Faculty Learning Communities: Student Learning Survey

Name: ____________________________________

Department: ____________________________________

Circle the name of your Faculty Learning Community for this response:

Alumni Teaching Scholars (junior faculty)
Senior Faculty for Teaching Excellence
Difference Community
Cooperative Learning
Problem-Based Learning
Technology
Team Teaching

1. Circle the number in front of each item that indicates the degree to which student learning changed as a result of your FLC participation.
0 Students learned less	1 No change in their learning	2 Learned more to a small degree	3 Learned more to a medium degree	4 Learned more to a great degree

Scale	Item	Item #
0 1 2 3 4	Ability to apply principles and generalizations already learned to new problems and situations	1.1
0 1 2 3 4	Analytic skills	1.2
0 1 2 3 4	Problem-solving skills	1.3
0 1 2 3 4	Ability to draw reasonable inferences from observations	1.4
0 1 2 3 4	Ability to synthesize and integrate information and ideas	1.5
0 1 2 3 4	Ability to think holistically: to see the whole as well as the parts	1.6
0 1 2 3 4	Ability to think creatively	1.7
0 1 2 3 4	Ability to ask good questions	1.8
0 1 2 3 4	Improved writing skills	1.9
0 1 2 3 4	Develop appropriate study skills, strategies, and habits	1.10
0 1 2 3 4	Learn terms and facts	1.11
0 1 2 3 4	Learn concepts and theories	1.12
0 1 2 3 4	Skill in using materials and tools central to course or discipline	1.13
0 1 2 3 4	Skill in using technology	1.14
0 1 2 3 4	Learn to understand perspectives and values of a course or discipline	1.15
0 1 2 3 4	Learn techniques and methods used to gain new knowledge	1.16
0 1 2 3 4	Learn to evaluate methods and materials in a course or discipline	1.17
0 1 2 3 4	Develop an openness to new ideas	1.18
0 1 2 3 4	Develop an informed concern about contemporary social issues	1.19
0 1 2 3 4	Develop a commitment to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship	1.20
0 1 2 3 4	Develop a multidisciplinary perspective	1.21
0 1 2 3 4	Develop a lifelong love of learning	1.22
0 1 2 3 4	Develop aesthetic appreciations in a course or discipline	1.23
0 1 2 3 4	Develop an informed historical perspective	1.24
0 1 2 3 4	Develop an informed appreciation of other cultures	1.25
0 1 2 3 4	Develop capacity to make informed ethical choices	1.26
0 1 2 3 4	Develop ability to work productively with others	1.27
0 1 2 3 4	Utilize internship experiences	1.28
0 1 2 3 4	Develop respect for others	1.29
0 1 2 3 4	Develop capacity to think for oneself	1.30
0 1 2 3 4	An increased rate of intellectual development (e.g. Perry, Belenky, Baxter Magolda, et al)	1.31
0 1 2 3 4	Other: ____________________________________	1.32
0 1 2 3 4	Other: ____________________________________	1.33

2. How do you know student learning changed as a result of your participation in an FLC? Check as many as appropriate
q	Your successful achievement of new/more learning objectives
q	More successful achievement of your existing learning objectives
q	Better performance on tests
q	Better papers or other writing assignments
q	Better class discussion/engagement
q	Better classroom atmosphere/ambiance
q	Better attendance
q	Students more motivated
q	Students more interested
q	Increased student use of evidence in arguments (e.g. references)
q	Student evaluation comments
q	Student evaluation numbers
q	Student notes, letters, comments
q	Student journal entries
q	Student responses to classroom assessment techniques (Angelo & Cross)
q	Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID)
q	Comments from colleagues (e.g. a following course…)
q	Coverage of more (e.g. content, processes…)
q	Deeper (less surface) learning
q	Increased beneficial connections with students outside the classroom
q	Better retention (Less drops)
q	Higher final grades
q	Other: ____________________________________
q	Other: ____________________________________

3. Circle the number in front of each item that indicates what processes/approaches resulted in increased learning.
0 Students learned less	1 No change in their learning	2 Learned more to a small degree	3 Learned more to a medium degree	4 Learned more to a great degree

Scale	Item	Item #
0 1 2 3 4	Cooperative or collaborative learning	3.1
0 1 2 3 4	Case studies	3.2
0 1 2 3 4	Student learning portfolios	3.3
0 1 2 3 4	Active learning	3.4
0 1 2 3 4	Student centered learning	3.5
0 1 2 3 4	Discussion	3.6
0 1 2 3 4	Simulation	3.7
0 1 2 3 4	Keeping journals	3.8
0 1 2 3 4	Writing	3.9
0 1 2 3 4	Problem-based learning	3.10
0 1 2 3 4	Technology	3.11
0 1 2 3 4	E-mail	3.11.1
0 1 2 3 4	Chat rooms	3.11.2
0 1 2 3 4	On-line material	3.11.3
0 1 2 3 4	WWW	3.11.4
0 1 2 3 4	PowerPoint	3.11.5
0 1 2 3 4	Bulletin board	3.11.6
0 1 2 3 4	Teaching project	3.12
0 1 2 3 4	Team teaching	3.13
0 1 2 3 4	Other: ____________________________________	3.14
0 1 2 3 4	Other: ____________________________________	3.15

4. Please check the categories of your FLC teaching project.
q	Designed a new course
q	Revised a course in other ways
q	Designed/employed technology in your course
q	Developed ways or ability to teach large classes
q	Improved a TA teaching practicum/course
q	Designing guidelines for engaging in a process (e.g. discussion)
q	Investigate and improve grading
q	Made class/curriculum more inclusive
q	Learn about and incorporate approaches to reach different learning styles
q	Investigated and tried a new teaching method/approach
q	Surveyed students to obtain information to incorporate this into your teaching
q	Applying disciplinary research methods to undergraduate teaching
q	Design or employ internship experience
q	Incorporate connections with professional opportunities
q	Prepare a manual/booklet for use in a course or program
q	Other: ____________________________________
q	Other: ____________________________________
q	Other: ____________________________________

Now circle the number indicating the degree to which student learning changed as a result of your teaching project.
0 Students learned less	1 No change in their learning	2 Learned more to a small degree	3 Learned more to a medium degree	4 Learned more to a great degree

5. Circle the number in front of each item that indicates the degree of change in student learning due to a change in your attitude as a result of your FLC participation.
0 Students learned less	1 No change in their learning	2 Learned more to a small degree	3 Learned more to a medium degree	4 Learned more to a great degree

Scale	Item	Item #
0 1 2 3 4	Your general enthusiasm about teaching and learning	5.1
0 1 2 3 4	Your appreciation of teaching and learning as an intellectual pursuit: scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching	5.2
0 1 2 3 4	More reflective	5.3
0 1 2 3 4	More comfortable	5.4
0 1 2 3 4	More confidence	5.5
0 1 2 3 4	Revitalization	5.6
0 1 2 3 4	Inspiration	5.7
0 1 2 3 4	Courage to teach	5.8
0 1 2 3 4	Other: ____________________________________	5.9
0 1 2 3 4	Other: ____________________________________	5.10

Thank you very much for completing and returning this survey.

This project has been supported in part by a grants from the US Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) and the Ohio Board of Regents.

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