| Gordon Rebecca Fall 2013, 01:640:135:63 — Calculus I (index #23121) Enrollment= 35, Responses= 13 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.77 | 4.13 | 4.21 | 4.25 |
| 2. The instructor responded effectively to student comments and questions | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 3.95 | 4.06 | 4.12 |
| 3. The instructor generated interest in the course material | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.92 | 3.91 | 3.96 | 4.00 |
| 4. The instructor had a positive attitude toward assisting all students in understanding course material | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4.38 | 4.22 | 4.24 | 4.28 |
| 5. The instructor assigned grades fairly | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 4.12 | 4.10 | 4.14 |
| 6. The instructional methods encouraged student learning | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.85 | 3.76 | 3.84 | 3.90 |
| 7. I learned a great deal in this course | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.31 | 3.67 | 3.80 | 3.89 |
| 8. I had a strong prior interest in the subject matter and wanted to take this course | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.77 | 3.31 | 3.42 | 3.51 |
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| 9. I rate the teaching effectiveness of the instructor as | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 3.71 | 3.82 | 3.90 |
| 10. I rate the overall quality of the course as | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.46 | 3.64 | 3.72 | 3.81 |
What do you like best about this course?:
I like the application of the concepts to everyday life and other subjects.
I like the depth that Becky goes into when trying to answer our questions.
They can really help you understand the small details in the problem solving process
If you were teaching this course, what would you do differently?:
Be more efficient with time. Oftentimes there were concepts that were simply not covered or taught incorrectly so that when students used these concepts on quizzes they were used incorrectly and when graded the students would be penalized.
cover more challenging material during recitation
Go slower or at least explain more in depth about certain subjects.
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I would be more careful with time management since topics in recitation are sometimes complicated and difficult to review in what feels like an insufficient amount of time.
Add more time or go a bit faster
In what ways, if any, has this course or the instructor encouraged your intellectual growth and progress?:
Sometimes she tells stories about the inspiring people who created the theorems we work with, but since I don't feel relatively pushed to learn the actual concept with the instructor, I can't say much else.
I've been able to fine tune some aspects of calculus because of the small class size and it's really beneficial to my work.
Becky has a great attitude toward the subject and really encourages students' interest to understand the material. For students who stay after recitation or attend office hours, Becky patiently goes over problems and it really helps.
They slow it down compared to lecture so you can understand more thoroughly
Other comments or suggestions::
She should communicate more with the professor about methods of solving problems and have exactly what she plans to teach us written down (more than just the general topics).
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