APUSH survey 2007

All responses are anonymous. Please answer honestly and candidly.


  1. How would you rate the difficulty of this course?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Difficult  Easy


  1. Was this course more difficult or less difficult than you anticipated when you first signed up for the course?
    More difficult than anticipated.
    As I expected.
    Less difficult than anticipated.


  1. About how many hours per week did you spend outside of class on coursework?
    1 hour or less
    2-4 hours
    5-7 hours
    8-10 hours
    over 10 hours


  1. How valuable and helpful was your NOTEBOOK (presidential traces, lecture notes, graphic organizers, etc.)in helping you prepare for your AP exam?
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. How valuable and helpful was your TEXTBOOK in helping you prepare for your AP exam?
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. Please rank the following resources in order of most valuable and helpful in preparing for your AP Exam. 1 would be the most helpful; 5 would be the least helpful.
        1 2 3 4 5
    Notebook (ex. lecture notes, presidential traces, graphic organizers, etc.)  
    Textbook  
    Practice DBQs and Multiple-Choice tests  
    Outside Resource (Princeton Review, SparkNotes, Barron's, etc.)  
    AMSCO  


  1. Do you believe that reading the textbook was essential for success in this course?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you believe that identifying terms from the textbook was essential for success in this course?
    Yes
    No


  1. If Ms. Divina didn't require chapter identifications and weekly quizzes, would you have read the textbook?
    Yes
    No


  1. Be honest. Did you READ the chapter?
    Not at all. I merely looked for the chapter ID and identified it.
    I skimmed the chapter, and did not read the chapter thoroughly.
    I read in depth the entire chapter.


  1. If you did NOT read the chapter, now in retrospect do you feel that it would have helped?
    yes
    no


  1. Do you feel that more group or partner activities would have helped you understand the material more?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you feel that we should have done more practice DBQs and short essays throughout the year?
    Yes
    No


  1. What was the easiest aspect of this course?


  1. What was the most difficult aspect of this course?


  1. If you were to give advice to next year's APUSH students, what would you advise them about how to succeed in the course?


  1. Please provide suggestions to Ms. Divina for improving the course for next year. Remember, all responses are anonymous.


  1. How prepared did you feel for the AP exam regarding the format and structure of the test?
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. How prepared did you feel for the AP exam regarding the historical material?
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. Make a prediction on what you earned on the AP exam this yar.
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5


  1. What would you do differently if you took this course again?


  1. Last year's students did chapter outlines instead of chapter identifications. What is your reaction?
    I believe that chapter outlines would help me think more thematically.
    I think chapter identifications were just as effective as an outline would be.


  1. Which of the following best describes how you usually tackled the weekly chapter assignments?
    I typically waited until the night before they were due and identified all terms in one sitting, sometimes staying up late at night to finish it.
    I usually started the weekend before they were due.
    I paced myself throughout the entire week.


  1. Do you think it would be helpful or necessary to require students to have a certain number of chapter identifications due each class period to help students with pacing. (ex. ids #1-10 are due Thursday, #11-20 due Monday, #21-30 due Tuesday)
    No, part of this experience was acquiring the self-discipline to pace myself
    Yes, breaking down the weekly assignment would be helpful


  1. Do you think that you studied well enough for the AP exam?
    Yes, I feel like I did all that I could do studying on my own.
    No, because I did not realize how difficult and challenging the exam would be.
    No, because I just didn't have enough time to study.


  1. Administration and the counseling office tried their best to let upcoming AP students know how rigorous the AP curriculum would be. Is there anything you wish you were told or you wish you knew regarding the AP curriculum before you signed up for an AP course?


  1. Why did you choose to take an AP course? You may choose more than one answer.
    Because my parents wanted me to.
    Because I knew it would increase my chances of getting into a competitive college.
    I wanted to challenge myself.
    I wanted to improve my reading, writing, and critical-thinking skills.
    I wanted to surround myself with other high-calibar students.


  1. This year quite a few students dropped the course. What would you say to them to help convince them to stick with it?


  1. Would you recommend this course to an upcoming junior? Why or why not?





Ms. Divina
Ms. Maryann Divina
Deep Run High School
Richmond, VA