Evaluation of Year 1 First Study Day

PGCE/Cert Ed (PCE)University of Bedfordshire

6 October 2012

Notes

• All figures based on 102 returns: if figures don’t add up it is because not everyone answered everything.

• Pie charts are used where respondents had to choose just one answers from several alternatives

• Column charts are used for “tick all that apply” questions

• Spreadsheet with raw data available on request.

1: I knew what to expect

2: Overall the day...

Write-ins about the day overall:

• More enjoyable than expected

• Had a wonderful day!

• Great day! Thanks

• Really great time with enthusiastic staff

• Thank you to staff for how you looked after us, helped us and made the day enjoyable

• Excellent day!

• Fantastic Study day and great introduction to the course

• Thanks a million

• Went quickly; good to interact with others

• Really enjoyed the day

3: Registration

4: Library and BREO induction

5: The “Low-Down”

6: Technology for learning and teaching

Write-ins on the “carousel”

• Already use library, so knew about that

• Tech. session was brilliant

• Low-down; would have liked a group Q and A

7: Allocation to Interest Groups

8: The Interest Group task...

9: the first meeting was...

10: The time given to Interest Groups was...

Write-ins on Interest Groups

• Not enough time

• Break before to catch up, please

• Why?

• OK--once the tutor finally appeared

• Could have gone into several groups

• Not all subjects catered for

• Time too short

• Offender learning group would be useful

11: Was Sue Cowley’s session stimulating?

Write-ins on Sue’s session:

• Great!

• Brilliant!

• I want to be like her!

• Hope I remember it all

• Incredible!

• Fantastic!

• Excellent!repeated frequently

12: Did you leave with ideas you can use?