QLAB – Needs Assessment

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PERC 2020 paper with discussion of the needs assessment survey results

The needs assessment survey:

  • Was sent to 540 STEM & social science faculty teaching intro courses at the 10 LACOL schools
  • Each schools determined its own criteria for faculty to receive the survey
  • 220 faculty responded (~40% response rate)

Results from the needs assessment survey:

  • 88 of the 220 respondents (46%) are currently using online resources of some type to reinforce Q skills.

What did the respondents appreciate about online resources?

  • Allow additional opportunities to learn/practice
  • Provide immediate feedback
  • Are self-paced
  • Are easily accessible (available anytime)
  • Among those not using online resources, 80% were interested in potentially using online resources.

Which priority topics were identified for module development?

  • Exponents/Logs
  • Slope/Intercepts/Systems of equations
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Graphs (creating, reading, interpreting) will be a cross-cutting theme