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Thursday, March 2, 1978
University Daily Kansan
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A late evening snowfall caused a bit of a problem for Gary Taylor, Lawrence graduate
student as he rushed to change his flat tire. The snowfall began about 7 pm and continued throughout last night. Snow is predicted to continue throughout today.
Psychologists study class enrollment effects
BvSUSAN WOODARD
Staff Writer
Almost every university of Kansas student has a story to tell about the perils of enrolment and now two members of the class are working on a case study in findine out what students have to say.
David E. Campbell, assistant professor of psychology, and Ronda Ross, psychology department, Northwestern University.
questionaires to a random sample of 600 KU undergraduate to find out what effects enrollment and class schedules have had on students.
According to Campbell, the study is an attempt to determine three things: factors most important to students when selecting classes—for example, the instructor, the time or requirements; different types of schedules students have—do they bunch
their classes, space them out or prefer
to show how a student's schedule
influences his daily activities.
The sample was selected at random from the campus directory, Campbell said. The students then were called and asked whether they would mind filling out the questionnaire who agreed were sent the questionnaire along with a stamped return envelope.
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'We want to do anything we can to help the return rate,' Ross said.
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Not all the students from the sample have been contacted yet, Ross said, but if they cannot be reached by next week, the questionnaire will be mailed to their email.
On the questionnaire, the students are asked to fill out what their proposed schedules were and in what classes they were enrolled. Students state what effects their schedule changes have had on their lives. Campbell said this part of the questionnaire will show if there is a correlation between student satisfaction and performance and problems experienced in enrolling.
The questionnaire also contains a diary-like section where respondents are asked to fill in their activities for two consecutive weeks.
The purpose of the diary is to see how
with different types of schedules
stand their feet.
She mentioned that certain types of schedules may be associated with fewer hours of sleep, more or less time spent with friends and having a lot of satisfaction with life during the semester.
At that time, he and Ross will prepare a report for the University.
*Depending on how striking the results are, the registrar's office may want to make changes.*
Results from the study probably will not be compiled until next fall, Campbell said.
The research is not being funded by the University, Campbell said, though he has applied for a $8,000 grant from the University of Kansas General Research Institute to pay for office supplies and computer time and also would be used to pay Ross for her work.
Ross said that she would continue the study even if she was not paid, but that she would have to do the work in her spare time the study would take longer to complete.
"If the results are interesting, the next step will be to try to get federal money to do a comparison with several universities," Campbell said.
Campbell said that a form of the questionnaire had already been tested in some psychology courses at the University, and that the results encouraged continued
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