eCore® Administrative Services

Fall 2009 Georgia View Vista Courses' Aggregate Survey Results


Survey results for an individual course, are available upon request from ecore@westga.edu

Information: eCore Student Survey Results

1. The instructor provided clear guidelines for the discussion participation. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 56.3% 458
Agree 31.6% 257
Neutral 7.6% 62
Disagree 3.1% 25
Strongly Disagree 1.0% 8
Not Applicable 0.5% 4


2. The instructor functioned well as a moderator/facilitator for discussion postings. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 51.7% 418
Agree 31.0% 251
Neutral 10.1% 82
Disagree 4.2% 34
Strongly Disagree 2.2% 18
Not Applicable 0.7% 6


3. The instructor answered course emails/discussion posts in a timely manner.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 57.6% 461
Agree 31.3% 251
Neutral 4.5% 36
Disagree 4.5% 36
Strongly Disagree 1.9% 15
Not Applicable 0.2% 2


4. The instructor encouraged and expected participation in discussions with other students. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 58.4% 471
Agree 30.4% 245
Neutral 7.6% 61
Disagree 2.4% 19
Strongly Disagree 0.4% 3
Not Applicable 0.9% 7


5. Discussions with other students added to my understanding of course materials. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 39.7% 318
Agree 33.6% 269
Neutral 16.7% 134
Disagree 6.0% 48
Strongly Disagree 2.7% 22
Not Applicable 1.2% 10


6. The instructor encouraged students to express opinions and thoughts. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 54.0% 434
Agree 31.5% 253
Neutral 10.6% 85
Disagree 2.2% 18
Strongly Disagree 1.0% 8
Not Applicable 0.6% 5


7. Instructor feedback on discussions added to my understanding of the course materials.    
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 45.0% 361
Agree 29.8% 239
Neutral 14.3% 115
Disagree 7.0% 56
Strongly Disagree 3.1% 25
Not Applicable 0.7% 6


8. The instructor encouraged students to respect the perspectives of others
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 47.9% 383
Agree 34.5% 276
Neutral 12.4% 99
Disagree 1.9% 15
Strongly Disagree 0.4% 3
Not Applicable 2.9% 23


9. The instructor encouraged students to pursue ideas of interest to them. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 41.2% 328
Agree 30.2% 240
Neutral 18.5% 147
Disagree 3.9% 31
Strongly Disagree 1.0% 8
Not Applicable 5.3% 42


10. The pace of the assignments and discussions was reasonable for this course.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 44.4% 355
Agree 35.0% 280
Neutral 8.8% 70
Disagree 7.9% 63
Strongly Disagree 3.9% 31
Not Applicable 0.1% 1


11. The course goals and objectives were easy to understand. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 47.3% 379
Agree 39.7% 318
Neutral 7.2% 58
Disagree 3.2% 26
Strongly Disagree 2.4% 19
Not Applicable 0.1% 1


12. The activities and assignments were closely aligned with course goals and objectives
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 49.5% 397
Agree 41.8% 335
Neutral 5.5% 44
Disagree 2.1% 17
Strongly Disagree 1.1% 9
Not Applicable 0.0% 0


13. The course learning projects or activities added to my understanding of course materials.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 43.0% 345
Agree 40.4% 324
Neutral 10.7% 86
Disagree 3.0% 24
Strongly Disagree 1.7% 14
Not Applicable 1.1% 9


14. Rate the difficulty of this course.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Much too difficult 4.5% 36
Too difficult 16.5% 133
Appropriate 78.5% 632
Too Easy 0.5% 4
Much too easy 0.0% 0


15. Dates for assessments and proctored exams were clearly posted. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 58.9% 472
Agree 33.1% 265
Neutral 4.7% 38
Disagree 2.0% 16
Strongly Disagree 1.2% 10
Not Applicable 0.0% 0


