CSE 599 Post-Term Survey Spring22

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CSE 599 Post-Term Survey Spring22

This entire form should take about 30 minutes and includes some multiple choice and some short free response questions. Please base your answers on your current interests and abilities.

Email *

PID *

Last Name *

First Name *

Expectations

Rank your current career interests.

Most interested

Interested

Somewhat interested

Little to no interest

Industry (non-research)

Research (industry / national lab / R1 academic)

Academia (research/teaching balance)

Teaching focus (higher-ed, K-12, or education industry)

Clear selection

Name three expectations of an instructor of a university class.

What is the role of the instructor? What are they there to do?

Name three expectations of students in a university class.

What is the role of a student? What are they there to do?

Name three expectations of TAs in a university setting.

What is the role of a TA? What are they there to do?

Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly disagree

People learn new things by memorizing facts about them.

My personal experience in my education is a very good metric to use in gauging how to help my students.

I can name two simple, anonymous ways to get useful feedback from students on a weekly basis.

Teaching is an art.

When a professor says something clearly in a class, s/he is likely to be able to determine if students understood.

People learn new things by linking new knowledge to pre-existing knowledge.

Computing students need to not only learn computing concepts, but also to learn "ways of thinking" like a computer scientist.

A very clear explanation by an instructor is a better way to learn something than trying it out oneself.

Teaching is NOT something that can be approached scientifically.

I can name one specific computing-related "cognitive skill" I can model for my students.

Weekly feedback (e.g. quizzes) is not necessary for university-level students.

Computing education research can tell me important things which I can use to improve student learning.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly disagree

People learn new things by memorizing facts about them.

My personal experience in my education is a very good metric to use in gauging how to help my students.

I can name two simple, anonymous ways to get useful feedback from students on a weekly basis.

Teaching is an art.

When a professor says something clearly in a class, s/he is likely to be able to determine if students understood.

People learn new things by linking new knowledge to pre-existing knowledge.

Computing students need to not only learn computing concepts, but also to learn "ways of thinking" like a computer scientist.

A very clear explanation by an instructor is a better way to learn something than trying it out oneself.

Teaching is NOT something that can be approached scientifically.

I can name one specific computing-related "cognitive skill" I can model for my students.

Weekly feedback (e.g. quizzes) is not necessary for university-level students.

Computing education research can tell me important things which I can use to improve student learning.

Clear selection

Confidence

On the scale: 1=Very apprehensive, 2=Somewhat apprehensive, 3=Neither confident nor apprehensive, 4=Somewhat confident, 5=Very confident

for each of the following, rate how confident you are in your ability to ...

Promote student participation in your classes.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Make students aware that you have a personal investment in them and in their learning.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Create a positive classroom climate for learning.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Think of my students as active learners, which is to say knowledge builders rather than information receivers.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Encourage my students to ask questions during class.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Actively engage my students in the learning activities that are included in the teaching plan / syllabus.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Promote a positive attitude towards learning in my students.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Provide support / encouragement to students who are having difficulty learning.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Encourage the students to interact with each other.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Show my students respect through my actions.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Let students take initiative for their own learning.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Appropriately grade my students' exams / assignments.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Evaluate accurately my students' academic capabilities.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Prepare the teaching material I will use.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Spend the time necessary to plan my classes.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Clearly identify the course objectives.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Provide my students with detailed feedback about their academic progress.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

Stay current in my knowledge of the subject I am teaching.

Very apprehensive

1

2

3

4

5

Very confident

Clear selection

CSE 599

Did you feel that CSE 599 supported your efforts as a first-time TA this quarter? *

Yes

No

Maybe

Please comment on the weekly time log + reflection: in what ways did it help or hinder your TA experience? *

Please comment on the Teaching Presentation you did with a partner: in what ways did they help or hinder your TA experience? *

Please comment on the Teaching Presentation you watched other CSE 599 students present: in what ways did they help or hinder your TA experience? *

Please comment on the Observation Reflection Assignment: in what ways did it help or hinder your TA experience? *

Was anything you learned in CSE 599 surprising to you? If so, what? *

What concept that you learned in from CSE 599 was most impactful for your TA experience? *

What additional resources (if any) would have been helpful to you as a TA this quarter? *

What aspects of CSE 599 did you enjoy the most? *

What changes (if any) would you recommend for CSE 599? *

What qualities of your fellow TAs and/or mentor TAs would you like to emulate the next time you TA? (feel free to mention them by name) *

Are you interested in volunteering as a mentor TA in future quarters?

Yes

No

Maybe

Clear selection

What class did you TA this quarter? *

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