> We have debated the issue of one night a week classes and the faculty (with
> one or two exceptions) think it is academically unsound.
>
> The night classes on our main campus are taught 2 nights a week and on a
> satelite campus are taught 1 night a week. There seems to be little or no
> statistical difference in student success rates of students in the two
> formats. We have informally polled students in the 1-night a week classes.
> Most of them think it is a hard way to take math, but overwhelmingly would
> choose the 1-night a week format again because they deal with traffic,
> parking, rushed dinner and baby sitter only once.
What were you comparing: student satisfaction? grades? scores on a
departmental final? ......?
We have debated similar questions at our institution and have a very
similar situation: on campus (which is usually taught by our full-time
staff) are two nights and at the satelite sites (which is usually taught
by part-time staff) only one night. Unfortunately, this debate has at
times taken an ugly tone: why do the part-timers only have to teach one
night a week when we have to teach two and 'are they really teaching the
same course as we have during the day? This has not been a good thing.
Any info comparing student achievement between the formats would be
appreciated.
Thanks