Table 3. Responses to Likert survey items
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Question
My overall workload this term, including reading, writing, laboratory/studio, and other class assignments, has fluctuated a great deal, ranging from very heavy to very light. All in all, I feel that I have been honestly challenged in my classes this term. My courses this term have been far too easy. My courses this term have given me a good sense of what a liberal arts education is all about. My ability to grasp important theoretical issues has been improved this term. My classes this term complement each other. My written assignments (exams, papers, projects, reports) were well coordinated in my classes this term. I feel my writing has improved this term. If I were advising a good friend whose interests were similar to mine, I would recommend the classes I took this term. I feel that I'm making good progress this term toward fulfilling my distribution requirements. My classes this term have allowed me to see why science courses are considered "liberal arts." My classes this term offer me a reasonable and broad view of intellectual inquiry. Please estimate the number of hours you have put in, on average, on all homework (reading, writing, problem sets, projects, etc.) |
Triad Group (n = 45)
3.84
6.29
1.58 5.89
5.67
6.82 5.89
4.64 6.29
6.00
5.27
6.22
23.42 |
Non-Triad Group (n = 40)
4.65
6.40
1.58 5.16
4.79
4.00 4.83
5.03 4.97
5.76
4.38
5.37
26.59
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Differ Signifi- cantly?
no
no p < .05
p < .01
p < .001 p < .001
no p < .001
no
p < .01
p < .01
no |