AVQM the Shape and Behavior of the Wave Function - Attitude Survey

AVQM – The Shape and Behavior of the Wave Function - Attitude survey

The following survey is designed to find out what you think about the AVQM – The Shape and Behavior of the Wave Function materials that you have completed. Your answers will be used to help improve the materials. Please answer as honestly and completely as you can.

Background information:

Please circle your gender: female male

Please circle your class: freshman sophomore junior senior 5th year

What is your major?

Please circle the grade that you expect from this course: A B C D F

Please list all previous college physics courses that you have completed:

Please list all college physics courses that you are currently taking:

General Instructions: In each section you will be asked to rank various things about the materials on a scale of –5 to +5. On this scale, -5 will represent an extreme view in one direction, +5 will represent an extreme view in the opposite direction, and 0 will represent an equal balance between the two. At the end of each section there is a space for written comments where you can further describe your views.

1) Difficulty: How difficult was the material? In this section a score of –5 says that the material was way too easy for this course, a score of +5 says that the material was way too difficult for this course, a score of 0 means you think the difficulty level was just about right. Circle the number that best expresses your thoughts.

1a) Difficulty of the reading material:

(Way too easy) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Way too difficult)

1b) Difficulty of the exercises:

(Way too easy) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Way too difficult)

1c) Difficulty of the activities:

(Way too easy) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Way too difficult)

1d) Difficulty of using the computer program (WFE):

(Way too easy) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Way too difficult)

1e) Please write any comments that you have about the difficulty of the material that may further explain your answers:

2) Usefulness: How useful was the material? How much did you learn from it?

2a) Usefulness of the reading material:

(Not at all useful) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Extremely useful)

2b) Usefulness of the exercises:

(Not at all useful) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Extremely useful)

2c) Usefulness of the activities:

(Not at all useful) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Extremely useful)

2d) Usefulness of the computer program (WFE):

(Not at all useful) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Extremely useful)

2e) Please write any comments that you have about the usefulness of the material that may further explain your answers:

3) Enjoyment: How much did you enjoy using the material? How fun was it?

3a) My enjoyment of the reading material:

(Hated it) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Loved it)

3b) My enjoyment of the exercises:

(Hated it) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Loved it)

3c) My enjoyment of the activities:

(Hated it) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Loved it)

3d) My enjoyment of the computer program (WFE):

(Hated it) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Loved it)

3e) Please write any comments that you have about your enjoyment of the material that may further explain your answers:

4) Newness: How new was the material to you?

4a) Newness of the reading material:

(All old and familiar) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (All brand new)

4b) Newness of the exercises:

(All old and familiar) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (All brand new)

4c) Newness of the activities:

(All old and familiar) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (All brand new)

4d) Newness of the computer program (WFE):

(All old and familiar) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (All brand new)

4e) Please write any comments that you have about the newness of the material that may further explain your answers:

5) Length: How appropriate was the length of the material?

5a) Length of the reading material:

(Way too short) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Way too long)

5b) Length of the exercises (or number of exercises):

(Way too short) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Way too long)

5c) Length of the activities (or number of activities):

(Way too short) –5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 (Way too long)

5e) Please write any comments that you have about the length of the material that may further explain your answers: