| Saied Jason jjs435 Fall 2018, 01:640:152:10 — CALC II MATH/PHYS (index #09195) Enrollment= 23, Responses= 8 Part A: University-wide Questions: |
Student Responses | Weighted Means | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Disagree 1 |
Strong Agree 5 |
No response |
Section | Course | Level | Dept | ||||
| 1. The instructor was prepared for class and presented the material in an organized manner. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.88 | 4.43 | 4.37 | 4.37 |
| 2. The instructor responded effectively to student comments and questions. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.88 | 4.27 | 4.21 | 4.24 |
| 3. The instructor generated interest in the course material. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.63 | 4.10 | 4.08 | 4.09 |
| 4. The instructor had a positive attitude toward assisting all students in understanding course material. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.88 | 4.45 | 4.33 | 4.35 |
| 5. The instructor assigned grades fairly. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.88 | 4.13 | 4.17 | 4.19 |
| 6. The instructional methods encouraged student learning. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4.75 | 4.05 | 3.98 | 4.01 |
| 7. I learned a great deal in this course. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.88 | 4.08 | 3.96 | 4.03 |
| 8. I had a strong prior interest in the subject matter and wanted to take this course. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.25 | 3.63 | 3.41 | 3.56 |
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| 9. I rate the teaching effectiveness of the instructor as: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.88 | 4.10 | 4.02 | 4.04 |
| 10. I rate the overall quality of the course as: | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.50 | 3.87 | 3.85 | 3.91 |
What do you like best about this course?:
I actually really learn this subject in this class
That it expands my mental capacity
The weekly quizzes/recitations. The fact that something was being tested OR due every week kept me engaged in the subject material on a more regular basis than if I was only tested during exam periods.
TA responsiveness was extremely effective
Jason is a great guy
If you were teaching this course, what would you do differently?:
Make it slightly easier for the students, and provide more sample problems or past exam papers for practice
I would likely show up a bit later for recitation than Jason, he was always a half hour early of the actual start time for the recitation.
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Dont give a quiz at last minute
In what ways, if any, has this course or the instructor encouraged your intellectual growth and progress?:
It got me to learn my limit of how much effort I can put into a class.
Jason always tried to express the applications of calculus concepts in the real world, although it was usually about a 15-30 second tangent only. It was honestly probably for the best that he never strayed too far on those tangents so there was more time for group work and his succinct explanations of the relevant course material for that recitation.
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no
Other comments or suggestions::
none
Jason's preparation was always superb, but I feel he could spend the time he shows up before the class was scheduled to start in order to write out the introductory portions on the chalkboard. Totally an unnecessary suggestion, as Jason made excellent use of his time during the class period, this is just a minor inefficiency that could be ironed out.
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