COURSE EVALUATION REPORT
SC
LAWRENCE WEINSTEIN
200910
1 STRONGLY DISAGREE
2 DISAGREE
3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE
4 AGREE
5 STRONGLY AGREE
n/a NOT APPLICABLE
NR NO RESPONSE
10151 PHYS 231N
QUESTIONS FOR EVALUATION:
RESPONSE FREQUENCY

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2345n/aNRnMEANINSTR MEANSTD. DEV.DEPT MEANCOLL MEAN
1IN THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS, THE INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY EXPLAINED THE COURSE CONTENT, ASSIGNMENTS, GRADING AND OTHER IMPORTANT POLICIES.

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2THE COURSE MATERIALS, EXAMS, PROJECTS AND/OR PAPERS IN THE CLASS REQUIRED ME TO THINK CRITICALLY.

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3THE INSTRUCTOR WELCOMED QUESTIONS AND OTHER CLASS PARTICIPATION.

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4THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ENTHUSIASTIC WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER.

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5THE INSTRUCTOR WAS AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION AND HELPFUL DURING OFFICE HOURS.

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6THE INSTRUCTOR ARRIVED ON TIME FOR CLASS AND USED THE FULL CLASS PERIOD ALLOTED.

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7IN ORDER TO GET GOOD GRADES ON TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS, I HAD TO KNOW THE COURSE MATERIALS OUTLINED IN THE SYLLABUS AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS.

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8THE INSTRUCTOR'S PRESENTATIONS WERE INFORMATIVE.

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9OVERALL, I HAVE LEARNED OR BENEFITED FROM THIS CLASS.

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10OVERALL, THE INSTRUCTOR IS AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER.

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GENERAL INFORMATION:
APPROXIMATE CLASS STANDING

PRESENT GPA

HRS PER WEEK SPENT PREPARING FOR CLASS

FRESHMAN0LESS THAN 2.0020 TO 23
SOPHOMORE102.00 TO 2.4923 TO 59
JUNIOR52.50 TO 2.9966 TO 84
SENIOR53.00 TO 3.4959 TO 114
GRADUATE03.50 +612 OR MORE1
OTHER1DO NOT KNOW0

SEX

AGE

FULL OR PART TIME STUDENT

MALE1320 & UNDER11FULL-TIME19
FEMALE821 - 257PART-TIME2
26 +3

REASON FOR TAKING COURSE

EXPECTED COURSE GRADEEMPLOYED WHILE TAKING COURSE

REQUIRED FOR MAJOR18A6NOT EMPLOYED8
GEN. ED. REQUIREMENT2B9PART-TIME JOB11
ELECTIVE0C5FULL-TIME JOB1
OTHER1D0
F1
P0
Q0

I ATTENDED ---- CLASS

ALL13
MOST8
FEW0
NR :No response. Student did not rate the instructor on this question.
n :Number of responses for this question (does not include “no response”.)
Mean:The mean for this call number/CRN. In the case of aggregate reports, the mean for all session cross-listed together for this course.
Instr Mean:The mean for all courses taught by this instructor for a college. This number is the same on all reports for this instructor for a college.
Std. Deviation:The standard deviation for instructors means in this department.
Dept Mean:The mean for all courses taught by this department, including any course cross-listed to a course taught by this department. This number is the same on all reports for this department.
Coll Mean:The mean for all courses taught by this college, including any course cross-listed to a course taught by this college. This number is the same on all reports for this college.
ENROLLMENT: Total number of students enrolled for this call number/CRN. In the case of aggregate reports, the total number of students enrolled for all call numbers cross-listed together with at least one completed evaluation.
ENROLLMENT:93
TOTAL RESPONSES:21


GENERAL WRITTEN COMMENTS:
WHAT FACTORS ABOUT THIS CLASS CONTRIBUTED THE MOST TO YOUR LEARNING? WHAT ASPECTS OF THIS CLASS HELPED YOU TO LEARN THINK CRITICALLY?

practicing problem types
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interaction with students, teacher and TAs
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The instructor included many "ponderables" during the lecture that changed the way you had to think about a seemingly standard problem or concept. These were really helpful.
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show up for class. take good notes. and study for all the tests
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The review sessions with the TA, Rob, and reading the book.
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reading and understand the concepts in the book helped the most
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The group setting allowed for me to interact with other students and we helped each other understand the subject matter. Also there was aid from very helpful teacher assistants which was extremely helpful, and they were available for tutoring in the physics lab. The homework given was reflective of what was seen on the test and this helpd also prepare for exams. The visual aids were also a plus with better understanding the subjecct matter.
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The online web-assign homework and reading assignments
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The group work, and the ponderables.
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The lectures were not very informative. The idea of doing work together in the group instead of the proffesor doing it for us is good. The problem was that most people didn;t understand how to do some of the stuff which completely ruined the point of having class like that.
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the test reviews that the TA would hold before the tests were the only times that i felt the material was explained well, and that i actually benefitted from.
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The format of the class utilizing groups
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I like working problems in class with groups, I learn much better that way than in lecture.
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group work
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WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THE CLASS AND YOUR INSTRUCTOR?

