PhysicsLAB Survey
May 21, 1998

   

I have used this feature.

Rank each of the following
1-strongly agree,   2-agree
3-neutral
4-disagree,   5-strongly disagree

1-1

It was useful to refer to the PhysicsLAB site's daily index pages to keep me informed of assignments

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Y N
AP 24 1
Hon3 22 0
Reg4 20 1
Reg5 23 0
Phy2 10 0
Hon7 18 0
SA A N D SD
AP 14 10 1 0 0
Hon3 18 4 0 0 0
Reg4 18 2 0 0 1
Reg5 20 2 1 0 0
Phy2 8 2 0 0 0
Hon7 17 1 0 0 0
1-2

It was useful to refer to the PhysicsLAB site's calendar feature to keep me informed of assignments

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Y N
AP 22 3
Hon3 21 1
Reg4 20 1
Reg5 23 1
Phy2 9 1
Hon7 18 0
SA A N D SD
AP 10 11 4 0 0
Hon3 14 6 1 1 0
Reg4 9 6 5 0 1
Reg5 15 6 3 0 0
Phy2 6 0 2 0 2
Hon7 17 0 0 1 0
1-3

It was useful to have the PhysicsLAB site for reviewing for upcoming quizzes

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Y N
AP 24 1
Hon3 21 1
Reg4 20 1
Reg5 21 2
Phy2 9 1
Hon7 18 0
SA A N D SD
AP 9 13 3 0 0
Hon3 14 5 3 1 0
Reg4 10 3 8 0 0
Reg5 16 1 2 0 0
Phy2 7 1 2 0 0
Hon7 16 1 1 0 0
1-4

It was instructional to see the posted analysis of each completed Intr@net Quiz on the PhysicsLAB site

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Y N
AP 24 1
Hon3 22 0
Reg4 18 3
Reg5 23 1
Phy2 9 1
Hon7 18 0
SA A N D SD
AP 7 7 9 0 0
Hon3 16 6 0 0 0
Reg4 12 5 3 1 1
Reg5 15 3 5 0 0
Phy2 5 3 1 0 0
Hon7 13 4 1 0 0
1-5

It was more motivational to take graded Intr@net Quizzes on the PhysicsLAB site

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Y N
AP 25 0
Hon3 22 0
Reg4 20 1
Reg5 23 0
Phy2 10 0
Hon7 18 0
SA A N D SD
AP 13 9 3 0 0
Hon3 16 6 0 0 0
Reg4 13 6 2 0 0
Reg5 14 4 3 1 0
Phy2 6 2 2 0 0
Hon7 15 3 0 0 0
1-6

It was instructional to reference material on the PhysicsLAB site to complete homework assignments

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Y N
AP 20 5
Hon3 20 2
Reg4 17 4
Reg5 21 1
Phy2 7 3
Hon7 15 3
SA A N D SD
AP 7 9 6 2 0
Hon3 10 8 2 1 1
Reg4 8 6 6 1 0
Reg5 12 7 3 0 0
Phy2 3 2 4 0 1
Hon7 12 5 0 0 1
1-7

It was instructional to complete on-line worksheets on the PhysicsLAB site

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Y N
AP 20 4
Hon3 21 1
Reg4 19 1
Reg5 21 0
Phy2 8 2
Hon7 17 0
SA A N D SD
AP 4 15 5 0 0
Hon3 11 6 5 1 0
Reg4 4 8 4 5 0
Reg5 7 11 2 1 0
Phy2 4 2 3 0 0
Hon7 7 7 4 0 0
1-8

Physics I: It was instructional to complete on-line vocabulary worksheets on the PhysicsLAB site

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Y N
AP 0 0
Hon3 21 1
Reg4 20 1
Reg5 21 0
Phy2 0 0
Hon7 16 1
SA A N D SD
AP 0 0 0 0 0
Hon3 8 9 4 1 0
Reg4 3 11 5 2 0
Reg5 10 6 4 3 0
Phy2 0 0 0 0 0
Hon7 6 6 4 1 0
1-9

A web-based copy of all labs, worksheets, and review activities was all that I needed this year.

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SA A N D SD
AP 2 3 8 10 1
Hon3 5 5 8 4 0
Reg4 1 6 7 3 3
Reg5 3 6 3 6 0
Phy2 2 1 5 3 0
Hon7 1 4 7 4 1
1-10

I would have preferred the opportunity to have paper copy of all labs, worksheets, and review activities.

