All Student Survey Comparisons Section 5

Computers and Your Educational Experiences: Importance of Methods of Communication to
Course Experiences

**Importance of in Class Discussion to Course Experiences**
All to 2004			In class discussion					Total
All to 2004			Definitely not important	Not important	Unsure	Important	Very important	Total
Institution	Compton 1998	Count	12	43	63	391	330	839
	Compton 1998	Row %	1.4%	5.1%	7.5%	46.6%	39.3%	100.0%
	Loyalist 1998	Count	16	34	63	400	275	788
	Loyalist 1998	Row %	2.0%	4.3%	8.0%	50.8%	34.9%	100.0%
	Leonard 1998	Count	23	46	100	524	266	959
	Leonard 1998	Row %	2.4%	4.8%	10.4%	54.6%	27.7%	100.0%
	Williamson 1999	Count	18	59	99	355	223	754
	Williamson 1999	Row %	2.4%	7.8%	13.1%	47.1%	29.6%	100.0%
	Compton 2000	Count	13	32	44	323	310	722
	Compton 2000	Row %	1.8%	4.4%	6.1%	44.7%	42.9%	100.0%
	Leonard 2000	Count	4	19	43	201	116	383
	Leonard 2000	Row %	1.0%	5.0%	11.2%	52.5%	30.3%	100.0%
	Harrison 2001	Count	8	15	18	197	139	377
	Harrison 2001	Row %	2.1%	4.0%	4.8%	52.3%	36.9%	100.0%
	Silverstone 2001	Count	12	51	58	372	212	705
	Silverstone 2001	Row %	1.7%	7.2%	8.2%	52.8%	30.1%	100.0%
	Compton 2001	Count	11	53	63	357	245	729
	Compton 2001	Row %	1.5%	7.3%	8.6%	49.0%	33.6%	100.0%
	Johnston 2001	Count	10	57	84	558	344	1053
	Johnston 2001	Row %	.9%	5.4%	8.0%	53.0%	32.7%	100.0%
	Johnston 2004	Count	24	73	131	595	333	1156
	Johnston 2004	Row %	2.1%	6.3%	11.3%	51.5%	28.8%	100.0%
	Harrison 2004	Count	16	32	24	314	243	629
	Harrison 2004	Row %	2.5%	5.1%	3.8%	49.9%	38.6%	100.0%
	Compton 2004	Count	27	83	85	433	292	920
	Compton 2004	Row %	2.9%	9.0%	9.2%	47.1%	31.7%	100.0%
Answer to question 31: How important are the following methods of communication to your course experiences? (a) in class discussion[Survey/Codebook]

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**Importance of face-to-face Discussion with Other Students to Course Experiences**
All to 2004			Out of class face-to-face discussion with other students					Total
All to 2004			Definitely not important	Not important	Unsure	Important	Very important	Total
Institution	Compton 1998	Count	17	55	120	471	175	838
	Compton 1998	Row %	2.0%	6.6%	14.3%	56.2%	20.9%	100.0%
	Loyalist 1998	Count	20	61	131	423	152	787
	Loyalist 1998	Row %	2.5%	7.8%	16.6%	53.7%	19.3%	100.0%
	Leonard 1998	Count	15	95	207	518	127	962
	Leonard 1998	Row %	1.6%	9.9%	21.5%	53.8%	13.2%	100.0%
	Williamson 1999	Count	17	45	113	414	165	754
	Williamson 1999	Row %	2.3%	6.0%	15.0%	54.9%	21.9%	100.0%
	Compton 2000	Count	12	43	91	410	163	719
	Compton 2000	Row %	1.7%	6.0%	12.7%	57.0%	22.7%	100.0%
	Leonard 2000	Count	7	30	92	200	54	383
	Leonard 2000	Row %	1.8%	7.8%	24.0%	52.2%	14.1%	100.0%
	Harrison 2001	Count	12	73	59	185	43	372
	Harrison 2001	Row %	3.2%	19.6%	15.9%	49.7%	11.6%	100.0%
	Silverstone 2001	Count	11	85	137	392	80	705
	Silverstone 2001	Row %	1.6%	12.1%	19.4%	55.6%	11.3%	100.0%
	Compton 2001	Count	6	72	133	416	103	730
	Compton 2001	Row %	.8%	9.9%	18.2%	57.0%	14.1%	100.0%
	Johnston 2001	Count	12	112	186	619	123	1052
	Johnston 2001	Row %	1.1%	10.6%	17.7%	58.8%	11.7%	100.0%
	Johnston 2004	Count	24	144	235	657	103	1163
	Johnston 2004	Row %	2.1%	12.4%	20.2%	56.5%	8.9%	100.0%
	Harrison 2004	Count	19	89	99	368	56	631
	Harrison 2004	Row %	3.0%	14.1%	15.7%	58.3%	8.9%	100.0%
	Compton 2004	Count	24	118	158	511	107	918
	Compton 2004	Row %	2.6%	12.9%	17.2%	55.7%	11.7%	100.0%
Answer to question 31: How important are the following methods of communication to your course experiences? (b) out of class face-to-face discussion with other students [Survey/Codebook]

