2014 End of the Year AP Chemistry Survey

Please reflect on the year and answer the following questions. Please be honest, your responses will be kept confidential and will be used to improve the course in futures.


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. What are your career plans after graduation? (10 lines or less)*


  1. What do you believe will be your overall grade for the year?*
    A B C D F


  1. Rate your motivation for learning through you high school career. (excellent meaning other things are a distraction during class while poor means that school is a distraction from other things)
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. Rate your motivation/interest in this subject field.*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. Was your math background/ability was adequate for the calculations required in this course.*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Select the average number of hours that you spent in self guided learning chemistry outside of class per week. Reading text, outlining notes, doing problems, researching, etc.. (If less than 1 choose n/a)*
     
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    1  5  


  1. Chemistry is much more complicated than you had imagined.*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Although complicated chemistry is an interesting science.*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. To what extent did you utilize learning maps for organizing your notes or thoughts for a unit? (Excellent would be invariably while poor means never.)*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. To what level did you use a textbook to preview or review material ? (Excellent would be invariably while poor means never.)*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. To what level did you make use of the printed note slides to take personal notes on material during class? (Excellent would be invariably while poor means never.)*
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Excellent   Poor  


  1. In general, the assessments and activities (test, quizzes, labs) reflected the concept(s) indicated on the LEQs and Learning Map. (Answer n/a if you did not dedicate much time to the activities to answer this fairly.)*
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree  


  1. Over the course of your chemistry classes, the Phet simulations were useful for visualizing concepts. *
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree  


  1. The laboratory activities were useful in understanding how the concepts are applied. (Don't allow difficulty to enter in judgment.)*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Laboratory reports were useful in becoming proficient using technology in creating professionally made documents representing the material. *
      1 2 3 4 5     N/A
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree  


  1. Problem presentations are a useful tool for demonstrating knowledge in an area and should be used more.*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. How useful were the random vocab quizzes in becoming exposed to new terms?*
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. Rate the average amount of time you believe that you were engaged during class per day ie.. thoughts were on chemistry. (Each interval corresponds to 5%.)*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20  
    0%  100%


  1. When confronted with a chemistry problem of great difficulty you.... (Rank in order of your usual choice.)*
        1 2 3 4 5 6
    Left it blank.  
    "Googled"it.  
    Utilized the textbook.  
    Seeked help from instructor outside of class.  
    Contacted a friend for the answer.  
    Contacted a friend for help in how to obtain the answer.  


  1. When confronted with a chemistry problem of great difficulty you are most interested in...*
        1 2
    The answer!  
    The process used in finding the answer.  


  1. Describe the unit (concept area) that you believe that you "absorbed" the most? State why if you know. (25 lines are given)*


  1. Describe the unit (concept area) that you believe that you "absorbed" the least? State why. (25 lines are given)*


  1. Describe your most memorable moment of the year? (25 lines are given)*


  1. If you were to give me advice on how to improve this class what would it be? (25 lines are given)*


  1. Sum up the year in a sentence or two or three or four. (10 lines are given)*


  1. What advice do you give to a student in this class next year. (25 lines or less)*


  1. Describe an activity that you have experienced in any other class during your academic career that worked well and may be useful in this course. (25 lines are given)*


  1. If you were to design the perfect lesson for your students what would you do? (100 lines are given)*


  1. I enjoyed having you in class this year and I wish you well. Feel free to contact me in the future if you have any concerns, need help and/or have ideas to improve the course. I would also like to see a syllabus from your freshman chem.





Mr. Shirmer
Chem I/AP Chem Instructor
Susquenita High School