NOTE: This survey is to help build an interactive student/professor communication system. The goal of the system is to allow students to communicate with the professor using a mini computer that each student will have on their desk as part of a larger note taking system. The students computers will be linked to the professors live board--a very large computer monitor. The three major objectives of this system are to allow students to:

Send electronic questions to the live board for the professor response

Indicate to the professor whether a specific concept is confusing or understandable

Let the professor know if the overall class is exciting or boring

SCORE

5. Completely Agree

4. Mostly Agree

3. Undecided

2. Somewhat Disagree

1. Completely Disagree

Asking Questions In Class

1. When you do not ask questions in class is it because you:

Please place a score between 1 and 5 next to each possible answer

a) Understand the material

b) Do not feel it is necessary to ask the question at the moment

c) Know someone else will ask the question, so you wait for that person to ask

d) Do not want to take up classes time with your question

e) Worry that the professor will not explain a concept any better than s/he is currently

f) Do not want to slow down the class with your question

g) Rather ask the question outside of class

h) Need more time than the professor is likely to give to your answer in class

i) Other (please specify)

2. If asking a question anonymously in class does not concern you, is it because:

Please place a score between 1 and 5 next to each possible answer

a) It is part of student/professor relationship to ask questions openly

b) The professor probably will not explain the material any better

c) You never have any questions to ask professors during lecture

d) You do not believe it can be done without identifying yourself

e) You were unprepared for the lecture and you do not want bother the professor

f) You do not want to make a bad impression on your professor with the wrong question

g) Other (please specify)

3. If you believe that typing questions during class will hinder you, is it because you:

Please place a score between 1 and 5 next to each possible answer

a) Like to speak personally to professor one on one

b) Prefer to ask your questions aloud

c) Do not like typing

d) Are not familiar with keyboard

e) Believe typing will take away from your ability to pay attention to the professors lecture

f) Can not spell very well

g) There are other input devices you prefer to a keyboard (please specify)

h) Other (please specify)

4. If you believe that question from students slow down or disrupt the class, is it because

Please place a score between 1 and 5 next to each possible answer

a) Questions are to long

b) Students have not prepared for the lecture

c) Professors do not handle questions very well

d) Students do not ask questions very well

e) Lectures are for professor to delivery material and discussions should take place outside of class

f) Find that most questions interrupt your mental flow

f) Other (please specify)

Material Comprehension

1. If you are ever confused in class and choose not to indicate it to the professor, is it because you

Please place a score between 1 and 5 next to each possible answer

a) Are hoping the instructor will explain it later

b) Hope to understand the concept as the lecture continues

c) Do not want to slow down the whole class.

d) Do not want to interrupt the professor

e) Are too shy to indicate it

f) Want to wait until you have reviewed the notes and textbook after class

g) Feel that it is hopeless, you will not understand this point anyway

h) Other (please specify)

Mood/Flow

1. If you do become bored in class and choose not to inform the professor, is it because you:

Please place a score between 1 and 5 next to each possible answer

a) Comprehend the class material

b) Are willing endure the boredom

b) Feel that you are an advanced student, and its the price you pay

c) Do not want to speed up the class

d) Worry that a faster pace will hurt other students

e) Don't understand and feel embarrassed to inform the professor

f) Do not understand and feel embarrassed

g) Feel it is unprofessional to express feelings about a professor's lecture

h) other (please specify)