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**Importance of Out of Class face-to-face Discussion with Professors to Course Experiences**
All to 2004			Out of class face-to-face discussion with professors					Total
All to 2004			Definitely not important	Not important	Unsure	Important	Very important	Total
Institution	Compton 1998	Count	22	86	190	412	124	834
	Compton 1998	Row %	2.6%	10.3%	22.8%	49.4%	14.9%	100.0%
	Loyalist 1998	Count	21	71	204	371	118	785
	Loyalist 1998	Row %	2.7%	9.0%	26.0%	47.3%	15.0%	100.0%
	Leonard 1998	Count	25	92	221	484	136	958
	Leonard 1998	Row %	2.6%	9.6%	23.1%	50.5%	14.2%	100.0%
	Williamson 1999	Count	36	120	263	249	73	741
	Williamson 1999	Row %	4.9%	16.2%	35.5%	33.6%	9.9%	100.0%
	Compton 2000	Count	16	66	184	341	112	719
	Compton 2000	Row %	2.2%	9.2%	25.6%	47.4%	15.6%	100.0%
	Leonard 2000	Count	6	40	113	166	55	380
	Leonard 2000	Row %	1.6%	10.5%	29.7%	43.7%	14.5%	100.0%
	Harrison 2001	Count	10	57	63	194	52	376
	Harrison 2001	Row %	2.7%	15.2%	16.8%	51.6%	13.8%	100.0%
	Silverstone 2001	Count	20	111	149	349	77	706
	Silverstone 2001	Row %	2.8%	15.7%	21.1%	49.4%	10.9%	100.0%
	Compton 2001	Count	21	94	186	333	94	728
	Compton 2001	Row %	2.9%	12.9%	25.5%	45.7%	12.9%	100.0%
	Johnston 2001	Count	24	110	201	559	164	1058
	Johnston 2001	Row %	2.3%	10.4%	19.0%	52.8%	15.5%	100.0%
	Johnston 2004	Count	24	162	283	563	126	1158
	Johnston 2004	Row %	2.1%	14.0%	24.4%	48.6%	10.9%	100.0%
	Harrison 2004	Count	14	72	118	332	92	628
	Harrison 2004	Row %	2.2%	11.5%	18.8%	52.9%	14.6%	100.0%
	Compton 2004	Count	23	130	218	433	115	919
	Compton 2004	Row %	2.5%	14.1%	23.7%	47.1%	12.5%	100.0%
Answer to question 31: How important are the following methods of communication to your course experiences? (c) out of class face-to-face discussion with professors [Survey/Codebook]

