Survey+Draft+1


 * Draft 1**
 * PART 1: Likert Survey Items**

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The following statements address different aspects of your experience in taking a course that uses a student response system or clickers. For each of the statements, please enter 5 if you strongly agree with the statement with a range to 1 if you strongly disagree with the statement.

(5) Strongly Agree | (4) Agree | (3) Neutral | (2) Disagree | (1) Strongly Disagree

The dashboard allowed me to receive material sent by my instructor. The dashboard allowed me to receive invitations to review others' work. It was challenging to received invitations and materials using the dashboard. The ePortfolio helped me successfully share my work with others. I liked being able to share my presentations. Sharing my presentations was useful. I had problems sharing my work with others using the ePortfolio. The presentations allowed for individuality. Receiving material sent by my instructor in my ePortfolio was helpful. I liked receiving invitation to receive others’ works. I reviewed other student’s work. I left comments when reviewing other student’s work. I liked being able to share my reflections. I had problems receiving feedback from others. I felt uncomfortable leaving comments for others.
 * ePortfolio’s Ability to Share Work – Communication**

The dashboard allowed me to receive recent comments left by peers Reflections allowed me to better understand what I had learned. Sharing my presentations allowed me to receive feedback on my work. Feedback on my artifacts was useful. Feedback on my collections was useful. The feedback I received on my presentations was useful. Being able to receive comments left by my peers helped me improve my ePortfolio. Receiving comments left by my peers made me feel confident with my work. I liked receiving comments on my reflections. I did NOT give other students feedback on their work. I did NOT receive comments on my work. The feedback I received was not useful. The comments people left were not useful.
 * ePortfolio’s Ability to Receive Feedback – Communication**

The ePortfolio successfully stored the artifacts I created. The ePortfolio helped me organize my work. The tags helped me organize my work and find things quickly. I like that artifacts could be different kinds of materials, such as videos, presentations, pictures or documents I liked that I was able to control how my presentation looked. (Support, Use, Training, Fun, Overall)
 * ePortfolio’s Ability to Organize Work**
 * General Satisfaction with ePortfolio**

My instructor was able to answer any questions I had about using the ePortfolio My instructor did not answer my questions about using the ePortfolio (r) Technical support was available when I needed it I needed better technical support with the ePortfolio (r)
 * Support**

Accessing the ePortfolio was easy I had few problems using the ePortfolio Using the ePortfolio was confusing (r) I found it easy to use the ePortfolio Using the ePortfolio in class was simple I had difficulty using the ePortfolio (r)
 * Ease of Use**

The introductory explanations on how to use the the ePortfolio were clear and sufficient After the introduction, I still wasn’t sure how to use the ePortfolio (r)
 * Training**

Using the ePortfolio was fun Using the ePortfolio as a way of getting feedback on my work is exciting The ePortfolio was annoying (r) I really enjoyed using the ePortfolio
 * Fun**

I was satisfied with using the ePortfolio The dashboard in the ePortfolio easy to use. The ePortfolio’s search engine was helpful. Overall, I am happy with using the ePortfolio Using the ePortfolio in a course is a waste of time (r) I would take another course that used the ePortfolio I will avoid classes using the ePortfolio in the future (r) I would recommend that the instructor continue to use the ePortfolio I would hope the instructor would think twice about using the ePortfolio in the future (r) I would recommend this course to others I would not recommend this course to a classmate (r)
 * Overall Effectiveness**

The ePortfolio was beneficial to my learning. The ePortfolio had little impact on my learning. (r) The ePortfolio helped me to better understand what I had learned. The ePortfolio did not help me understand my progress in the course. (r) Using the ePortfolio helped me think more deeply about course materials. My ePortfolio helped me understand the course material. My ePortfolio helped me get feedback on my work. My ePortfolio helped me identify ways to improve. The clickers made it easy to connect ideas together. My ePortfolio did not provide helpful feedback on my work. ®
 * Perceived Learning**

Using the ePortfolio helped me get a better grade in this class The ePortfolio made it difficult for me to get a good grade in this class (r)
 * Perceived Performance**


 * PART II: Open-ended Questions**

//**Note: Placed at the end of the survey and to be coded for thematic analysis//

What did you like best about your experience using the ePortfolio in this class?

What were some barriers to your use of the ePortfolio in this class?

If you could fix one thing about the use of the ePortfolio, what would it be?

Would you recommend this course to others, if it used the ePortfolio? Why or Why not?