Peer Led Team Learning Student Survey

Institution ______________

Course Name __________________

Professor ________________________

My workshop meets ______ times a week. Each workshop lasts for _______ hours.

Attendance at the workshop ( is, is not ) a course requirement.

For each item, circle the number that corresponds to your response:

1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = neutral (no opinion); 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree.

Disagree Agree

1. The workshops are closely related to the material taught in the lectures. 1 2 3 4 5

2. Workshops help me do better in tests. 1 2 3 4 5

3. Interacting with the workshop leader increases my understanding. 1 2 3 4 5

4. The workshop materials are helpful preparation for exams. 1 2 3 4 5

5. The workshop materials are more challenging than most textbook problems. 1 2 3 4 5

6. I believe that the workshops are improving my grade. 1 2 3 4 5

7. I regularly explain problems to other students in the workshops. 1 2 3 4 5

8. Interacting with the other group members increases my understanding. 1 2 3 4 5

9. I would recommend workshop courses to other students. 1 2 3 4 5

10. In the workshops I am comfortable asking questions when I do not understand something.

1 2 3 4 5

11. The lecturer encourages us to participate in the workshops. 1 2 3 4 5

12. The workshops are often dominated by one or two students. 1 2 3 4 5

13. Noise or other distractions make it difficult to benefit from the workshops. 1 2 3 4 5

14. Students who are uninterested or unmotivated made it difficult for others to

benefit from the workshops. 1 2 3 4 5

15. I felt comfortable with the workshop leader. 1 2 3 4 5

16. The workshop leader is well prepared. 1 2 3 4 5

17. I am uncomfortable asking questions in the lecture. 1 2 3 4 5

18. The workshops are a big help in solving problems. 1 2 3 4 5

19. I would like to be a workshop leader in the future. 1 2 3 4 5

20. In the workshops I enjoyed interacting with the other students. 1 2 3 4 5

21. The workshop experience led me to join formal or informal study groups related to other courses.

1 2 3 4 5

22. On average, I spend the following number of hours per week studying

(in addition to time spent at lectures and workshops):

___ 0-2 hours ___ 2-4 hours ___ 4-6 hours ____ 6-8 hours ____ 8-10 hours

These items are about the materials used in the workshops. Use the following scale:

1 = materials do not meet this objective at all; 2 = somewhat meet the objective;

3 = materials meet the objective rather well; 4 = meet this objective very well;

5 = materials are excellent meeting this objective:

The materials are: Not at all Excellent

23. Well connected with the lecture 1 2 3 4 5

24. Challenging 1 2 3 4 5

25. Developed to review fundamentals 1 2 3 4 5

26. Useful for group work 1 2 3 4 5

27. Motivational 1 2 3 4 5

28. Helpful for individual study 1 2 3 4 5

29. Useful for reinforcing concepts 1 2 3 4 5

Rate each of the following activities according to the amount of workshop time devoted to the specified activity.

Use the following scale:

1 = little or no time; 2 = some time; 3 = a moderate amount of time;

4 = a great deal of time

30. The workshop leader presents ideas and methods 1 2 3 4 5

31. The leader responds to student questions. 1 2 3 4 5

32. Students work on problems in pairs or small groups. 1 2 3 4 5

33. Students work on problems alone. 1 2 3 4 5

34. Students present solutions. 1 2 3 4 5

35. Hands-on activities. 1 2 3 4 5

36. Technology and computer simulations. 1 2 3 4 5

Thank you for your participation.