CLEA ONLINE EVALUATION FORM



HELP US IMPROVE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS
AND COMMENTS!

We are constantly trying to improve the quality of our software, its technical manuals, and our distribution system. Your feedback is very important to us! Please take the time to fill our our questionnaire. Answer as many or as few questions as you feel are applicable. When you have filled out the form, PLEASE REMEMBER TO PUSH THE SEND BUTTON AT THE END!! Thank you for your help! 

Your Name
Institution
First Line of Postal Address
Second Line of Postal Address
City
State
Country
Zip Code
Phone Number
Email Address
Have you reviewed CLEA Software? Yes
No
(If Yes), What system do you use? -Personal Computer
-Classroom Computers
Nature of Institution
Instructors highest degree and subject
Have you used CLEA software in the classroom? Yes (Go to B)
No (Go to A)

A:

(If no), why not?
Do you have any comments or suggestions on the software, based on your inspection other than classroom use?

B:

(If yes) What is the name of the course?
How long is the course?
Is the course a required course for a major?  Yes
No
What level students take the course?
Which of our programs have you used in the course? Revolution of the Moons of Jupiter
The Heights of Lunar Mountains
Photoelectric Photometry of the Pleiades
Hubble Redshift-Distance Relation
Radar Measurement of the Rotation Rate of Mercury
The Flow of Energy Out of the Sun
Classification of Stellar Spectra
Large Scale Structure of the Universe
Radio Astronomy of Pulsars
Do you use the programs primarily as demonstrationss? Yes
No
(If demos only)-Which labs are used and how useful are they?
Do you use the programs primarily as laboratory exercises? Yes
No
(If labs only)-Which labs are used and how useful are they?
How many students use the labs each semester or quarter?
How many students work at each computer?
Do you use the CLEA manuals? Yes
No
How much time is allotted for a CLEA exercise?
Do the students require more or less time to complete CLEA exercises when compared to other computer-based labs?
What is the total number of exercises of all types that you use in your course?
Of these, how many are CLEA exercises?
Do you use any other computer-based exercises? How many and what are they?
What kind of computer(s) do you use in your classroom? Model number, speed, and memory, if possible. -Computer
-Model number
-Speed
-Memory
Do these exercises meet your needs as an instructor?
What is your overall impression of the CLEA products?
What are the overall strong points of the exercises?
Overall weak points?
Do these exercises enable you to do things you could not do before with your students? Explain...
Which exercises do you find the most useful and/or instructive? Why?
Which exercises do you find the least useful and/or instructive? Why?
Would you like to see further develoment and improvement of CLEA-type labs? Yes
No
What suggestions would you have for future development?
Do the students enjoy doing the CLEA exercises?
What positive comments do you hear most frequently from students?
What negative comments do you hear most frequently from students?
Do students seem to learn concepts about astronomy more easily/quicker using the CLEA materials? Yes
No
Do the students perform better in any regard? In what ways?
Do you have evidence of this? If so, what are your criteria for measuring this performance?
Are there other teaching goals (e.g. small group interaction) that are aided by the CLEA materials?
If you distribute the CLEA student manuals, do you think students use them? (Why or why not?)
Do you have any additional comments on Project CLEA that we can use in our evaluation for our funding agencies?

 

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