My electric oven surface gets too hot when oven is on. Is this normal?
The oven vents from a hole under one of the rear 
burners. If the hole is obstructed or the bowl is 
turned the wrong way, the heat will escape through 
the stove top instead of the vent.
Are the drip pans covered with foil?
This will cause the top to get too hot because the oven heat cannot escape.
Are you using the correct size burner pans?
If they are too large, they trap heat.
Are the drip pans dark?
Always use bright finish pans for less heat 
conduction.