| Devlin Patrick Spring 2015, 01:640:135:50 — Calculus I (index #12902) Enrollment= 35, Responses= 17 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 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4.71 | 4.31 | 4.36 | 4.37 |
| 2. The instructor responded effectively to student comments and questions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4.65 | 4.17 | 4.28 | 4.29 |
| 3. The instructor generated interest in the course material | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4.53 | 4.07 | 4.14 | 4.13 |
| 4. The instructor had a positive attitude toward assisting all students in understanding course material | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4.76 | 4.36 | 4.40 | 4.41 |
| 5. The instructor assigned grades fairly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.47 | 4.23 | 4.23 | 4.24 |
| 6. The instructional methods encouraged student learning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4.41 | 4.00 | 4.09 | 4.08 |
| 7. I learned a great deal in this course | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4.35 | 3.95 | 4.07 | 4.10 |
| 8. I had a strong prior interest in the subject matter and wanted to take this course | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4.12 | 3.24 | 3.48 | 3.62 |
| Poor | Excellent | |||||||||
| 9. I rate the teaching effectiveness of the instructor as | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4.47 | 3.97 | 4.09 | 4.11 |
| 10. I rate the overall quality of the course as | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4.53 | 3.84 | 3.94 | 3.99 |
What do you like best about this course?:
The teacher was very positive and energetic. He simplified complicated ideas so students could understand the problems.
Everything
TA is good
nothing
the example problem that he gives
The availability of both the instructor and TA to answer and explain problems
Patrick always explicitly explains anything needed.
great TA, very enthusiastic and always had energy/ interactive with class.
If you were teaching this course, what would you do differently?:
NO
It's fine
spend more time on stuff that will be directly on the quiz
change method a bit, because the timing and questions that we have i don't think with quiz in each lecture can solve that
Nothing
More colored chalk.
not sure
In what ways, if any, has this course or the instructor encouraged your intellectual growth and progress?:
He asked questions as he went through the problems to engage the students.
Yes
N/A
it has not
i understand material better during his class than lecture
The availability of both the instructor and TA to answer and explain problems made me rethink my initial thought that calculus is hard. it Just needs understanding
He makes it seem easy and that makes me want to finish EVERYTHING!
Other comments or suggestions::
GOod
He takes too long to go over every question and ends up wasting a whole period on only two questions
i think the quiz in each lecture that should be changed a little because many times we didn't get enough time to go over our questions
Great Course!
Waffles!!!!!!
300 times better than my previous TA
You are a great recitation instructor and helped clear everything up. You are doing a excellent job and should keep up with what you are doing.