Student Motivation and Effort Items

 Student Motivation and Effort Items 

1. Was this class an elective or required course for you?    Elective            Required

2. How much time did you typically spend each week preparing for class (reading the text and completing assignments, doing optional reading, etc.)?

     1 hr or less                     2 – 3 hrs                                  over 3 hrs

 3. How much time did you typically spend preparing for exams (reviewing notes and other course materials, attending EI, participating in study groups, etc.)? 

   3 hrs or less                    4 – 6 hrs                                  over 6 hrs

 4. How much total time did you spend preparing your term project (writing a term paper, preparing a presentation, competing a team or individual design/build project, etc.)? 

   5 hrs or less                   6 – 10 hrs                                over 10 hrs

 5. In comparison to your other required/elective courses, how much time did you spend on this course? 

         Less         About the same        More

 6. What was the level of your motivation concerning the topic of this course at the beginning of the semester? 

         Low              Medium              High

7. What is the level of your motivation concerning the topic of this course at the end of the semester?

          Low              Medium              High 

8. How would you grade your effort in achieving the learning outcomes of this course? 

F          D         C         B          A