| N=63 of 72 |
strong yes |
yes |
neutral |
no |
strong no |
no opinion |
| Do you dislike mathematics? |
16% | 30% | 33% | 14 % | 6% | 0% |
| Is your only reason for taking this course that it satisfies the core requirement in mathematics and analytical sciences? |
25% | 43% | 11% | 16 % | 2% | 2% |
| Do you think that mathematics can be beautiful? (In the sense that art, music, etc. can be called beautiful.) |
3% | 8% | 24% | 41 % | 16% | 8% |
| Is there something in mathematics that you think is beautiful that you could describe to me? |
0% | 8% | 8% | 67 % | 10% | 8% |
| Are "word problems" difficult for you? |
30% | 30% | 27% | 11 % | 2% | 0% |
| Do you have a positive attitude about mathematics? |
2% | 33% | 27% | 27 % | 11% | 0% |
| Do you think that you have below average mathematical ability? |
13% | 32% | 19% | 29 % | 6% | 2% |
| Are you scared of this course? |
10% | 19% | 22% | 40 % | 8% | 2% |
| Do you think that you will enjoy this course? |
0% | 29% | 54% | 3 % | 8% | 8% |
| Do you think you will get anything out of this course? |
3% | 63% | 21% | 3 % | 2% | 8% |
| Do you think it is appropriate that mathematics is part of the liberal arts core at WSC? |
10% | 67% | 8% | 3 % | 8% | 5% |
| Did you enjoy the last mathematics class you took before coming to WSC? |
10 % | 24% | 16% | 32 % | 17% | 2% |
| Do you feel comfortable reading and interpreting quantitative information? |
0% | 21% | 29% | 37 % | 11% | 3% |
| Do you know what mathematics is? |
2% | 56% | 30% | 5 % | 0% | 6% |
| Do you think you will remember this class 10 years from now? |
2% | 21% | 38% | 25 % | 6% | 8% |
