The answers to the importance of the Analysis and Interpretation of the Arts question were fairly evenly spread with the most answers lying at "moderately important". The mean for this question was 3.15 and the median was 3.00. The standard deviation was 1.33.

The two most frequent answers to how students achieved the Analysis and Interpretation of the Arts objective were Art Classes (21.7%) and Concerts, Art Shows, PAC, etc (11.7%).

Performance

Achievement of the Performance objective has a mode of 5, which was unusual in this survey. The median for this question was 4.00, mean was 3.74,and standard deviation of 1.18.

 

Students’ answers to the importance of the Performance objective question were quite evenly spread giving this question the highest standard deviation of all questions regarding the importance of an objective. The mean was 3.09 with a standard deviation of 1.39 and a median of 3.00.

What were the learning activities that enabled you to achieve the Performance objective?

Band or Orchestra	6.9%
Instrument Lesson	20.2%
Art	17.0%
Choir	9.6%
Theater	2.7%
Dance	17.0%
Writing or Poetry	4.8%
Other Classes	2.7%
Watching Performances	3.7%
Practice	1.6%
Other	13.3%
Blank	13.8%

Students felt that they achieved the Performance objective mainly through Instrument Lessons( 20.2%), Art (17.0%), and Dance Classes (17.0%).

 

What were the important things you learned in the process of meeting the Performance objective?

Skills of Art, Music, writing, etc	15.4%
Ways to Express Self	6.2%
Fun or Like Performing	4.1%
Own Talent	7.7%
Appreciation of Others	6.2%
Importance of Practice	3.6%
Better Performer and Importance of Performing	4.6%
Creativity	2.6%
Other	17.0%
Blank	33.3%

The most frequent answer to this question was that students learned artistic skills through the Performance objective. It is also important to note here that 4.1% of them had fun and 7.7& of them learned that they had talents.

 

Arts and Culture

The achievement of the Arts and Culture objective received a mean score of 3.32. The median was 3.00 and standard deviation was 1.17.

 

The importance of the arts and Culture question did not score as high as its achievement, although it was not too far behind. It had a mean of 3.03, standard deviation of 1.30, and median of 3.00.

 

What were the learning activities that enabled you to achieve the Arts and Culture objective?

Attending Performance	6.5%
Art and Art History Classes	18.6%
Music Classes	9.8%
Theater Classes	2.3%
English Classes	4.2%
Other Classes	9.8%
Looking at Different Cultures	4.7%
Discussion and Lecture	3.3%
Other	8.4%
Blank	32.6%

Art and Art History classes were the most given replies to how students achieved the Arts and Culture objective. This answer was followed by many other classes such as Music, Theater, English, and others.

 

What were the important things you learned in the process of meeting the Arts and Culture objective?

The Art of Different Cultures	10.5%
Arts Influence on Culture and Vise Versa	13.1%
Skills/Knowledge of the Arts	5.8%
Diversity	4.2%
Appreciation of the Arts	8.4%
Other	11.0%
Blank	47.1%

Almost 50% of the students left this question blank. Of the ones that did answer, the most frequent answer was Arts Influence on Culture and Vise Versa (13.1%). Just behind that answer was learning about The Arts of Different Cultures (10.5%).

 

The Natural World

The achievement of the Natural world objective question scored quite high. It had a mean of 3.76, standard deviation of 1.02, and median of 4.00.

The Natural World objective was not as important to students as how well the y achieved it. The importance of it had a mean score of 3.51, standard deviation of 1.21, and median of 4.00.

 

What were the learning activities that enabled you to achieve the objective of the Natural World?

Geology	14.4%
Chemistry	10.7%
Physics	3.7%
Biology	10.3%
Psychology	1.8%
Other Science Classes	10.3%
Other Classes	5.9%
Fieldwork and Labs	14.4%
Writing and reading	3.0%
Discussion and Lectures	3.3%
Other	4.4%
Blank	18.5%

The most frequently given answer to this question were the science classes. These were led by Geology (14.4%), Chemistry (10.7%), and Biology (10.3%). Fieldwork and Labs were also important receiving 14.4% of the responses.

 

What were the important things you learned in the process of meeting the Natural World objective?

Knowledge of Nature and Wildlife	9.8%
Knowledge of Subject Matter	21.2%
Analytical thinking and Research Methods	16.1%
Importance of Science	3.6%
Other	11.4%
Blank	37.8%

The most frequent answers to this question were the knowledge of the subject matter including nature and wildlife (32.0%) and analytical thinking and research methods (16.1%).

 

Abstract Systems

The mean score for the Achievement of the Abstract Systems objective was 3.45 with a standard deviation of 1.08. The median was 3.00.

The importance of the Abstract Systems objective received a mean score of 3.39 with a standard deviation of 1.21. The median was 3.00.

 

What were the learning activities that enabled you to achieve the Abstract Systems objective?

Statistics	10.2%
Logic	7.1%
Math	10.6%
Computer Science	7.1%
Education Program	1.8%
Calculus	13.3%
Other Classes	11.9%
Practice and Homework	4.0%
Other	7.1%
Blank	27.0%

Calculus was the most frequent answer to the question of how students achieved the Abstract Systems objective. It was followed closely by Statistics, Logic, and Computer Science.

 

What were the important things you learned in the process of achieving the Abstract Systems objective?

Abstract/Logical/Critical Thinking	17.8%
Math Skills	15.2%
Real Life Uses of Math	5.1%
Analysis/Research Methods and Deriving Theories	3.0%
Patience	1.5%
Teaching Methods	1.5%
Other	15.2%
Blank	40.6%

Students felt that they had learned both thinking skills (17.8%) and math skills (15.2%) through the Abstract Systems objective. Once again about 40% of the answers were left blank which is probably due to the length of the survey.

 

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