His enthusiasm.
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physics demonstrations, the pumpkin drop, wednsday night tutoring sessions and webassign homework
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The teaching and learning style. They experimented with anew style called "scale-up" and it is extremely effective. It works for me.
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the fact that he knew exactly what he was talking about and that he was VERY knowledgable on the subject at hand.
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i like how the teacher got the whole class to be interact and particpate during the whole class time
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Professor Weinstein was always available to answer students questions, and he is very enthusiatic about physics and teaching. He is organized and always makes time to answer questions about the course material. I enjoyed his reviews for the test because it helped me to have more clarity on what I needed to know to focus on for the test.
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The class is divided in groups and we must work together in order to achieve our goal.
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Working in a group and the clicker questions
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The demonstrations
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group work
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WHAT CHANGES IF ANY, COULD BE MADE TO THE CLASS THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED YOU TO LEARN MORE? WHAT COULD THE INSTRUCTOR HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE COURSE AN EVEN BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE?

more group tutoring, going over homework in said tutoring sessions and more hands on projects for lab and classroom
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Slow down on the homework assignments. Often times, we were assigned homewrok in chapters that were 2 chapters ahead of where we had dixscussed in class, providing for a little confusion, but other than that, the class was great.
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Take tests right after we finished the material. Whenever we would take a test the material that we were covering in class at the time was normally 3 to 4 chapters ahead. For example, we took a test on chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 but in class we were on chapter 11. It would be more helpful if we would just take the test right after finishing the material, it was really overwhelming and frustrating trying to study material for the test and learn new material at the same time. Also, when we did examples in class with our groups, there was never very much time to go over the solutions to those examples before the class period ended so, normally, we didn't get straight answers to those examples and I wasn't sure if I was doing those problems correctly. Also, the class notes and examples we did in class should be posted more promptly.
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i think the instructor could have checked homework more often and in a better way
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none
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The group idea is a good and also a bad thing. Students must be able to switch groups.
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Only change groups if people request to- my first two groups were great and very helpful, but the last group I was in didn't help my learning at all. Both of my group members barely came to class and never talked during the group work. the instructor could actually go over the concepts by doing a practice problem with the class first before sending us off to do it on our own.
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Scale up is a great learning environment but the class lab/lecture slots should be standardized. Attempting to create a schedule around the one differently timed lab slot you must attend is just poor planning on the part of whomever schedules classes.
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He assumed we understood a lot of material that he did not explain very well. He would briefly cover material without much explanation, and he would also expect us to learn a lot from our book (our book was not very informmative). When your major is not based on physics, all the technical jargin is a little difficult to understand without having to google every other word, and it would be helpful is he would break it down for us rather than just expecting us to get it. He also gave us homework on chapters that we had not learned yet, making it very hard to do.
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More review for tests and quizes
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more in depth lecture, hw review
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WHAT FACTORS ABOUT YOUR OWN PERFORMANCE HELPED YOU LEARN THE MOST? WHAT DID YOU DO TO FACILITATE YOUR LEARNING?

Reading all of the text book. Without reading, I was completely lost.
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doing homework and explaining how to solve problems to classmates
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I always tried to get the homework done early and often, because to get caught behind in that is a trap that was almost inescapable. This allowed me to focus more in class.
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i took the class once already before hand...it heloped alot so in another woeds. if you remember anything from before hade it will definitely help ALOT
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Reading the material and going to study sessions. Which, I think I learned more in the review sessions with Rob than from class and the professor.
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doing the homework and understand the concepts in class helped alot
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If I took the time to go over the base principles of each section prior to going to class then I found I was able to obtain more knowledge. Also if I did additional problems to the home work often helped me to prepare for the exams. The physics resource center also became a great instrument on helping me understand the subject matter.
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The reading assignments helped me understands the class lecture.
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Going to the PLC, where many of us who were confused congregated to help each other try and understand what was going on.
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I went to review sessions, asked questions when i did not understand something, read through the book on the chapters we were learning, and took notes in class. the review sessions helped me the most because it helped me understand it better, so i could then study on my own.
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Time and effort put into understanding the material
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group work and hw assignments
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WHAT COULD YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE COURSE AN EVEN BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE?

spent time in study groups
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I could have attended all of the classes. But when I did attend, I was focused and ready to learn.
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I could have spent more time on the homework.
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i could ahve studied more and listen more to the instructor
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nothing...this was a very interesting and fun class
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Gone to the teacher's office hours more.
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nothing. i am not the teacher. i did everything that a student should be doing to create a conducive learning environment.
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Study better
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seeked more tutoring
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