 2.3.2 |
Classroom experience
|
Respondents were asked twelve questions about their experience in the
classroom, using a four-point scale ("Mostly", "Usually",
"Sometimes", "Seldom"). For ease of understanding, the
scale has been collapsed into two categories and "Sometimes/seldom".
- overall students tended to give high ratings to their classroom
experiences, with 94% feeling comfortable in the classroom
| Experience in the
classroom (%) |
 |
Mostly /
Usually |
Sometimes /
Seldom |
n |
 |
| Comfort in classroom |
|
94% |
6% |
1883 |
| Participate in discussions |
74% |
26% |
1883 |
| Content material okay |
79% |
21% |
1883 |
| Like course materials |
81% |
19% |
1883 |
| Course too difficult |
8% |
92% |
1883 |
| Course too easy |
12% |
88% |
1882 |
| Work at your own pace |
67% |
33% |
1883 |
| Class had group work |
43% |
57% |
1883 |
| Instructor's expln. okay |
82% |
18% |
1883 |
| Amount homework okay |
84% |
16% |
1883 |
| Comfortable # of tests |
88% |
12% |
1883 |
| Feel making progress |
83% |
17% |
1883 |
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| 2.3.3 |
Goals and Reasons
|
Respondents at 6 months were also asked about personal problems experienced
while enrolled in an ABE / College Prep course. Once again, for ease of
understanding the fourpoint response scale has been collapsed into two
categories: "Mostly/usually" and "Sometimes/seldom". The
N/A (not applicable) responses for the problems, Family responsibilities
through to Other, were deleted to provide a denominator that represented
respondents for whom the item may have been a problem. Note that this treatment
of the N/A category is different from that used in the "B" report.
- many of the problems were experienced by less than 15% of the students,
except for the areas
- problems in finding a quiet place to study (23%)
- financial problems (27%)
- family responsibilities ( 18%)
- work (28%)
| Personal problems
encountered during ABE / College Prep (%) |
|
Mostly /
Usually |
Sometimes /
Seldom |
n |
|
| Making friends |
|
6% |
94% |
1833 |
| Fear of not succeeding |
11% |
89% |
1833 |
| Finding a quiet place |
23% |
77% |
1833 |
| Transportation |
10% |
90% |
1833 |
| Your own health |
7% |
93% |
1833 |
| Finances |
27% |
73% |
1833 |
| Lack of support |
9% |
91% |
1375 |
| Family responsibilities |
18% |
82% |
950 |
| Childcare |
13% |
87% |
516 |
| Household responsibilities |
13% |
87% |
1231 |
| Work |
28% |
72% |
802 |
| Other |
62% |
38% |
149 |
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