2013 Geography Survey

Please answer these questions honestly and thoughtfully. Your answers are anonymous and will not affect your grade in any way. The purpose of this survey is to help Mr. Chambers create a more engaging and instructive course. Your cooperation is appreciated.
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  1. Indicate whether you agree or disagree with this statement: I learned a great deal in this course.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. How difficult was the daily class work or notebook work
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Too Difficult  Too Easy


  1. How helpful was the textbook and course work in helping you learn and master the material?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Not Very Helpful at All  Very Helpful


  1. How difficult were the Quia Assisgnments?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Very Difficult  Too Easy


  1. How helpful were the Quia assignments?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Not Very Helfpul at All  Very Helpful


  1. How difficult were the exams
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Very Difficult  Too Easy


  1. How much do agree with this statement: "I am a better writer today because of Mr. Chambers geography class."
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Which writing skills do you think you improved upon most because of this course? If you improved a great deal, rank a 5. If you did not improve at all, rank a 1. If you improved in between somewhere then rank a 2, 3, or 4.

          1 2 3 4 5    
      Creating a graphich organizer.   
      Reading the directions (and following them), and answering the question(s).   
      Paragraph structure   
      Using strong, expressive vocabulary   
      Writing in complex sentences.   
      Writing topic sentences.   
      Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation.   
      Not using personal pronouns.   
      Giving good, clear evidence and examples.   
      Editing (not being afraid to throw away work and starting over)   


  1. How much do you agree with this statement: "I am confident that I can write a 2 to 3 page paper now because I have taken Mr. Chambers class."
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: "I enjoyed this class a great deal."
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: "I think that Mr. Chambers is very fair."
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: "I like Mr. Chambers teaching style."
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: "This content we covered in class was very engaging."
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: "I think that Mr. Chambers teaching style is very engaging."
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: "Mr. Chambers helped me learn a lot about geography and the world."
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. On a scale of 1-10, how engaging was this class? (1= extremely boring; 9= extremely engaging).
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. On a scale of 1-9, how helpful was Quia (with 1 being not very helpful, and 9 being extremely helpful).
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. What did we do enough of? What did we do too much of? What could we have done more? (1=not enough; 3= just right; 5= too much of).

          1 2 3 4 5    
      Writing Assignments   
      Exams and Unit Tests   
      Class Assignments from Textbook   
      Activities   
      Mapping Labs   
      Watching vidoes   
      Notebook checks   
      Quia   
      Field Trips   


  1. How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: "Mr. Chambers is the funniest teacher ever." (5 =totally corny "yo"; 1 = funniest teacher ever).
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. In a thoughtful way, tell me what you liked or what you disliked about my course or my teaching style? You can be critical but please be thoughtful and respectful. No inappropriate language or suggestions. Also if you there are things you did not like, please make specific suggestions about how you think we could make those things better. Thank you. I hope you enjoyed this course and I wish you all the very best in the future.





Mr. Chambers
Edwards Middle School
Boston, MA