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SA A N D SD
AP 5 6 12 1 0
Hon3 3 2 7 5 5
Reg4 7 4 3 5 1
Reg5 6 3 8 4 0
Phy2 1 1 5 2 1
Hon7 1 2 7 6 2
1-11

I preferred the web based format over that of paper.

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SA A N D SD
AP 4 4 12 3 1
Hon3 10 4 4 3 1
Reg4 5 8 4 1 3
Reg5 3 6 3 3 1
Phy2 3 2 2 2 0
Hon7 7 6 3 2 0
1-12

Why or why not?

 

Qualitative comments

1-13

It was instructional to view the PowerPoint tutorials.

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Y N
AP 22 2
Hon3 17 3
Reg4 8 12
Reg5 6 11
Phy2 5 5
Hon7 11 10
SA A N D SD
AP 8 7 4 2 0
Hon3 6 7 7 1 0
Reg4 0 5 7 2 3
Reg5 6 3 4 0 0
Phy2 2 3 0 0 1
Hon7 3 4 2 0 0
 

 

 

 

2-1

Physics I: It was instructional to view the ray diagram animations when learning lens and mirrors on the PhysicsLAB site

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Y N
AP 0 0
Hon3 20 1
Reg4 21 1
Reg5 22 1
Phy2 0 0
Hon7 17 1
SA A N D SD
AP 0 0 0 0 0
Hon3 15 6 1 0 0
Reg4 15 3 3 0 0
Reg5 16 3 2 0 0
Phy2 0 0 0 0 0
Hon7 13 5 2 0 0
2-2

Physics I: It was instructional to see the video segments on wave behaviors when learning ripple tank phenomena on the PhysicsLAB site

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Y N
AP 0 0
Hon3 21 0
Reg4 21 1
Reg5 23 0
Phy2 0 0
Hon7 16 1
SA A N D SD
AP 0 0 0 0 0
Hon3 15 6 1 0 0
Reg4 13 3 4 0 0
Reg5 10 8 3 1 0
Phy2 0 0 0 0 0
Hon7 12 3 4 0 0
2-3

AP students: It was instructional to see the video segments on SHM when learning the relationships between position, velocity and acceleration on the PhysicsLAB site.

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Y N
AP 23 1
Hon3 0 0
Reg4 0 0
Reg5 0 0
Phy2 0 0
Hon7 0 0
SA A N D SD
AP 14 10 0 0 0
Hon3 0 0 0 0 0
Reg4 0 0 0 0 0
Reg5 0 0 0 0 0
Phy2 0 0 0 0 0
Hon7 0 0 0 0 0
2-4

AP students: The drill pages were useful in preparing for the exam (where the correct answers were provided once your answer was submitted) on the PhysicsLAB site.

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Y N
AP 22 1
Hon3 0 0
Reg4 0 0
Reg5 0 0
Phy2 0 0
Hon7 0 0
SA A N D SD
AP 12 11 1 0 0
Hon3 0 0 0 0 0
Reg4 0 0 0 0 0
Reg5 0 0 0 0 0
Phy2 0 0 0 0 0
Hon7 0 0 0 0 0
2-5

There was one person at your lab table that was the "computer operator" and they ran the computer most of the time.

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SA A N D SD
AP 8 6 6 2 2
Hon3 8 7 5 1 1
Reg4 6 6 4 4 2
Reg5 8 3 6 2 4
Phy2 1 2 2 2 0
Hon7 7 4 4 2 1
2-6

There were a sufficient number of computers for you to use in the classroom.

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SA A N D SD
AP 16 5 2 1 0
Hon3 17 5 0 0 0
Reg4 9 10 0 3 0
Reg5 10 10 3 0 0
Phy2 7 2 0 0 0
Hon7 15 3 0 0 0
2-7

The time available to use the PhysicsLAB during class time was sufficient.

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Y N
AP 21 3
Hon3 18 3
Reg4 21 1
Reg5 22 1
Phy2 10 0
Hon7 17 0
SA A N D SD
AP 10 10 2 2 0
Hon3 12 7 3 1 0
Reg4 9 6 4 3 0
Reg5 12 8 2 0 0
Phy2 6 4 0 0 0
Hon7 8 6 2 2 0
2-8

The PhysicsLAB site was easy to navigate and find needed information.

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Y N
AP 24 0
Hon3 20 0
Reg4 21 1
Reg5 22 1
Phy2 10 0
Hon7 17 0
SA A N D SD
AP 17 6 1 0 0
Hon3 18 3 1 0 0
Reg4 14 5 2 1 0
Reg5 15 6 2 0 0
Phy2 6 4 0 0 0
Hon7 14 2 0 0 0
2-9

There was sufficient interaction with the teacher during class.

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SA A N D SD
AP 14 2 6 0 2
Hon3 12 6 3 1 0
Reg4 10 6 3 1 2
Reg5 15 7 1 0 0
Phy2 7 1 1 1 0
Hon7 12 3 1 1 1
2-10

When Mrs. Colwell had to be absent, the PhysicsLAB guided the class in moving forward through the material

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SA A N D SD
AP 5 6 8 2 3
Hon3 3 12 3 0 0
Reg4 4 8 3 5 2
Reg5 7 5 7 2 2
Phy2 4 4 0 0 0
Hon7 5 6 2 0 4
2-11

The web-based content presented on the PhysicsLAB could replace a teacher in the classroom.

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SA A N D SD
AP 1 2 4 4 13
Hon3 2 3 3 8 6
Reg4 2 3 1 5 11
Reg5 1 3 5 10 4
Phy2 0 0 0 4 5
Hon7 2 1 3 4 8
2-12

Other courses should use a web site such as PhysicsLAB.

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SA A N D SD
AP 10 8 6 0 0
Hon3 11 9 2 0 0
Reg4 12 5 3 0 2
Reg5 10 7 4 1 0
Phy2 5 4 0 0 0
Hon7 8 7 3 0 0
2-13

Students without a home computer can still successfully take this course

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SA A N D SD
AP 14 4 5 1 0
Hon3 13 7 2 0 0
Reg4 10 6 4 2 0
Reg5 12 6 3 2 0
Phy2 6 1 3 0 0
Hon7 11 5 2 0 0
2-14

Group work done on Intr@net quizzes on the PhysicsLAB site helped me to better understand the material

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SA A N D SD
AP 8 13 3 0 0
Hon3 14 7 1 0 0
Reg4 9 10 1 2 0
Reg5 16 6 1 0 0
Phy2 2 2 4 1 0
Hon7 9 6 3 0 0
 

 

 

 
3-1

I would have preferred that a partner be randomly chosen for me when taking quizzes.

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SA A N D SD
AP 5 2 5 6 6
Hon3 2 0 8 5 8
Reg4 3 2 3 4 10
Reg5 1 1 3 5 13
Phy2 0 0 4 2 3
Hon7 2 0 3 2 11
3-2

I would have preferred working independently on quizzes.

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SA A N D SD
AP 1 4 6 5 8
Hon3 0 1 6 4 12
Reg4 1 0 6 6 9
Reg5 0 1 3 8 11
Phy2 0 1 5 1 2
Hon7 0 0 0 5 13
3-3

Doing labs in groups helped me to better understand the material

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SA A N D SD
AP 13 8 3 0 0
Hon3 11 11 1 0 0
Reg4 16 3 1 1 0
Reg5 17 4 2 0 0
Phy2 5 4 0 0 0
Hon7 12 5 1 0 0
3-4

I would have preferred that a partner be randomly chosen for me when participating in labs.

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SA A N D SD
AP 4 3 4 6 7
Hon3 0 4 7 4 8
Reg4 3 1 5 5 8
Reg5 1 1 2 7 12
Phy2 2 1 3 1 2
Hon7 1 1 1 3 12
3-5

I would have preferred working independently on my own final lab report.

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SA A N D SD
AP 1 3 4 7 8
Hon3 0 0 6 7 10
Reg4 0 3 5 8 7
Reg5 1 0 4 11 7
Phy2 0 0 2 4 3
Hon7 0 0 1 3 12
3-6

Group work done on worksheets on the PhysicsLAB site helped me to better understand the material

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Y N
AP 17 7
Hon3 21 2
Reg4 18 1
Reg5 23 0
Phy2 7 3
Hon7 16 0
SA A N D SD
AP 7 11 3 2 0
Hon3 11 9 1 0 0
Reg4 8 4 5 4 1
Reg5 13 6 2 0 2
Phy2 2 4 0 1 1
Hon7 7 6 3 2 0
3-7

I would have preferred that a partner be randomly chosen for me when completing worksheets.

