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User Survey

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About You

Name:

Address1:

Address2:

E-mail:

Gender: Age:

If you are a teacher, how many years have you been teaching?

About Sketchpad

How many years have you been using Sketchpad?

Are you using Sketchpad Version 4?

Before using your present version, did you use a previous version of Sketchpad?

On average over the past few months, how often have you used Sketchpad?

In general, what is your opinion of Sketchpad as a tool for your needs?

What sort of computer system(s) do you use with Sketchpad? Check all that apply.

MacOS 9 or earlierMacOS X
Windows98 or earlierWindowsXP
Windows (Vista)Windows (Other)
TI-92+/Voyage 200TI-89
Web browsers & JavaSketchpad

If you teach with Sketchpad, how do you most commonly use it with students?

What are your primary reasons for using Sketchpad? Please check all that apply.

Mathematical Investigation
Teaching Others
Producing Illustrations, Activities & Assignments
Applications outside of mathematics
Fun

If you're a teacher, in what courses do you use Sketchpad? Check all that apply.

Middle-School MathematicsGeometry (secondary level)
AlgebraTrigonometry/Precalculus
CalculusUndergraduate Mathematics
Mathematics EducationOther

If you're a student, in what courses have you used Sketchpad? Check all that apply.

Middle-School MathematicsGeometry (secondary level)
AlgebraTrigonometry/Precalculus
CalculusUndergraduate Mathematics
Mathematics EducationOther

Of the following program features, which do you find most important? If many seem important, try to choose the two or three which strike you as most essential.

Euclidean Geometry (Construct menu)
Transformational Geometry (Transform menu)
Analytic Geometry (Graph menu)
Functions & Function Plotting
Iteration
Locus
Animation
Custom Tools
Action Buttons
Calculator
Tables

Are any of these completely unimportant? Check features below that you never (or almost never) use.

Euclidean Geometry (Construct menu)
Transformational Geometry (Transform menu)
Analytic Geometry (Graph menu)
Functions & Function Plotting
Iteration
Locus
Animation
Custom Tools
Action Buttons
Calculator
Tables

As we continue to improve Sketchpad, how would you like most to see us focus our efforts?

Feel free to expand on your answers or make any additional comments in the space below. All comments will be read, though we can't guarantee a prompt response, especially if you didn't enter your e-mail address at the top of this form!

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