Please Note:
These ratings serve as scientific data on what it's like to acquire Internet literacy skills in a learning setting such as this course. You are the learners, therefore you are the only ones who could generate this type of accurate data. Though it's required for you to complete this assignment, the grades are not given for your ratings, but only that you completed them according to these instructions. Feel free to be as accurate as possible--whatever you experienced, that's the right number to pick, plus or minus! Right now we are tabulating the data for G8, but it's not yet available.
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Please answer all 8 questions. Answer exactly as asked, in the same order. Do not skip. Type your answer after each question, on the same line, following the arrow ==>
1) Your course number (409) ==>
2) Your First name then your Last name ==>
3) Date you completed this part ==>
4) What is the Part number you just completed (1 through 11) ==>
5) Amount of time this part took all together (hours/minutes) ==>
Explain the circumstances. Be specific on what took longer than you expected and what took less than you expected, and what sentiment you're left with at this point.
6) Choose a percentage to indicate your overall success rating for this Part, from 100% (=you were fully successful in all its sub-parts) all the way to 0% (=you were not successful in any of its sub-parts) ==> %
7) Now please try to report your overall feelings during this session using these five scales. For each item (a) through (e), first pick a number from -3 to +3 (please use the + sign and the - sign). Second, add a statement that explains why you feel that way.
-3 = extremely negative
-2 = very negative
-1 = slightly negative
0 = neither negative nor positive
+1 = slightly positive
+2 = very positive
+3 = extremely positive
Note of Caution: Try composing an explanation that is informative: what accounts
for your rating? What happened and what experience have you had to explain the number you
picked? Please take time to provide enough information. You might need to consult your
notes, mental or written!! Some students answer this so quickly that there is no
information, and the instructor has to send it back to them for redoing. Best to do it
right the first time!!
Now here are the rating scales (a) through (e) for you to fill out:
a) Doing this Part was stressful vs. pleasant
(type the number with sign) ==>
Explanation ==>
b) Doing this Part left me dissatisfied vs. satisfied
(type the number with sign) ==>
Explanation ==>
c) Doing this part was wasted vs. valuable
(type the number with sign) ==>
Explanation ==>
d) Doing this part was confusing vs. clarifying
(type the number with sign) ==>
Explanation ==>
e) Doing this part was discouraging vs. hopeful
(type the number with sign) ==>
Explanation ==>
8) Now choose a percentage to indicate what overall success rating you are anticipating or predicting for the next Part (whatever it might be), from 100% (=you will be successful in completing fully all parts) all the way to 0% (=you will be unable to complete any part of it successfully) ==> %
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Back to the Exercise
Instructions
Dr. Leon James
Professor of Psychology
University of Hawaii
Summer Semester, 1998