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SA A N D SD
AP 3 0 8 7 6
Hon3 1 0 7 9 6
Reg4 2 1 2 9 8
Reg5 1 0 3 7 12
Phy2 1 1 3 2 2
Hon7 1 0 2 5 10
3-8

I would have preferred working independently on the worksheets.

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SA A N D SD
AP 2 1 9 5 6
Hon3 0 1 4 8 10
Reg4 0 2 2 7 11
Reg5 0 0 7 9 7
Phy2 1 1 3 1 3
Hon7 0 0 6 3 9
3-9

Overall, I prefer working independently.

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SA A N D SD
AP 2 2 6 6 8
Hon3 1 1 3 10 8
Reg4 3 0 3 6 9
Reg5 1 1 4 7 10
Phy2 0 2 4 3 1
Hon7 0 0 4 5 9
3-10

Overall, I prefer working in groups of two.

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SA A N D SD
AP 7 8 7 1 1
Hon3 11 6 4 1 1
Reg4 3 10 6 3 1
Reg5 7 7 6 2 1
Phy2 1 6 1 2 0
Hon7 7 10 1 0 0
3-11

Overall, I prefer working in groups of three.

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SA A N D SD
AP 5 8 4 4 3
Hon3 3 10 8 1 1
Reg4 6 10 4 2 0
Reg5 3 7 8 3 1
Phy2 0 3 2 3 2
Hon7 5 5 7 1 0
3-12

I did more homework as a result of the PhysicsLAB format

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Y N
AP 11 12
Hon3 18 5
Reg4 16 5
Reg5 20 3
Phy2 5 5
Hon7 13 4
SA A N D SD
AP 3 5 9 3 3
Hon3 6 9 5 1 1
Reg4 4 5 3 6 4
Reg5 3 8 7 2 1
Phy2 0 4 2 3 1
Hon7 5 2 5 4 2
3-13

I would have preferred that all of the web-based activities had been done on paper instead

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SA A N D SD
AP 1 3 11 7 2
Hon3 0 1 7 8 7
Reg4 1 3 2 6 11
Reg5 3 1 1 7 10
Phy2 0 0 3 3 4
Hon7 0 1 1 7 9
3-14

The PhysicsLAB site provided enough examples for me to get my homework questions answered

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Y N
AP 17 7
Hon3 18 4
Reg4 14 6
Reg5 18 5
Phy2 6 4
Hon7 17 0
SA A N D SD
AP 4 4 10 4 2
Hon3 3 12 5 1 1
Reg4 3 5 6 7 2
Reg5 3 8 8 4 0
Phy2 0 2 4 2 1
Hon7 4 5 1 7 0
3-15

The PhysicsLAB site provided enough information for me to review adequately for tests and quizzes

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Y N
AP 21 3
Hon3 21 1
Reg4 19 2
Reg5 13 7
Phy2 8 2
Hon7 17 0
SA A N D SD
AP 6 9 9 0 0
Hon3 8 8 7 0 0
Reg4 5 8 6 1 2
Reg5 4 5 7 4 0
Phy2 1 2 5 1 1
Hon7 4 10 1 3 0
       
4-1

Sample solutions for assigned problems should be posted on PhysicsLAB

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SA A N D SD
AP 13 10 2 0 0
Hon3 13 7 2 0 0
Reg4 8 9 4 1 0
Reg5 19 5 2 0 1
Phy2 6 3 1 0 0
Hon7 14 3 1 0 0
4-2

I feel like my grade in physics was improved because of the group work.

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SA A N D SD
AP 6 13 5 1 0
Hon3 10 7 2 1 0
Reg4 9 6 4 3 0
Reg5 13 5 3 1 0
Phy2 4 2 3 0 0
Hon7 7 6 5 0 0
4-3

I feel like my attendance improved because of the day-to-day activities on the PhysicsLAB site

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SA A N D SD
AP 5 6 7 5 1
Hon3 5 6 8 3 0
Reg4 3 3 6 6 5
Reg5 7 3 8 3 1
Phy2 1 4 3 1 1
Hon7 6 4 6 2 0
4-4

I have become a more independent learner because of PhysicsLAB

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SA A N D SD
AP 3 9 5 7 0
Hon3 2 5 10 4 1
Reg4 0 3 8 6 5
Reg5 3 2 8 6 2
Phy2 0 2 6 0 2
Hon7 1 3 9 4 1
4-5

