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PHILOSOPHY 110 KNOWLEDGE SURVEY - FALL '09
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Is this Survey being conducted at the BEGINNING or at the END of the Semester?
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BEGINNING of the Semester END of the Semester
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YOUR PHIL 110 COURSE:

T R 1:00 PM PINE WEB (CRN 20386) PINE W 5 PM SOKEI
WEB (CRN 20157) PINE M W 10:00 AM SOKEI


The following survey is not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. We are interested in how well we have accomplished together the student learning outcomes for this course, so please be candid in your responses.

This information will help your instructor modify and improve the course.

Mark 1 as your response to the item if you feel you are no more confident in your understanding or skill in the area than you were at the beginning of this course.

Mark 2 as your response to the item if you feel you are moderately more confident in your understanding or skill in the area than you were at the beginning of this course.

Mark 3 as your response to the item if you feel you are very confident in your understanding or skill in the area compared to the beginning of this course

Your skill level in area:

1 - No more confident 2 - Moderately more confident 3 - Very confident

Improvement of reasoning skills.

Understanding of how to present evidence for a conclusion.

Understanding of recognizing and structuring arguments (premises and conclusion)

Understanding of why it is valuable to use symbolic techniques to examine arguments and persuasive appeals.

Understanding of the concept of a logical proof.

Understanding of the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning

Understanding of the difference between the reasoning of an argument and its content, and that arguments can be logically valid even though the premises are hypothetical

Understand of the concept of a valid logical argument and the idea of developing a valid symbolic reasoning trail from hypothetical premises

The ability to use various symbolic techniques (recipes for informal fallacies, truth tables, formal proofs) for evaluating both formal and informal reasoning

Understanding of the difference between an elegant and precise proof and one that is inelegant and lacks precision

In the space below, please write any additional comments that would help improve the delivery or instruction of this course. Please discuss the distance education procedures if you are in the online course or on-campus presentation if you are in one of the on-campus courses.

Mahalo for completing the Knowledge Survey!