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**Importance of Group Messaging to Course Experiences**
All to 2004			Newsgroups, listservs, or collaborative messaging system(eg. First Class)					Total
All to 2004			Definitely not important	Not important	Unsure	Important	Very important	Total
Institution	Compton 1998	Count	266	290	206	64	7	833
	Compton 1998	Row %	31.9%	34.8%	24.7%	7.7%	.8%	100.0%
	Loyalist 1998	Count	225	211	263	74	9	782
	Loyalist 1998	Row %	28.8%	27.0%	33.6%	9.5%	1.2%	100.0%
	Leonard 1998	Count	247	210	370	103	22	952
	Leonard 1998	Row %	25.9%	22.1%	38.9%	10.8%	2.3%	100.0%
	Williamson 1999	Count	216	198	199	114	23	750
	Williamson 1999	Row %	28.8%	26.4%	26.5%	15.2%	3.1%	100.0%
	Compton 2000	Count	271	221	172	51	4	719
	Compton 2000	Row %	37.7%	30.7%	23.9%	7.1%	.6%	100.0%
	Leonard 2000	Count	134	101	114	30	2	381
	Leonard 2000	Row %	35.2%	26.5%	29.9%	7.9%	.5%	100.0%
	Harrison 2001	Count	98	129	104	39	7	377
	Harrison 2001	Row %	26.0%	34.2%	27.6%	10.3%	1.9%	100.0%
	Silverstone 2001	Count	230	214	176	74	11	705
	Silverstone 2001	Row %	32.6%	30.4%	25.0%	10.5%	1.6%	100.0%
	Compton 2001	Count	289	215	186	38	3	731
	Compton 2001	Row %	39.5%	29.4%	25.4%	5.2%	.4%	100.0%
	Johnston 2001	Count	259	356	298	130	11	1054
	Johnston 2001	Row %	24.6%	33.8%	28.3%	12.3%	1.0%	100.0%
	Johnston 2004	Count	307	385	342	113	10	1157
	Johnston 2004	Row %	26.5%	33.3%	29.6%	9.8%	.9%	100.0%
	Harrison 2004	Count	157	178	212	69	9	625
	Harrison 2004	Row %	25.1%	28.5%	33.9%	11.0%	1.4%	100.0%
	Compton 2004	Count	349	285	222	58	5	919
	Compton 2004	Row %	38.0%	31.0%	24.2%	6.3%	.5%	100.0%
Answer to question 31: How important are the following methods of communication to your course experiences? (d) newsgroups, listservs, or a collaborative messaging system (eg. FirstClass) [Survey/Codebook]

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**Importance of Email with Students to my Course Experiences**
All to 2004			Email with students					Total
All to 2004			Definitely not important	Not important	Unsure	Important	Very important	Total
Institution	Compton 1998	Count	130	238	171	251	47	837
	Compton 1998	Row %	15.5%	28.4%	20.4%	30.0%	5.6%	100.0%
	Loyalist 1998	Count	194	242	170	156	24	786
	Loyalist 1998	Row %	24.7%	30.8%	21.6%	19.8%	3.1%	100.0%
	Leonard 1998	Count	316	256	265	106	10	953
	Leonard 1998	Row %	33.2%	26.9%	27.8%	11.1%	1.0%	100.0%
	Williamson 1999	Count	119	180	168	238	41	746
	Williamson 1999	Row %	16.0%	24.1%	22.5%	31.9%	5.5%	100.0%
	Compton 2000	Count	83	195	185	226	32	721
	Compton 2000	Row %	11.5%	27.0%	25.7%	31.3%	4.4%	100.0%
	Leonard 2000	Count	87	103	94	83	15	382
	Leonard 2000	Row %	22.8%	27.0%	24.6%	21.7%	3.9%	100.0%
	Harrison 2001	Count	38	101	73	138	25	375
	Harrison 2001	Row %	10.1%	26.9%	19.5%	36.8%	6.7%	100.0%
	Silverstone 2001	Count	58	150	142	315	39	704
	Silverstone 2001	Row %	8.2%	21.3%	20.2%	44.7%	5.5%	100.0%
	Compton 2001	Count	96	186	155	261	31	729
	Compton 2001	Row %	13.2%	25.5%	21.3%	35.8%	4.3%	100.0%
	Johnston 2001	Count	86	254	241	425	50	1056
	Johnston 2001	Row %	8.1%	24.1%	22.8%	40.2%	4.7%	100.0%
	Johnston 2004	Count	74	235	252	537	65	1163
	Johnston 2004	Row %	6.4%	20.2%	21.7%	46.2%	5.6%	100.0%
	Harrison 2004	Count	51	123	136	279	40	629
	Harrison 2004	Row %	8.1%	19.6%	21.6%	44.4%	6.4%	100.0%
	Compton 2004	Count	83	221	214	365	38	921
	Compton 2004	Row %	9.0%	24.0%	23.2%	39.6%	4.1%	100.0%
Answer to question 31: How important are the following methods of communication to your course experiences? (e) email with students[Survey/Codebook]

