Thesis Project:  Ryan Sylvester

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Student Academic Conference

 

Question:  Rate your enthusiasm for your presentation topic:

 

Rating Scale:  ( 0 = No Enthusiasm and 10 = Very Enthused)

 

Out of 235 people who presented at the conference, 65 completed the pre-conference survey and 45 completed the post-conference survey.  However out of the data submitted only 39 records were usable.

 

 

Participant Pre-Conference Survey (24) Post-Conference Survey (37) Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your enthusiasm for your topic (increase, decrease, no change) (Post 38) Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either made you feel more enthused or less enthused about your topic (Post 39)
02 8 8 no change It is interesting information, but this is not what I want to be researching for the rest of my life.
03 10 10 increase I am very enthusiastic about my story. I would like to expand it because of the positive feedback I recieved.
04 8 9 increase It made me realize how little people actually know about the affects of parents on their children when it comes to language learning and communication.
05 9 10 no change No change. There is a great deal of excitement about my topic, not just from myself, but others at my place of employment.
06 10 10 no change  
07 3 6 no change no change really, except I enjoyed showing off my presentation I made, so that I was enthused for that.
08 8 7 no change no change
09 7 5 no change no change
10 8 8 no change  
11 7 10 increase  
12 5 5 no change I was too nervous to be enthused about it. my teacher (the expert) was there.
13 8 10 no change  
14 9 8 increase I look foward to using this topic in the future to make another presentation.
15 10 10 increase I want to write more now and perform them when I can.
16 8 8 increase Seeing interest in my topic from other people got me excited in learning more about it
17 10 0 increase  
18 6 10 no change  
19 9 9 no change  
21 10 10 no change I'm simply sorry that I can no longer inform people about the wonderful product of vinegar. The conference presentation was my last one but it was no less enthusiastic than any of the others.
22 8 8 no change  
23 10 9 increase I felt enthused about it, because my professor asked me to present my topic, so it made me feel that all the work was worth something,
24 6 10 increase Same as previous answer
25 9 8 no change  
26 6 6 no change  
28 7 7 decrease I was tired of it by the end of the research
29 6 5 decrease This topic was for a research class. The area that I researched on was not my area of interest.
30 10 10 no change Was enthused before I presented and enthused after I presented.
31 10 9 increase I really enjoyed getting to talk to people, even that oneperson who didn't agree with my arguement, and hear what they had to say about the topic.
32 8 10 no change  
33 7 6 no change  
34 5 7 no change no change
35 7 9 increase My enthusiasm definitly increased because I got to present MY research to other people!
36 5 8 increase I would not have thought to choose the topic if it weren't for the conference. Plus, the interest my audience showed in the topic helped to increase my own interest.
37 5 6 no change  
38 10 10 increase Presenting at the conference has made me want to do more research in this area and learn more about what changes can be made
39 9 10 no change I have researched this topic extensively, so I don't have much more enthusiasm now than before.
40 8 10 increase Seeing peole's reaction to the subject and hearing what they had to say afterward really impacted me and showed me what an important topic it is.
41 8 8 increase It revived a long held passion because I saw the great need for prevention and education to prevent rape and sexual abuse of all kinds--also the need for victims to report and seek early help to recover from the trauma of rape.
42 10 10 increase Realizing the impact such information has on others has shown me that Human RIghts Ecucation is much needed in our Community.


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