The document summarizes a campus tour survey conducted at Salem State University. Salem State is a public liberal arts university located north of Boston that enrolls over 9,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students, with a majority being female. The survey aimed to assess international students' experiences on their first campus tour and their understanding of the American classroom. It collected data on students' country of origin, ratings of the tour guide and ease of finding campus, comfort levels speaking in class, and perceptions of differences between the American classroom and those in their home countries. The recommendations were that the sample size was too small, the learning goals were difficult to measure, and the questions and intervention should be modified.
2. Salem State University
Public 4-year liberal arts institution located on the north
shore of Massachusetts.
The university offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees to
a total enrolled 9,456 undergraduate and 7,741
graduate students.
The majority of students enrolled at the campus are
female students (60.9%).
The student population is diverse and includes
representatives from 69 foreign countries and 29
different states.
3. Learning outcomes
Student will be able to name key elements of the
American classroom style.
Student will identify the differences between the
classroom style in their home country and the American
classroom
Student will correctly identify the offices on campus,
names and its functions.
Student will name faculty members/tour guides who
they interacted with while taking the tour.
Student will identify countries other students are from.
Students will name peers taking the tour with them.
Student will match their peers with languages spoken in
these countries of origin
12. Who should be giving the tour?
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13. Recommendations and Evaluation
The sample was too small
The learning goals were hard to measure
The intervention should be an ongoing process
The questions in the survey should be modified