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**Importance of Email with Professors to Course Experiences**
All to 2004			Email with professors					Total
All to 2004			Definitely not important	Not important	Unsure	Important	Very important	Total
Institution	Compton 1998	Count	81	135	185	366	71	838
	Compton 1998	Row %	9.7%	16.1%	22.1%	43.7%	8.5%	100.0%
	Loyalist 1998	Count	180	187	189	188	41	785
	Loyalist 1998	Row %	22.9%	23.8%	24.1%	23.9%	5.2%	100.0%
	Leonard 1998	Count	342	221	298	76	14	951
	Leonard 1998	Row %	36.0%	23.2%	31.3%	8.0%	1.5%	100.0%
	Williamson 1999	Count	89	143	193	276	50	751
	Williamson 1999	Row %	11.9%	19.0%	25.7%	36.8%	6.7%	100.0%
	Compton 2000	Count	38	88	153	367	75	721
	Compton 2000	Row %	5.3%	12.2%	21.2%	50.9%	10.4%	100.0%
	Leonard 2000	Count	110	90	100	63	19	382
	Leonard 2000	Row %	28.8%	23.6%	26.2%	16.5%	5.0%	100.0%
	Harrison 2001	Count	14	34	45	220	61	374
	Harrison 2001	Row %	3.7%	9.1%	12.0%	58.8%	16.3%	100.0%
	Silverstone 2001	Count	17	45	75	447	119	703
	Silverstone 2001	Row %	2.4%	6.4%	10.7%	63.6%	16.9%	100.0%
	Compton 2001	Count	29	83	120	415	82	729
	Compton 2001	Row %	4.0%	11.4%	16.5%	56.9%	11.2%	100.0%
	Johnston 2001	Count	37	130	161	617	109	1054
	Johnston 2001	Row %	3.5%	12.3%	15.3%	58.5%	10.3%	100.0%
	Johnston 2004	Count	18	65	113	758	206	1160
	Johnston 2004	Row %	1.6%	5.6%	9.7%	65.3%	17.8%	100.0%
	Harrison 2004	Count	7	35	65	406	115	628
	Harrison 2004	Row %	1.1%	5.6%	10.4%	64.6%	18.3%	100.0%
	Compton 2004	Count	15	73	125	577	130	920
	Compton 2004	Row %	1.6%	7.9%	13.6%	62.7%	14.1%	100.0%
Answer to question 31: How important are the following methods of communication to your course experiences? (f) email with professors [Survey/Codebook]

