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Department of Psychology
Senior Independent Study Evaluation Questionnaire

To All Senior Psychology Students:

To help The College and the Psychology Department in our efforts to assess our academic goals and programs, please fill out this evaluation of your Independent Study Experience.

Because it is important to the program of Assessment to receive feedback from all seniors, we are, reluctantly, making your receipt of your I.S. grade contingent on returning this questionnaire. We appreciate your help with efforts of assessment across the college, and we value your feedback about your Senior I.S. experience in the psychology major.

YOUR RESPONSES WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON YOU SENIOR I.S. GRADE.
All responses will be held by Mary Spencer until after Commencement.

Name of Faculty I.S. Adviser:

1. What was most helpful about the advising you received for your Independent Study?

2. What was least helpful about the advising you received for your Independent Study?

3. Were the department's general expectations with regard to Independent Study made clear?

4. Did the department prepare you adequately for Independent Study?

5. The Psychology Department has a number of goals related to work in I.S. that reflect the nature of our discipline. How well did the Psychology Department prepare you for the following specific aspects of Senior Independent Study?

Literature review and critique

completely
unprepared
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prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Research design

completely
unprepared
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prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Data analysis

completely
unprepared
completely
prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Critical thinking and writing

completely
unprepared
completely
prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

APA style and basic writing skills

completely
unprepared
completely
prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

6. With respect to the same aspects of I.S., please think about your work in the psychology major over the past several years. Please rate your own level of commitment and effort to learn and master each aspect below:

Literature review and critique

completely
unprepared
completely
prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Research design

completely
unprepared
completely
prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Data analysis

completely
unprepared
completely
prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Critical thinking and writing

completely
unprepared
completely
prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

APA style and basic writing skills

completely
unprepared
completely
prepared
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

7. Do you have suggestions as to how the I.S. program could be improved (at The College and/or in the Psychology Department)?

8. If you asked for assistance in Andrews Library, was its staff helpful to you in securing resources? If not, explain.

9. In retrospect, what do you judge to have been the overall value of Independent Study for you?

10. Additional comments.

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