A6: Student Feedback

Student feedback from my outreach program “School of Scientific Thought”.

What did you like most about your SST experience?

• I was able to learn to program and use actual robots to do it.
• The application of coding and information on control theory, as well as the usement of technology in everyday life.
• The learning
• I learned more about science and met new people.
• Hands on programming and working with the robots.
• Everything it was fun.
• Getting to learn how to operate the robots.
• Meeting new people.
• Learning the concepts.
• I really liked the kind instructors and the great food offered after every class.

What was the most interesting topic you covered in class?

• Everything to be honest, converting bits and bytes, as well as programming on java.
• Control theory, java, realterm
• To me the most interesting topic was the converting of regular numbers into the same amount but in 0+1s
• The control theory and java.
• Actually programming the robots.
• Programming using Java.
• How to stabilize the beam at a 90 degree angle.
• Control.
• The most interesting topic we covered for me was schematics and how it can apply to a physical system.

If you were to take this class again, what suggestions would you have for improvement?

• Be able to have the classes longer.
• A hands on example by the teachers first.
• I don’t know.
• To use other programs beside JAVA.
• A little more time working with the robots.
• None, the time was not all too many so their was nothing that they could be done.
• Get an understanding of how the insides of a computer can translate code.
• I would just suggest a larger of classes of 8-10 weeks.

What did you like about the instructor’s teaching style?

• I liked how he was able to explain complicated concepts in a simple way.
• They explained everything clearly and to the point, they also used examples.
• They helped you and actually explained what you didn’t get in a friendly way.
• I liked that they would let us ask questions and did not make it so different.
• They both were very clear and conAnd were able to answer any questions we had.
• The relaxed teaching style.
• I like his power pointsw with exmaples to get a much easier explanation.
• Quick to the point but with some supplementary stuff thrown in.
• Don’t know exactly.
• They were both very real and upfront with us and always allowed us to have a variety of experience.

How could the instructor improve on their teaching?

• They did a great job teaching.
• Perfect/more hands on activities.
• I don’t know.
• The instructor did a good job.
• From what I experienced they both did very well.
• They did the best they could in the time provided.
• Going step by step on the programs for the laptops to help the student understand how to set up.
• Was very good so I don’t know what there is to be improved.
• I was just not sure how to organize or interpret the coding concepts well enough to implement them extensively.