ERIC Number: ED269047
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Apr
Pages: 43
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Determination of Student Willingness to Take Afternoon Classes and Class Time Preference.
Sworder, Steve
A study was conducted to determine what proportion of Saddleback College (California) students were willing to take afternoon classes and their preferred class times. A random sample of 2,600 students registering for the spring 1986 semester was asked to complete a questionnaire. Study findings, based on 1,308 usable responses, included the following: (1) 58.8% of the sample indicated that they were willing to take afternoon classes; (2) males and females showed equal willingness to take afternoon classes; (3) students under 20 years of age were the group least willing to take afternoon classes; (4) the majority of the students interested in afternoon classes preferred 3 unit courses to be scheduled in two 1.5 hour sessions; (5) 3-hour class sessions were most popular with students in their 30's, 40's, and 60's; (6) 1:30-3:00, Monday and Wednesday, or Tuesday and Thursday, was the preferred time slot; and (7) English and mathematics classes were most often requested for inclusion in the afternoon schedule. Based on study findings, it was recommended that more afternoon general education and transfer courses be included in the schedule of classes. The survey instrument is included. (Author/AYC)
Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Practicum Papers; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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