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Directions: This is your chance to share how you learn best in a classroom. Use this form to tell us what works well for you in class and what doesn’t. Please read through each item in the Teacher Behaviors/Methods column. Then, mark the one circle that best describes your experiences as very helpful to very challenging. The assessment has four sections.

Teacher Uses

In this section think about the way instructors have taught you. For example, in the first row, "Lecture format," ask yourself if you find it helpful when an instructor lectures and you listen and take notes in class. If you find lecturing helpful, decide if it is very helpful to your learning, or if it is only a good way for you to learn sometimes. If you find lectures to be a difficult way to learn, you will want to check either the "somewhat challenging" or the "very challenging" circle. For each item select only ONE of the four circles.

Teacher Requires

The statements listed in this section require you to think about the kind of activities that help you learn best during actual class time. Do you learn the information well through giving presentations, or is it better for you to learn during field trips or class discussions? Have class assignments required you to use your hands to build something ("manipulation of materials")? Again, mark the one circle that best describes how helpful it is.

Teacher Evaluates

Which ways of testing work best for you? This section lists many different ways instructors test their students. Which ways of testing have you found work best for you? If you like writing and do well writing essays you will want to choose the "very helpful" circle for the Essays selection. If you are stressed by time limits during tests, you will want to mark ONE of the "challenging" circles.

Homework Involves

The final section concerns the homework you have completed in the past. Did you find it helpful when you were asked to find information on campus or in the community? When you were asked to complete projects outside of class, did you find these activities to be helpful, or were they challenging or frustrating for you? Once again, check the one circle that best describes your experience.

Sometimes activities can be challenging because they make you think in a new way, but they can also be very helpful in teaching you something new. For example, if you once thought it was difficult to write on the board, but then you became used to it and actually learned a lot by writing on the board, you would want to check the "very helpful" circle.

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January 31, 2001

Assessment: Very Helpful/ Somewhat Helpful/ Somewhat Challenging/ Very Challenging