16. The instructor provided timely feedback on graded assignments and assessments. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 47.9% 384
Agree 34.0% 273
Neutral 9.2% 74
Disagree 5.7% 46
Strongly Disagree 2.7% 22
Not Applicable 0.4% 3


17. Instructor feedback on graded assignments and assessments added to my understanding of the course materials. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 38.6% 307
Agree 32.0% 255
Neutral 17.0% 135
Disagree 7.4% 59
Strongly Disagree 3.1% 25
Not Applicable 1.9% 15


18. The amount of work necessary to succeed in this course was clearly communicated.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 43.8% 352
Agree 41.6% 334
Neutral 9.7% 78
Disagree 3.1% 25
Strongly Disagree 1.7% 14
Not Applicable 0.0% 0


19. The instructor provided clear guidelines for course grades. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 51.6% 411
Agree 37.0% 295
Neutral 6.8% 54
Disagree 2.8% 22
Strongly Disagree 1.9% 15
Not Applicable 0.0% 0


20. Additional software/plug-ins (Flash, Acrobat, Java, etc.) were easy to install.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 33.7% 270
Agree 28.8% 231
Neutral 15.7% 126
Disagree 2.1% 17
Strongly Disagree 1.0% 8
Not Applicable 18.6% 149


21. The instructor provided clear requirements for course participation. 
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 52.3% 418
Agree 37.5% 300
Neutral 6.8% 54
Disagree 2.3% 18
Strongly Disagree 0.9% 7
Not Applicable 0.3% 2


22. The course webpage layout was easy to navigate.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 48.1% 383
Agree 42.2% 336
Neutral 5.9% 47
Disagree 2.5% 20
Strongly Disagree 1.3% 10
Not Applicable 0.0% 0


23. The e-mail and discussion tools were easy to use.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 52.6% 418
Agree 41.4% 329
Neutral 4.3% 34
Disagree 1.3% 10
Strongly Disagree 0.3% 2
Not Applicable 0.1% 1


24. The quiz/assessment tool was easy to use.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 51.9% 414
Agree 40.7% 324
Neutral 3.9% 31
Disagree 2.1% 17
Strongly Disagree 0.8% 6
Not Applicable 0.6% 5


25. The assignment drop-box was easy to use.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 47.8% 382
Agree 39.4% 315
Neutral 6.9% 55
Disagree 1.0% 8
Strongly Disagree 0.4% 3
Not Applicable 4.5% 36


26. Links to supplementary websites were active.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 39.3% 314
Agree 39.2% 313
Neutral 12.9% 103
Disagree 4.1% 33
Strongly Disagree 0.9% 7
Not Applicable 3.5% 28


27. My computer skills were adequate to meet the requirements of this course.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 64.8% 519
Agree 32.5% 260
Neutral 1.9% 15
Disagree 0.6% 5
Strongly Disagree 0.2% 2
Not Applicable 0.0% 0


28. I was academically prepared to be successful in this course.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 44.4% 356
Agree 40.2% 322
Neutral 12.1% 97
Disagree 2.2% 18
Strongly Disagree 0.9% 7
Not Applicable 0.1% 1


29. Overall, this course was an effective learning experience
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 46.7% 373
Agree 35.2% 281
Neutral 11.4% 91
Disagree 3.8% 30
Strongly Disagree 2.9% 23
Not Applicable 0.1% 1


30. Overall, the instructor taught this online course effectively.
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 54.0% 431
Agree 29.1% 232
Neutral 9.3% 74
Disagree 4.0% 32
Strongly Disagree 3.3% 26
Not Applicable 0.4% 3


31. Now that you have completed this online course, do you think this type of instruction is a good learning alternative for you?
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count
Yes 82.5% 663
No 17.5% 141

Question 32: Why or why not?
     
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Question 33: What aspects of this learning course were not suited to your learning preferences?

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Question 34: Which learning activities and materials were most useful?

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Question 35: Which learning activities and materials were least useful?

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Question 36: Please provide any comments, suggestions, or ideas you have regarding any aspect to this eCore course that were not covered in this survey.

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