Passport to Knowledge:  Evaluation and Assessment

Live from Antarctica 2 Video Survey

Winter 1996



Total Responses 61  
     
     
Did you watch "Program 1: Oceans, Ice and Life?"    
    Percentages
Yes 41 67.2%
No 20 32.8%
     
     
Did you watch "Program 2: The secrets of survival?"    
     
responses 59  
     
Yes 39 66.1%
No 20 33.9%
     
     
Did you watch "Program 3: Seeing the future?"    
     
responses 60  
     
Yes 28 46.7%
No 32 53.3%
     
     
Did you watch any of these programs live?    
     
responses 60  
     
Yes 25 41.7%
No 35 58.3%
     
     
Important to watch program(s) on day that they were live?    
     
responses 56  
     
Yes 31 55.4%
No 25 44.6%
     
     
How did you find out about the LFA2 programs?    
     
responses 59  
     
Online mailing list 20 33.9%
World Wide Web site 15 25.4%
Other 24 40.7%
     
     
What network(s)?    
     
NASA TV 21 34.4%
PBS 26 42.6%
Educational network 2 3.3%
Other 7 11.5%
     
     
Did you watch the program(s):    
     
by yourself/with other teachers 14 23.0%
with one class/group of students 24 39.3%
with multiple classes a different times 13 21.3%
with multiple classes at the same time 6 9.8%
Other 9 14.8%
     
     
If it was a larger group, was it:    
     
responses 21  
     
a group convened outside of school 1 4.8%
in your school 16 76.2%
Other 4 19.0%
     
     
Use any LFA2 e-mail lists as a professional resource?    
     
responses 59  
     
Yes 42 71.2%
No 17 28.8%
     
     
Use any LFA2 e-mail lists as instructional resource?    
     
responses 55  
     
Yes 32 58.2%
No 23 41.8%
     
     
Use the LFA2 Web site as a professional resource?    
     
responses 54  
     
Yes 47 87.0%
No 7 13.0%
     
     
Use the LFA2 Web site as an instructional resource?    
     
responses 56  
     
Yes 44 78.6%
No 12 21.4%
     
     
Did you use or are you using the LFA2 teacher's guide?    
     
responses 57  
     
Yes 39 68.4%
No 18 31.6%
     
     
If yes, where did you get the guide?    
     
responses 37  
     
downloaded it from the Web site 12 32.4%
ordered guide separately 17 45.9%
ordered the LFA2 kit with the guide 8 21.6%
     
     
Teaching about Antarctica or polar exploration?    
     
responses 58  
     
Yes 32 55.2%
No 26 44.8%
     
     
Plan to use the tape(s) in the future?    
     
responses 39  
     
Yes 30 76.9%
No 9 23.1%
     
     
Segments about how scientists live relevant to teaching?    
     
responses 47  
     
closely related 17 36.2%
related 16 34.0%
partially related 8 17.0%
not related 6 12.8%
     
     
Examples of biological research relevant to teaching?    
     
responses 46  
     
closely related 19 41.3%
related 13 28.3%
partially related 8 17.4%
not related 6 13.0%
     
     
Segments about character of Antartica relevant teaching?    
     
responses 47  
     
closely related 19 40.4%
related 16 34.0%
partially related 9 19.1%
not related 3 6.4%
     
     
Effect of watching the program(s) on students' excitement?    
     
responses 43  
     
increased it 40 93.0%
no change 1 2.3%
boredom 2 4.7%
     
     
Effect of watching the program(s) on students' curiosity?    
     
responses 44  
     
increased it 37 84.1%
no change 7 15.9%
boredom 0 0.0%
     
     
Effect of watching the program(s) on students' motivation?    
     
responses 45  
     
increased it 42 93.3%
no change 3 6.7%
boredom 0 0.0%
     
     
Rate students' understanding of the material?    
     
responses 47  
     
clear understanding 28 59.6%
some understanding 19 40.4%
     
     
Questions by the students were relevant to teaching?    
     
responses 43  
     
Yes 35 81.4%
No 3 7.0%
Not currently teaching about Ant. 5 11.6%
     
     
Students felt questions were relevant to teaching?    
     
responses 45  
     
Yes 32 71.1%
No 4 8.9%
Not currently teaching about Ant. 9 20.0%
     
     
Answers to questions were useful and understandable?    
     
responses 46  
     
Yes 45 97.8%
No 1 2.2%
     
     
Students feel answers to questions were useful?    
     
responses 41  
     
Yes 38 92.7%
No 3 7.3%
     
     
Q&A format is an effective way to share information?    
     
responses 48  
     
Yes 44 91.7%
No 4 8.3%
     
     
Use any of the e-mail lists with your students?    
     
responses 51  
     
Yes - please specify 25 49.0%
No 26 51.0%