Student scores for pre-term/mid-term/post-term course surveys over the three years and results of post hoc comparison (e.g. “Pr < Mi/Po” means that the post-term and mid-term scores were significantly higher than their pre-term scores while there was no significant difference between mid-term and post-term scores) (2015: n = 29, 2016: n = 24–29 [n = 29 for the pre-term survey, n = 27 for the mid-term survey, n = 24 for the post-term survey], 2017: n = 31)
| Items | Years* | Mean | Multiple comparison | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-term | Mid-term | Post-term | |||
| Q1. I have good knowledge of policy science | a | 3.03 | 4.14 | 5.03 | Pr < Mi < Po |
| b | 3.28 | 4.74 | 5.08 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| c | 3.65 | 4.48 | 4.94 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| Q2. I know what group work/group discussions are | a | 4.10 | 5.21 | 5.45 | Pr < Mi/Po |
| b | 4.24 | 5.19 | 5.25 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| c | 4.32 | 5.00 | 5.39 | Pr < Po | |
| Q3. I can state my own opinion in group work or group discussions | a | 4.21 | 4.86 | 5.10 | Pr < Po |
| b | 4.28 | 5.11 | 5.46 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| c | 4.29 | 4.84 | 5.13 | Pr < Po | |
| Q4. I know what a report or paper is | a | 3.66 | 4.55 | 5.21 | Pr < Mi < Po |
| b | 3.55 | 4.89 | 4.96 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| c | 3.42 | 5.10 | 5.45 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| Q5. I am confident in my ability to write my opinions in reports properly | a | 3.34 | 4.14 | 4.72 | Pr < Mi/Po |
| b | 3.72 | 4.67 | 4.63 | Pr < Po | |
| c | 3.94 | 4.52 | 5.03 | Pr < Po | |
| Q6. I know what a presentation is | a | 4.07 | 4.72 | 5.34 | Pr/Mi < Po |
| b | 4.34 | 5.00 | 5.00 | Pr/Mi/Po | |
| c | 3.97 | 5.03 | 5.48 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| Q7. I am confident about making a presentation in front of people | a | 3.45 | 3.72 | 4.59 | Pr < Po |
| b | 3.61 | 4.15 | 4.46 | Pr/Mi/Po | |
| c | 3.71 | 4.26 | 4.81 | Pr < Po | |
| Q8. I worry about my student life at the university | a | 5.38 | 3.66 | 3.83 | Pr > Mi/Po |
| b | 5.00 | 3.15 | 3.58 | Pr > Mi/Po | |
| c | 5.00 | 3.61 | 3.45 | Pr > Mi/Po | |
| Q9. I am excited about the student life at the university | a | 5.76 | 5.79 | 5.90 | Pr/Mi/Po |
| b | 5.21 | 5.33 | 5.67 | Pr/Mi/Po | |
| c | 5.45 | 4.97 | 5.03 | Pr/Mi/Po | |
| Q10. I am clear about what I want to study at the College of Policy Science | a | 3.93 | 4.10 | 4.62 | Pr/Mi/Po |
| b | 4.10 | 4.78 | 4.96 | Pr/Mi/Po | |
| c | 4.16 | 4.65 | 4.65 | Pr/Mi/Po | |
| Items | Years* | Mean | Multiple comparison | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-term | Mid-term | Post-term | |||
| Q1. I have good knowledge of policy science | 3.03 | 4.14 | 5.03 | Pr < Mi < Po | |
| 3.28 | 4.74 | 5.08 | Pr < Mi/Po | ||
| 3.65 | 4.48 | 4.94 | Pr < Mi/Po | ||
| Q2. I know what group work/group discussions are | 4.10 | 5.21 | 5.45 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| 4.24 | 5.19 | 5.25 | Pr < Mi/Po | ||
| 4.32 | 5.00 | 5.39 | Pr < Po | ||
| Q3. I can state my own opinion in group work or group discussions | 4.21 | 4.86 | 5.10 | Pr < Po | |
| 4.28 | 5.11 | 5.46 | Pr < Mi/Po | ||
| 4.29 | 4.84 | 5.13 | Pr < Po | ||
| Q4. I know what a report or paper is | 3.66 | 4.55 | 5.21 | Pr < Mi < Po | |
| 3.55 | 4.89 | 4.96 | Pr < Mi/Po | ||
| 3.42 | 5.10 | 5.45 | Pr < Mi/Po | ||
| Q5. I am confident in my ability to write my opinions in reports properly | 3.34 | 4.14 | 4.72 | Pr < Mi/Po | |
| 3.72 | 4.67 | 4.63 | Pr < Po | ||
| 3.94 | 4.52 | 5.03 | Pr < Po | ||
| Q6. I know what a presentation is | 4.07 | 4.72 | 5.34 | Pr/Mi < Po | |
| 4.34 | 5.00 | 5.00 | Pr/Mi/Po | ||
| 3.97 | 5.03 | 5.48 | Pr < Mi/Po | ||
| Q7. I am confident about making a presentation in front of people | 3.45 | 3.72 | 4.59 | Pr < Po | |
| 3.61 | 4.15 | 4.46 | Pr/Mi/Po | ||
| 3.71 | 4.26 | 4.81 | Pr < Po | ||
| Q8. I worry about my student life at the university | 5.38 | 3.66 | 3.83 | Pr > Mi/Po | |
| 5.00 | 3.15 | 3.58 | Pr > Mi/Po | ||
| 5.00 | 3.61 | 3.45 | Pr > Mi/Po | ||
| Q9. I am excited about the student life at the university | 5.76 | 5.79 | 5.90 | Pr/Mi/Po | |
| 5.21 | 5.33 | 5.67 | Pr/Mi/Po | ||
| 5.45 | 4.97 | 5.03 | Pr/Mi/Po | ||
| Q10. I am clear about what I want to study at the College of Policy Science | 3.93 | 4.10 | 4.62 | Pr/Mi/Po | |
| 4.10 | 4.78 | 4.96 | Pr/Mi/Po | ||
| 4.16 | 4.65 | 4.65 | Pr/Mi/Po | ||
Note(s): *a = 2015, b = 2016, c = 2017
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