| N=58 of 71 |
strong yes |
yes |
neutral |
no |
strong no |
no opinion |
| Do you dislike mathematics? |
12% | 21% | 21% | 28% | 17% | 0% |
| Is your only reason for taking this course that it satisfies the core requirement in mathematics and analytical sciences? |
21% | 38% | 16% | 21% | 1% | 0% |
| Do you think that mathematics can be beautiful? (In the sense that art, music, etc. can be called beautiful.) |
2% | 19% | 28% | 41% | 5% | 5% |
| Is there something in mathematics that you think is beautiful that you could describe to me? |
2% | 19% | 17% | 48% | 9% | 3% |
| Are "word problems" difficult for you? |
19% | 24% | 40% | 14% | 3% | 0% |
| Do you have a positive attitude about mathematics? |
14% | 22% | 38% | 21% | 5% | 0% |
| Do you think that you have below average mathematical ability? |
10% | 17% | 19% | 43% | 12% | 0% |
| Are you scared of this course? |
9% | 12% | 24% | 40% | 16% | 0% |
| Do you think that you will enjoy this course? |
3% | 31% | 55% | 5% | 2% | 2% |
| Do you think you will get anything out of this course? |
9% | 62% | 28% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Do you think it is appropriate that mathematics is part of the liberal arts core at WSC? |
14% | 53% | 22% | 2% | 0% | 9% |
| Did you enjoy the last mathematics class you took before coming to WSC? |
9% | 24% | 14% | 36% | 12% | 2% |
| Do you feel comfortable reading and interpreting quantitative information? |
3% | 9% | 45% | 33% | 5% | 2% |
| Do you know what mathematics is? |
3% | 67% | 24% | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Do you think you will remember this class 10 years from now? |
3% | 24% | 38% | 22% | 9% | 3% |
