.0 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
48.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0 |
4.8 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
|
CSE2203 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
|
CSE2302 |
4.9 |
1.9 |
17.1 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.9 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
Reading material
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
10.2 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
|
COT2040 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
12.0 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
52.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
12.9 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
5.4 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
|
CSE2302 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
17.1 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
|
SFT3205/ |
4.6 |
1.4 |
8.1 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
10.8 |
Reading lists
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
|
CSE1434 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
6.7 |
4.9 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
|
COT2040 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
16.0 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
56.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
9.7 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
16.1 |
|
CSE2203 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
CSE2302 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
17.1 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
|
SFT3205/ |
3.9 |
1.3 |
18.9 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
21.6 |
Self evaluation exercises (practice tests, quizzes etc)
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
8.9 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
13.3 |
|
COT2040 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
44.0 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
60.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
16.1 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
19.4 |
|
CSE2203 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
16.2 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
17.6 |
|
CSE2302 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
27.6 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
18.4 |
|
SFT3205/ |
5.0 |
1.6 |
18.9 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
Anonymous feedback
|
Subject Code |
Web |
||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
|
CSE1434 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
|
COT2040 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
68.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
9.7 |
|
CSE2203 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
12.2 |
|
CSE2302 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
22.4 |
|
SFT3205/ |
3.9 |
1.7 |
18.9 |
Importance of resources to learning
Students were asked to rate how important the print-based and Web-based resources provided in the subject were to their learning
|
Subject Code |
Paper |
Web |
||||
|
|
Mean |
SD |
NR |
Mean |
SD |
NR |
|
BUS1042 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0 |
|
CSE1434 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COT2040 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
0 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
32.0 |
|
CSE2201 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
0 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
0 |
|
CSE2203 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
|
CSE2302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SFT3205/ |
6.1 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
5.4 |