Student Survey Results

My 8th and 9th grade Financial Life Skills participated in the online exit survey that I mentioned last week. The process and results were fascinating. 57 students took the survey (built on QUIA, a paid subscription), providing our department with valuable feedback for making the course better. I closely observed my students as they worked online and was impressed with their seriousness and engagement.

Overall, students enjoyed coming to class (77% felt positive or very positive) and 80% felt that the pace of the course was just right. The Budget unit was most popular and the Checkbooks unit was least. I could view and print the results as QUIA compiled and calculated the responses. Just like online quiz grading, I saved time in reading and analyzing.

The feedback that I valued the most for our grad program were the following free responses:

• "I liked coming in and doing stuff on the computers"
• "going to the lab"
• "keep the online quizzes"
• "Stock Market Simulation and the online tests
• "we learn a lot because of the other teaching methods like powerpoints"
• "I liked the credit unit the least because we were never in the lab"

These comments certainly indicate that students were more engaged and enjoyed learning more with technology-based activities. I will strive to continue creating more of these lessons.