RESULTS OF STUDENT SURVEYS
MT 110-C891
WHITESBURG CAMPUS
1. Did you enroll in a Developmental Math course at SKCTC?
Yes 3 No 4 Currently enrolled 0
2. Describe, in your opinion, what made or makes you successful or unsuccessful.
Patience, understanding, come to class, ask questions.
Trying your best and knowing you did the best you could. Not trying at all.
With a good teacher.
My desire for math makes me unsuccessful. I have no interest in math.
Having a good teacher and the teacher’s way of explaining.
Attendance and studying and doing homework. Having a good instructor makes math easier to understand.
Paying attention to instructor, attendance, studying, doing homework.
Sometimes it seems fast paced to where it’s hard to understand, and sometimes it was easy explained to where it was better to understand.
3. Did you or do you attend classes regularly? (Explain why or why not).
Yes.
Yes, because that I believe is how you learn the most.
Yes, I have a good teacher that teaches well.
Yes, I paid to take the classes; I didn’t want to waste my money.
Yes, to have understanding by teacher helping.
Yes, I believe that you really miss a lot of information if you miss class.
Yes.
I attend mostly all class session, unless it was an emergency, or reason I could not be there.
4. What could the instructors do to help all Developmental Math students be more successful?
Explain, take time to care.
Be sure all students understand. Going at a good pace for everyone.
Have small group, and interact more with the students.
Have different styles and understand that math is very difficult for some people.
Give explanations.
Make sure the students; all the students understand the problem.
Explain in detail more about the math problem, like on chalkboard, and assign more homework.
Give one-on-one to those who are having problems so that they will better understand it.
5. What could SKCTC, the college, do to help all Developmental Math students be more successful?
Encourage them.
Having good teachers. The things listed in question 4.
Buy calculators, teach them to use them.
Teach at a slower pace, have other opportunities than tests to help your grades.
Have teachers to have similar ways of teaching (explaining, examples, etc.)
Make sure to assist anyone who needs it.
Smaller classes and more teachers to teach the small classes.
Find their problem area, and try to help them better understand things that they are having problems with.
6. How much did
you or do you use the
Seldom. I go once or twice a week.
None. This is my first semester and I haven’t had any trouble.
I don’t use.
I used the
Not very much because Mr. Hawkins does a good job of explaining how to do things.
I use the library for studying and sometimes the tutors for more understanding.
None, I understand everything my instructor teaches me, so far.
Not very much, only sometimes.
7. Describe how you feel about learning Mathematics.
I enjoy learning it when its things you can understand and things you use.
I really don’t like math, but some things I like to learn, such as logic and problems that make you think. Not all the calculus and things.
I feel as if it’s a struggle but the teacher makes me feel comfortable with your math problems.
I hate math. Algebra is useless to the majority of people.
Scared because some things are things that very new.
I know it’s necessary but sometimes hard to understand.
I love math, one of my favorite subjects.
I think that it is hard to understand.
8. What advice would you give fellow students to help them be successful in Developmental Mathematics?
Go to class and pay attention.
Do homework. Study a whole lot. Attend class. Pay attention.
Don’t skip class. Pay attention. Ask questions, if needed. Study and keep notes.
Pay attention in high school. Developmental math is nothing but repetition.
Go to class, pay attention and don’t be afraid to ask questions.
Study! Study! Study! Pay attention in class. Do homework.
Take notes, listen well in class, make good study habits, good attendance, and always feel free to ask instructor for further help if you don’t understand.
Try your best, and if you have problems and get someone to help you understand it.