I have an improved attention span because of PhysicsLAB

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SA A N D SD
AP 2 7 9 4 2
Hon3 4 2 14 1 0
Reg4 1 6 5 5 5
Reg5 3 5 7 5 2
Phy2 0 4 4 1 1
Hon7 2 3 10 3 0
4-6

I work better in groups because of PhysicsLAB

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SA A N D SD
AP 8 9 4 3 0
Hon3 6 4 4 0 0
Reg4 5 9 2 2 4
Reg5 10 7 3 1 1
Phy2 0 4 5 0 1
Hon7 6 5 5 1 1
4-7

I use my computer more often outside of normal classroom hours to work on school assignments because of PhysicsLAB

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Y N
AP 9 12
Hon3 5 13
Reg4 6 15
Reg5 6 14
Phy2 4 6
Hon7 10 8
SA A N D SD
AP 5 5 1 6 2
Hon3 3 1 8 2 2
Reg4 1 2 4 4 7
Reg5 1 3 6 3 4
Phy2 1 3 2 1 1
Hon7 3 3 6 4 0
4-8

I have learned more about the internet because of the use of this site.

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SA A N D SD
AP 8 10 3 1 2
Hon3 5 6 4 5 1
Reg4 4 8 3 2 4
Reg5 8 5 2 2 5
Phy2 5 2 1 1 1
Hon7 3 4 6 3 2
4-9

I feel better prepared to use a computer in future work/schooling.

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SA A N D SD
AP 8 10 3 2 1
Hon3 8 9 5 0 1
Reg4 8 6 3 3 2
Reg5 10 6 3 2 0
Phy2 6 2 1 0 1
Hon7 8 5 5 0 0
4-10

An interactive area for students to collaborate on school related activities would have been helpful to me.

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SA A N D SD
AP 5 11 5 2 1
Hon3 7 7 5 2 1
Reg4 4 5 8 3 1
Reg5 8 3 9 1 1
Phy2 2 5 2 0 1
Hon7 4 11 3 0 0
4-11

Would you recommend that someone take a physics course at Mainland solely based on the use of computers?

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Y N
AP 8 17
Hon3 18 4
Reg4 11 10
Reg5 17 4
Phy2 5 5
Hon7 9 8
SA A N D SD
AP 2 4 5 8 4
Hon3 6 10 6 3 1
Reg4 5 4 1 7 5
Reg5 7 6 4 2 0
Phy2 1 4 0 2 2
Hon7 2 5 2 4 4
4-12

I liked the use of web based extensions such as Just-in-Time?

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Y N
AP 20 4
Hon3 20 1
Reg4 18 3
Reg5 18 2
Phy2 10 0
Hon7 17 1
SA A N D SD
AP 9 8 3 4 0
Hon3 11 8 2 1 0
Reg4 8 7 5 0 2
Reg5 10 8 2 2 0
Phy2 1 4 0 2 2
Hon7 9 6 2 0 0
4-13

It bothered you that you were a part of the development of the project?

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SA A N D SD
AP 3 3 5 6 7
Hon3 0 0 2 3 17
Reg4 1 2 1 6 12
Reg5 0 0 1 5 16
Phy2 0 0 1 1 8
Hon7 1 1 4 2 11
       
  colors

green row 4 #3
teal 128/240/89  0/151/189
neutral row 4 #4
maroon  row 4 #1
red row 2 #1

Y N
AP 0 0
Hon3 0 0
Reg4 0 0
Reg5 0 0
Phy2 0 0
Hon7 0 0
SA A N D SD
AP 0 0 0 0 0
Hon3 0 0 0 0 0
Reg4 0 0 0 0 0
Reg5 0 0 0 0 0
Phy2 0 0 0 0 0
Hon7 0 0 0 0 0

Student Qualitative Responses

When you enter college would you check back on the PhysicsLAB for help with college level courses?

What types on new content would you like to see added the PhysicsLAB?

What hardware changes or upgrades would you like to see done in the physics lab?

 Would you like to see more student participation in the creation of the PhysicsLAB? (Be specific!)

What was the most difficult aspect of the class this year?

What was the least difficult aspect of the class this year?

What was your favorite aspect of the class this year?

What was your least favorite aspect of the class this year?

Still have something on your mind?