I am sending this letter to ask you for help in collecting data for a a
study I am currently conducting on the effectiveness of course format for
Intermediate Algebra courses. A questionnaire is included in this
email immediately following the letter.
If you choose to participate, your individual responses will be kept
confidential and used only in statistical calculations relating to the
study.
The good news here is that the questionnaire is short and will not take
too long to answer. The bad news is that I need the information
POST-HASTE. I will greatly appreciate your responses as quickly as you
can get them to me. Please respond by replying to this email with your
completed questionnaire included.
If you would like a copy of the completed study, please note that on your
response and I will be happy to forward it to you.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Mary Robinson
UNM Valencia Campus
Los Lunas, New Mexico
QUESTIONNAIRE
NAME OF INSTITUTION:_____________ STATE:________
In answering the following questions, please place an "X" beside the
appropriate response item(s).
1.In which format does your institution offer Intermediate Algebra:
(a) Three Credit Hours
(b) Four Credit Hours
(c) Other(Please Specify)
2. Which of the following topics does your institution's
Intermediate Algebra course NOT cover:
(a) Absolute Value
(b) Integer Exponents
(c) Graphing of Linear Equations
(d) Systems of Linear Equations
(e) Graphing of Inequalities
(f) Polynomials
(g) Factoring
(h) Rational Expressions
(i) nth Roots
(j) Algebra of Functions
(k) Composition of Functions
(l) Inverse Functions
(m) Solving Quadratic Equations
(n) Graphing Quadratic Equations
(o) Exponential Functions
(p) Logarithmic Functions
(q) The Complex Number System
(r) Conic Sections
3. Indicate the statement which best describes how effectively you
believe your Intermediate Algebra format contributes to student
success:
(a) Poorly
(b) Minimally
(c) Moderately
(d) Adequately
(e) Superior
4. Answer only if your current format is more than three credit hours:
A. Which format do you believe provides the best opportunity for
student success in Intermediate Algebra?
(a) Three Credit Hours
(b) Four Credit Hours
(c) Other (Please Specify)
B. On what criteria do you base your answer to #4A?
5. Indicate the highest competency covered in your institution's
Basic Algebra course:
(a) Linear Graphing
(b) Rational Expressions
(c) Quadratic Graphing
(d) Other (Please Specify)
6. Indicate the response which best applies to your
institution's service area:
(a) Student population resides within 20 miles of institution
(b) At least 25% of student population resides more than 20 miles
from institution.
To keep me from duplicating information from a single school, please
remember to include the name of your institution and the state in
which it is located.
Thanks