PRE-RATE

POST-RATE

Questions

Answers

Questions

Answers

1) Date:

9-15-03        

1) Date:

9-23-03              

2) What kind of a mood are you in?

9:  Today has been a pretty good day, and classes have been going well.  I don't feel negative at all.

2) What kind of a mood are you in?

8:  I'm ok, pretty content with life

3) Describe the task as you understand it--what you need to accomplish.

Look at the previous generations curriculum

3) Describe the task--what you needed to accomplish.

Look at the previous generations curriculum

4) How many hours do you think this task will actually take?

about 2 hours

I need to read, digest, and then find the words to explain my understanding of the previous curriculum

4) How many hours did this task actually take?

About 1 hour

I looked at the web sites for the classes and browsed through.  I didn't really find anything overly interesting, other than the fact that they had different assignments than us.

5) How important is it to you to succeed in this task?

10:    I want an A

5) How important is it to you that you've succeeded in accomplishing in this task?

10: I want an A

6) How much difficulty do you expect in performing this task?

3: I already am familiar with the website and how to find the links.  he effort will come with taking notes and digesting information

6) How much difficulty did you experience in performing this task?

2:  Since everything looked the same on the page, (no icons etc) I just had to read and re-read each link to make sure I was in the right spot.

7) How upset would you be if you did not succeed at this task?

10:  I have completed similar tasks before,  I should not have any problems

7) How upset would you have been if you had not succeeded to accomplish this task?

10:  I feel I am a capable literate person, who can follow written directions correctly

8) How sure are you that you will succeed in this task?

10:  I do not want a poor grade

8) How sure are you that you will succeed in new but similar tasks in the future?

10 :  Pretty sure.  All I had to do was navigate their website and look up information

9) How likely is it that you will become good at this type of task?

10:  Pretty good if not already so

9) How likely is it that you will become good at this type of task?

10:  Practice and familiarity with format and instructions

10) What is the main reason that you will probably succeed in completing this task?

The skills you've acquired

10) What is the main reason you succeeded in completing this task?

The skills you've acquire

11) How motivated are you to keep on trying at this particular task until you succeed?

10:    I can not expect a good grade with poor work

11) How motivated were you to keep on trying at this task until you succeeded?

10:     Very, I don't want to fail at anything

12) Computers will make it easier for me to perform this task.

10:   Without computers this would not even be an assignment

12) Computers made it easier for me to perform this task.

10:    It is how I send and receive the correct answers, find  information and task requirements

13) How much effort do you expect this task to take?

5:  Reading and comprehending the material then wording it will take some time and effort for good work.

13) How much effort did this task take?

1:  Not much at all, just had to read and form opinions about what I was reading and looking at.