Instructor Survey Form

Name
Date
E-Mail
Department
Institution
Course Name

This Instructor’s Survey will allow us to compare different astronomy courses and teaching methods across the sample of classes participating in the pilot testing of the Astronomy Workshop activities using the Solar System Collisions website. Your answers are confidential.

Course Characteristics

Check all that apply to your course

On the semester system On the quarter system

Open-book exam Formula sheet permitted on exams Calculators permitted for exams

Lecture sections hours per week
Recitation/discussion hours per week
Lab/observing/workshop hours per week

What is the highest mathematical level required for your course?

Calculus
Pre-calculus
Trigonometry
Algebra
Non-mathematical

Which of the following best represents the last math course taken by your typical student?

Calculus
Pre-calculus
Trigonometry
Algebra

Your Background

How long have you been teaching astronomy?
How many times have you taught this particular course?
What is your typical breakdown of grades? What percentage of A's, B's, etc.?

Solar System Collisions Web Tool

Did you assign any of the student activities that appear on the Astronomy Workshop website? If so, which activities?
How successful your students were at completing the assignment?
Did completion of the assignment help them increase conceptual understanding and retain information for your test?
If there was a problem with the web site or activites, please tell me how we could make the exercise more appealing to you?
How could we improve on the activities, instructor support materials, or web site?