| N=49 of 71 |
strong yes |
yes |
neutral |
no |
strong no |
no opinion |
| Do you dislike mathematics? |
12% | 24% | 20% | 35% | 8% | 0% |
| Is your only reason for taking this course that it satisfies the core requirement in mathematics and analytical sciences? |
22% | 37% | 12% | 18 % | 0% | 0% |
| Do you think that mathematics can be beautiful? (In the sense that art, music, etc. can be called beautiful.) |
2% | 29% | 37% | 22 % | 2% | 8% |
| Is there something in mathematics that you think is beautiful that you could describe to me? |
4% | 24% | 20% | 43 % | 2% | 6% |
| Are "word problems" difficult for you? |
18% | 43% | 16% | 18 % | 4% | 0% |
| Do you have a positive attitude about mathematics? |
6% | 59% | 16% | 16 % | 2% | 4% |
| Do you think that you have below average mathematical ability? |
4% | 33% | 14% | 39 % | 14% | 0% |
| Are you worried about the grade you might receive in this course? |
4% | 20% | 27% | 39 % | 10% | 0% |
| Did you enjoy this course? |
47% | 47% | 6% | 0 % | 0% | 0% |
| Did you get anything out of this course? |
39% | 61% | 0% | 0 % | 0% | 0% |
| Do you think it is appropriate that mathematics is part of the liberal arts core at WSC? |
22% | 65% | 4% | 0 % | 2% | 6% |
| Did you enjoy the last mathematics class you took before coming to WSC? |
10 % | 16% | 16% | 31 % | 24% | 2% |
| Do you feel comfortable reading and interpreting quantitative information? |
4% | 37% | 41% | 12 % | 4% | 2% |
| Do you know what mathematics is? |
6% | 69% | 22% | 0 % | 0% | 4% |
| Will you remember this class 10 years from now? |
29% | 57% | 8% | 2 % | 0% | 4% |
