SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE MATH LAB FOR THE FALL OF 2007							Return to Table of Contents
	MAT 030	MAT 060	MAT 090	MAT 106	MAT 107	Total
Number of Surveys	24	15	15	21	2	77
Schedule	Ahead	On	Behind
	19	29	33
	25%	38%	43%
	Yes	No	No Response	Yes	No	No Response
Tutor?	13	64	0	17%	83%	0%
Did you attend open lab?	37	38	2	48%	49%	3%
I was able to learn in the Math Lab.	73	4	0	95%	5%	0%
I would prefer a traditional lecture class.	27	46	4	35%	60%	5%
	A	B	C	D	F	No Response	Average
Noise Level	53	22	1	0	1	0	3.64
Response Time To Flags	59	14	3	0	1	0	3.69
Courtesy From Staff	68	7	1	0	0	1	3.88
Comfort of the Math Lab	62	8	5	1	0	1	3.72
Individualized Attention	62	13	1	1	0	0	3.72
Supervision During Testing	62	12	2	0	0	1	3.74
Overall Grade	60	14	3	0	0	0	3.74
Math Lab Experience	Positive	Negative	No Response	Both + & -
	69	5	3	0
	90%	6%	4%	0%
The numbers in red indicate an increase from last fall's results.
The numbers in blue indicate a decrease from last fall's results.
The numbers in black show no change from last fall's results.
Survey Analysis
Previous surveys compared results from the current semester with the those from the previous semester (i.e.spring compared to fall).
From this point forward, fall semester results will be compared with those from the previous fall semester, and
spring semester results will be compared with those from the previous spring semester.  More accurate conclusions
can be drawn by comparing like semesters (i.e. fall compared to fall) due to similarities in enrollment and student-to teacher ratios.
There were slight decreases in most of the categories students rated the Math Lab on this semester, although none of these decreases seem to
be very drastic.  Surprisingly, students gave lower marks than last fall semester for the response time to flags category, even though
several of the class sections in the Math Lab had an extra roaming tutor each hour to help instructors answer questions more
quickly.  If funding allows, a request will be made for the spring semester to have a roaming tutor to assist instructors during every
section, instead of just in the largest classes, as was done this semester.
It is encouraging that more students are seeking tutoring than they had in the past, although it appears that many of these students
waited until the end of the semester to do so.  Tutoring has always been stressed from the very first day of class, and that approach
will be continued in subsequent semesters.
There was a slight increase in the percentage of students that would prefer a traditional lecture class to the Math Lab setting.
Weekly Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions were offered for each course in the Math Lab to provide a lecture on difficult topics for those students that
were interested in having lecture, but those sessions were very poorly attended.  Bonus points were offered to students that attended, but few students chose
to take advantage of that extra assistance.  It appears that students want lectures and extra help, but many are not willing to put in any
extra time or effort to obtain that assistance.  Math Lab staff will continue to offer SI sessions for at least one more semester in an
effort to offer alternative teaching methods.
In closing, it appears that the vast majority of students have a positive experience and are able to learn in the Math Lab.  As a result,
no major changes will be made in the Math Lab, but Math Lab personnel will continue to try to improve student satisfaction, retention, and success.