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March 29, 2012
Week 21 – B142L
There were approximately 30 students at lecture (23% attendance level).March 23, 2012
Week 20 – B142L
There were approximately 45 students at lecture (34% attendance level).March 22, 2012
Week 19 – B142L
There were approximately 45 students at lecture (34% attendance level).March 9, 2012
Week 18 – B142L
There were approximately 50 students at lecture (38% attendance level).March 8, 2012
Week 17 – B142L
There were approximately 55 students at lecture (42% attendance level).February 29, 2012
Week 16 – B142L
There were approximately 55 students at lecture (42% attendance level).February 19, 2012
Week 15 – B142L
There were approximately 65 students at lecture (50% attendance level).February 19, 2012
Week 14 – B142L
There were approximately 75 students at lecture (57% attendance level).February 12, 2012
B142L Coursework 1 results
| The distribution of marks, including extra marks received from peer review participation. |  |
>> Read moreFebruary 7, 2012
Week 13 – B142L
There were approximately 70 students at lecture last week at the start of the second semester (53% attendance level).December 20, 2011
Week 12 – B142L
There were approximately 30 students at lecture on Thursday (24% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions was unchanged at 24% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 4, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 15).
24 students (19% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.December 11, 2011
Week 11 – B142L
There were approximately 50 students at lecture on Thursday (40% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions was unchanged at 23% of the class (Mon 12pm = 6, Mon 3pm = 5, Mon 4pm = 2, Thu 12pm = 15).
32 students (26% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.December 5, 2011
Work habits as indicated by saved coursework pages
Does the graph below provide any indications about the
work habits of students in B142L?
This graph updates in real time as pages are updated on the Mosaic website.
>> Read moreDecember 1, 2011
Week 10 – B142L
There were approximately 50 students at lecture today (40% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions decreased to 23% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 5, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 13).
35 students (28% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.November 25, 2011
Week 9 – B142L
There were approximately 45 students at lecture on Thursday (36% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions decreased to 25% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 0, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 20).
35 students (28% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.November 22, 2011
Week 8 – B142L
There were approximately 60 students at lecture on Thursday (48% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions remained at 34% of the class (Mon 12pm = 12, Mon 3pm = 6, Mon 4pm = 4, Thu 12pm = 20).November 11, 2011
Week 7 – B142L
There were approximately 60 students at lecture yesterday (48% attendance level).
57 students (46% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.November 3, 2011
Week 6 – B142L
There were
good participation and questions at lecture. The number of students at lecture decreased to approximately
75 students. The updated class list has 124 students (
60% attendance level).
Students have individual coursework pages in which they may write notes as they work on practical worksheets and the coursework assignment. They are encouraged to use the commenting feature to
write questions as they work. The unit lecturer can post
feedback using the same commenting feature. Comments written by each student is
private. The
list of feedback comments written by the unit lecturer, but, without any student information, is provided in case other students have similar questions.
Attendance at the practical sessions
decreased sharply to
43% of the class (Mon 12pm =
10, Mon 3pm =
8, Mon 4pm =
9, Thu 12pm =
26).
66 students (
53% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
October 30, 2011
Week 5 – B142L
There were good participation and questions at lecture. The number of students at lecture increased to approximately
85 students (
59% of the class). The use of
live workbook programs in lecture seemed to have a positive effect on student participation.
77 students (
53% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
October 23, 2011
Week 4 – B142L
There were good participation and more questions at lecture. But, the number of students at lecture yesterday dropped to approximately 80 students (56% of the class).
As of this morning, 118 students (82% of the class) have updated their Mosaic coursework pages. At the end of 4 weeks of the semester, there are still 30 students who still have not used their Mosaic coursework page.
Starting next week, I will start to track the amount of activity and consistency of updates to Mosaic coursework pages. At this point, students should be working on a regular basis on the worksheets and the coursework.October 23, 2011
Week 3 – B142L
There were good participation and more questions at lecture than in previous weeks. Thanks to some late arrivals, the number of students at lecture yesterday increased to approximately 90 students (62% of the class).
As of this morning, 116 students (81% of the class) have updated their Mosaic coursework pages. There was a high level of activity reflected in the coursework comments and questions during the lab sessions.
Today is the end of 25% of the teaching weeks for semester 1. The 32 students who have not touched their Mosaic coursework pages may find it difficult to catch up.October 7, 2011
Week 2 - B142L
There were approximately
80 students (
55% of the class) at lecture yesterday.
The level of participation during lecture
improved over last week. The use of
practice questions in lecture seemed to have a positive effect on student participation.
As of this morning,
100 students (
69% of the class) have updated their Mosaic coursework pages.
September 29, 2011
Week 1 - B142L lecture
There were approximately 95 students at lecture this afternoon. The staff portal showed 144 students on the class list, which worked out to 66% attendance.
The level of participation during lecture seemed slightly less than normal. The majority of those who responded to questions were sitting in the half of the class that was closer to the front of the lecture hall.
