Questions from the Edge: Using Informal Surveys to Build Rapport with Students

Autor/in	Hedin, Eric
Titel	Questions from the Edge: Using Informal Surveys to Build Rapport with Students
Quelle	In: Journal of College Science Teaching, 36 (2007) 4, S.60-62 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-231X
Schlagwörter	Student Interests; Interpersonal Communication; Student Reaction; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Quality of Life; World Views; Astronomy; Data Interpretation; Attitude Measures + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studieninteresse; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Schülerkritik; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Lebensqualität; World view; Weltanschauung; Astronomie; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung
Abstract	In this article, the author presents informal surveys conducted on students regarding their opinions on the meaning of their existence. A total of 740 student responses are collected and summarized from eight sections of Astronomy 100. As a result of the study, it is apparent that "purpose in life" is of fundamental importance to students. The data indicate that the majority of students feel a need for something that imparts a deeper sense of meaning to their lives. The results of surveying students on the questions of human existence and the meaning of life have supplied information that is not only interesting in its own right for insights into student interests, but has also provided opportunities to foster rapport with students through discussions related to their responses. (Contains 3 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10