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**Importance of Computer Chat to Course Experiences**
All to 2004			Live computer chat					Total
All to 2004			Definitely not important	Not important	Unsure	Important	Very important	Total
Institution	Compton 1998	Count	427	227	132	42	2	830
	Compton 1998	Row %	51.4%	27.3%	15.9%	5.1%	.2%	100.0%
	Loyalist 1998	Count	330	214	177	49	15	785
	Loyalist 1998	Row %	42.0%	27.3%	22.5%	6.2%	1.9%	100.0%
	Leonard 1998	Count	325	225	269	107	28	954
	Leonard 1998	Row %	34.1%	23.6%	28.2%	11.2%	2.9%	100.0%
	Williamson 1999	Count	298	208	193	43	8	750
	Williamson 1999	Row %	39.7%	27.7%	25.7%	5.7%	1.1%	100.0%
	Compton 2000	Count	371	159	160	23	5	718
	Compton 2000	Row %	51.7%	22.1%	22.3%	3.2%	.7%	100.0%
	Leonard 2000	Count	160	89	99	32	2	382
	Leonard 2000	Row %	41.9%	23.3%	25.9%	8.4%	.5%	100.0%
	Harrison 2001	Count	135	124	75	34	7	375
	Harrison 2001	Row %	36.0%	33.1%	20.0%	9.1%	1.9%	100.0%
	Silverstone 2001	Count	134	155	152	196	64	701
	Silverstone 2001	Row %	19.1%	22.1%	21.7%	28.0%	9.1%	100.0%
	Compton 2001	Count	326	221	121	53	11	732
	Compton 2001	Row %	44.5%	30.2%	16.5%	7.2%	1.5%	100.0%
	Johnston 2001	Count	342	373	222	102	13	1052
	Johnston 2001	Row %	32.5%	35.5%	21.1%	9.7%	1.2%	100.0%
	Johnston 2004	Count	203	318	296	289	53	1159
	Johnston 2004	Row %	17.5%	27.4%	25.5%	24.9%	4.6%	100.0%
	Harrison 2004	Count	168	180	132	133	16	629
	Harrison 2004	Row %	26.7%	28.6%	21.0%	21.1%	2.5%	100.0%
	Compton 2004	Count	299	318	177	120	9	923
	Compton 2004	Row %	32.4%	34.5%	19.2%	13.0%	1.0%	100.0%
Answer to question 31: How important are the following methods of communication to your course experiences? (g) live computer chat [Survey/Codebook]

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**Importance of Telephone to Course Experiences**
All to 2004			Telephone					Total
All to 2004			Definitely not important	Not important	Unsure	Important	Very important	Total
Institution	Compton 1998	Count	62	121	155	379	119	836
	Compton 1998	Row %	7.4%	14.5%	18.5%	45.3%	14.2%	100.0%
	Loyalist 1998	Count	34	63	123	385	180	785
	Loyalist 1998	Row %	4.3%	8.0%	15.7%	49.0%	22.9%	100.0%
	Leonard 1998	Count	34	76	159	458	226	953
	Leonard 1998	Row %	3.6%	8.0%	16.7%	48.1%	23.7%	100.0%
	Williamson 1999	Count	28	67	101	375	180	751
	Williamson 1999	Row %	3.7%	8.9%	13.4%	49.9%	24.0%	100.0%
	Compton 2000	Count	47	110	154	321	85	717
	Compton 2000	Row %	6.6%	15.3%	21.5%	44.8%	11.9%	100.0%
	Leonard 2000	Count	15	33	73	167	92	380
	Leonard 2000	Row %	3.9%	8.7%	19.2%	43.9%	24.2%	100.0%
	Harrison 2001	Count	28	61	58	192	35	374
	Harrison 2001	Row %	7.5%	16.3%	15.5%	51.3%	9.4%	100.0%
	Silverstone 2001	Count	73	172	128	275	53	701
	Silverstone 2001	Row %	10.4%	24.5%	18.3%	39.2%	7.6%	100.0%
	Compton 2001	Count	77	120	153	330	50	730
	Compton 2001	Row %	10.5%	16.4%	21.0%	45.2%	6.8%	100.0%
	Johnston 2001	Count	53	136	185	546	134	1054
	Johnston 2001	Row %	5.0%	12.9%	17.6%	51.8%	12.7%	100.0%
	Johnston 2004	Count	63	237	245	550	65	1160
	Johnston 2004	Row %	5.4%	20.4%	21.1%	47.4%	5.6%	100.0%
	Harrison 2004	Count	48	124	123	306	28	629
	Harrison 2004	Row %	7.6%	19.7%	19.6%	48.6%	4.5%	100.0%
	Compton 2004	Count	130	226	225	312	25	918
	Compton 2004	Row %	14.2%	24.6%	24.5%	34.0%	2.7%	100.0%
Answer to question 31: How important are the following methods of communication to your course experiences? (h) telephone [Survey/Codebook]

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Computers and Your Educational Experiences: Importance of Methods of Communication to Course Experiences

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