SAN Distance Learning Project BOCES Student Survey Distance
SAN Distance Learning Project BOCES Student Survey Distance Learning Program 2003 – 2004 School Year Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section A 2003 – 2004 School Year Distance Learning Student Response Profile and Totals Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses . .
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 1. My class in DL had a variety of learning activities and was beneficial. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 2. The teacher gave the same amount of attention to host site and remote site(s). Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 3. I was able to get extra help from the teacher when necessary. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Not Applicable Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 4. I feel I learned as much in a DL class as I would have in a regular classroom. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 5. Class materials such as tests, homework, assignments, etc. arrived on time. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 6. I felt comfortable using room equipment (Elmo, VCR, copier/fax, etc. ) when necessary. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Not Applicable Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 7. I was able to clearly hear and understand teachers/aides/students at other sites. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 8. If I had to make up a missed class, it was easy to do so. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Not Applicable Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 9. Given the opportunity, I would take another DL course. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section B Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year 10. I would recommend others take a distance learning course. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Host Site Responses Overall Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments 1. I took Distance Learning because: Human development sounded interesting and the fact that it was held in the DL room ___________________________________ made no difference to me. ______________________________________________________________________ I enjoy the field of psychology and wanted to learn more about it. ______________________________________________________________________ I enjoy art and history and when I attended Schuylerville I had the privilege of having ___________________________________ Mr. Roberts as a teacher and I looked forward to having him again. ______________________________________________________________________ I wanted to take AP Biology. The major I am going into includes Biology and I wanted ___________________________________ more background knowledge on the subject. ______________________________________________________________________ I am interested in music and felt that I needed to learn more about theory of ___________________________________ music. ______________________________________________________________________ I needed the extra help with preparing for my SATs. I wanted to take the AP biology ___________________________________ course in my school and this was the only way it was offered. ______________________________________________________________________ Calculus isn't offered at Warrensburg. ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments Students most frequently said they took Distance Learning because: They wanted that particular subject. The subject they wanted was only offered in DL. They needed that course. They were interested in the technology. They wanted AP or college credit. They were interested in meeting new students. They wanted to try something different. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments 2. What did you like about Distance Learning? ___________________________________ We got to interact with kids from a different school and were able to express our ___________________________________ opinions. It was a good way to meet people from other schools and learn about how ___________________________________ they do things. ______________________________________________________________________ I liked the amount of attention given to each student. ______________________________________________________________________ It felt comfortable and had a positive learning atmosphere. it was something different ___________________________________ and more interesting than regular class. ______________________________________________________________________ I liked the technology, meeting people, and the teacher's style. It was good for a large ___________________________________ group like ours. ______________________________________________________________________ I liked that even though your teacher wasn’t there in the classroom but instead on TV, ___________________________________ I still felt like I was in a normal classroom. ______________________________________________________________________ Being able to take a class from another school that I wouldn’t have been able to take ___________________________________ otherwise, from a great teacher, Mrs. Marquardt. ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments Most frequently noted as being liked by DL students: Meeting and interacting with different students, teachers and schools. A new experience working with the advanced technology. An interesting and comfortable Learning environment. The opportunity to take a class not otherwise offered. The subject or course material. The teacher or teaching assistant. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments 3. What didn’t you like about Distance Learning? Sometimes the DL teacher forgot we were here because there are only four of us to ___________________________________ his 23 and the TVs were so far away he didn’t know what we look like. ______________________________________________________________________ The teacher wasn't as concerned (with) and didn't pay as much attention to the ___________________________________ distant class. She and her class constantly acted as if the class revolved solely upon ___________________________________ them. ______________________________________________________________________ I didn’t like the fact that it is sometimes hard to hear the people from the other site. ______________________________________________________________________ I didn’t like the problems we sometimes had with the system. ______________________________________________________________________ I didn’t like the fact that not all of the sites would be working at the same time, we ___________________________________ had different bell schedules. ______________________________________________________________________ I didn’t like the attitude of (the other school) and their disruptiveness. They were rude ___________________________________ and they often messed around with the equipment when a host teacher was not ___________________________________ around. ______________________________________________________________________ I wasn't always able to get extra help from my teacher. ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments Most frequently noted as being disliked by DL students: Lack of interaction with or lack of attention from teacher or other students. Technical problems with audio or poor student/microphone/camera positioning. Not dealing effectively with bell schedule or school calendar differences. Disruptive students or lack of discipline. Lack of extra help or lack of one-on-one with the teacher. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments 4. What changes would you suggest for the Distance Learning classes? ___________________________________ I would suggest that you work on the background noise so it doesn’t bother the host ___________________________________ school. Better sound and microphones for all the kids in order to hear them better. ______________________________________________________________________ I would suggest getting the camera shots closer. ______________________________________________________________________ I would like it if the teacher tried to make it to all the sites more often. ______________________________________________________________________ It is more helpful when teachers have get-togethers outside of class to make you feel ___________________________________ connected. ______________________________________________________________________ I suggest the teacher understand that there are other classes besides hers that she ___________________________________ has to pay attention to. The teachers should get the DL classes a little more involved ___________________________________ and use less lecture style lessons. Get to know the remote students better ______________________________________________________________________ Limit class to only interested students that will concentrate. ______________________________________________________________________ I would make sure the schedules are more equivalent. Teachers should deal with the ___________________________________ time issue better. We sat around for 10 to 20 minutes doing nothing. ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments Most frequently suggested changes: Technical improvements and better student/microphone/camera positioning. Visits by teachers to remote classes and or combined class field trips. More balanced attention to classes and better interaction. More discipline to deal with disruptive and disrespectful students. Deal more effectively with bell schedule and school calendar differences. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments 5. What surprised you about Distance Learning? ___________________________________ I was surprised at how much it is like sitting in a regular classroom atmosphere. ______________________________________________________________________ I was surprised that after a while it seemed like both schools were together in the ___________________________________ same room, not really far away. ______________________________________________________________________ I was able to learn just as much in the DL class as in a regular classroom. ______________________________________________________________________ I become less shy as I went on and it was actually amusing. ______________________________________________________________________ I liked the elmo. It surprised me when we could switch focus points, going from ___________________________________ teacher to desk to class. ______________________________________________________________________ I was surprised at the great technology that we have available to us to communicate ___________________________________ with other schools. ______________________________________________________________________ It surprised me that the other sites treated the teacher so rudely. ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments Most frequently noted as surprising about distance learning: That it is unexpectedly easy to become comfortable with the system. Interaction with remote teachers and students was easy. The environment is comfortable and enjoyable. It worked so well. An appreciation for the advanced technology. A need for more discipline in some classes. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Section C Student Survey 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments 6. Did you feel the teacher made an effort to compensate for any limitations in the DL system? Host Sites Receive Sites I didn’t feel there were any limitations. Yes, the teacher did make effort(s) to compensate for limitations in the DL system. No, the teacher did not make an effort to compensate for limitations in the DL system. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments (If you answered “No”) Please describe what you wish your teacher could have done. ___________________________________ I wish the teacher could have made the other schools feel as if they were actually a ___________________________________ part of the class. ______________________________________________________________________ I wish the teacher would have not confused me with the guy next to me. ______________________________________________________________________ I wish she had acted like we were her class also. ______________________________________________________________________ …come to our school like the other (DL) teachers did. ______________________________________________________________________ …had acknowledged our school a little. ______________________________________________________________________ …I wish he could be more prepared and organized better. ______________________________________________________________________ She should have given the remote sites the same extra help she gave the host site. ______________________________________________________________________ She could have taught better and something that relates to (the subject. ) ______________________________________________________________________ I wish we had a better teacher with better Distance Communication skills. ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Students that feel the teacher did not make an effort to compensate (Only 1% of the total number of responding students felt the teacher did not make an effort to compensate for the limitations of the network. ) Students most frequently wished that the teacher would: Not ignore their remote students or pay less attention to the receive sites. Offer some opportunity for extra help. Be better organized and prepared for teaching the class. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Student Comments (If you answered “Yes”) Please describe the efforts the teacher made to compensate. Our teacher tried his best to realize that everyone was in different place. ______________________________________________________________________ He tried to equally involve students at both the home site and the DL site. ______________________________________________________________________ He always included the other students he also went to their schools several times to ___________________________________ make them feel included. ______________________________________________________________________ She came to our school a few times and she offered to meet with us if we had ___________________________________ questions. ______________________________________________________________________ He created a website so we could interact with him at anytime. ______________________________________________________________________ There were a few minutes after the other school signed off and she spent that time ___________________________________ reviewing with us. ______________________________________________________________________ She gave us her email addresses so we could contact her with any questions. ______________________________________________________________________ She offered to set up extra classes for help, arranged phone calls and emailed us ___________________________________ students at her remote site. ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
SAN Distance Learning Project Student Survey Section C 2003 – 2004 School Year Students that feel the teacher did make an effort to compensate: Most Frequently Recognized DL Teacher Efforts Used technology to its fullest. Visited receive sites and promoted interaction between schools. Provided extra help and review sessions. Made e-mail and/or phone contact available. Made efforts to resolve technical issues. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality. Access. Support
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