COURSE EVALUATION REPORT

LAWRENCE WEINSTEIN

200920

1 STRONGLY DISAGREE

2 DISAGREE

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE

4 AGREE

5 STRONGLY AGREE

n/a NOT APPLICABLE

NR NO RESPONSE

20190 PHYS 232N

	QUESTIONS FOR EVALUATION:	RESPONSE FREQUENCY
	QUESTIONS FOR EVALUATION:	RESPONSE FREQUENCY
		1	2	3	4	5	n/a	NR	n	MEAN	INSTR MEAN	STD. DEV.	DEPT MEAN	COLL MEAN
1	IN THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS, THE INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY EXPLAINED THE COURSE CONTENT, ASSIGNMENTS, GRADING AND OTHER IMPORTANT POLICIES.	0	1	3	4	17	1	1	26	4.48	4.60	0.39	4.46	4.55
2	THE COURSE MATERIALS, EXAMS, PROJECTS AND/OR PAPERS IN THE CLASS REQUIRED ME TO THINK CRITICALLY.	1	0	3	3	18	1	1	26	4.48	4.60	0.30	4.47	4.52
3	THE INSTRUCTOR WELCOMED QUESTIONS AND OTHER CLASS PARTICIPATION.	1	2	2	3	17	1	1	26	4.32	4.44	0.42	4.45	4.44
4	THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ENTHUSIASTIC WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER.	1	0	2	6	16	1	1	26	4.44	4.52	0.42	4.46	4.43
5	THE INSTRUCTOR WAS AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION AND HELPFUL DURING OFFICE HOURS.	0	2	3	6	10	5	5	26	4.14	4.12	0.51	4.26	4.56
6	THE INSTRUCTOR ARRIVED ON TIME FOR CLASS AND USED THE FULL CLASS PERIOD ALLOTED.	1	0	2	2	19	1	2	25	4.58	4.70	0.32	4.58	4.63
7	IN ORDER TO GET GOOD GRADES ON TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS, I HAD TO KNOW THE COURSE MATERIALS OUTLINED IN THE SYLLABUS AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS.	1	1	3	3	17	1	1	26	4.36	4.43	0.38	4.42	4.56
8	THE INSTRUCTOR'S PRESENTATIONS WERE INFORMATIVE.	0	3	4	2	16	1	1	26	4.24	4.35	0.57	4.20	4.34
9	OVERALL, I HAVE LEARNED OR BENEFITED FROM THIS CLASS.	2	0	5	4	14	1	1	26	4.12	4.25	0.52	4.11	4.23
10	OVERALL, THE INSTRUCTOR IS AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER.	2	0	4	5	14	1	1	26	4.16	4.29	0.55	4.21	4.25

GENERAL INFORMATION:
APPROXIMATE CLASS STANDING		PRESENT GPA		HRS PER WEEK SPENT PREPARING FOR CLASS
FRESHMAN	2	LESS THAN 2.00	0	0 TO 2	2
SOPHOMORE	10	2.00 TO 2.49	2	3 TO 5	6
JUNIOR	9	2.50 TO 2.99	11	6 TO 8	9
SENIOR	3	3.00 TO 3.49	6	9 TO 11	5
GRADUATE	0	3.50 +	5	12 OR MORE	3
OTHER	1	DO NOT KNOW	1

SEX		AGE		FULL OR PART TIME STUDENT
MALE	16	20 & UNDER	9	FULL-TIME	23
FEMALE	8	21 - 25	11	PART-TIME	1
		26 +	4

REASON FOR TAKING COURSE		EXPECTED COURSE GRADE		EMPLOYED WHILE TAKING COURSE
REQUIRED FOR MAJOR	24	A	6	NOT EMPLOYED	8
GEN. ED. REQUIREMENT	1	B	6	PART-TIME JOB	13
ELECTIVE	0	C	7	FULL-TIME JOB	4
OTHER	0	D	1
		F	1
		P	0
		Q	0

I ATTENDED ---- CLASS
ALL	10
MOST	13
FEW	2

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:	26

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?

Coming to class and going to the study sessions. The clicker questions helped me learn to think critically.
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Dr. Weinstein is an excellent professor. He cares about students, Physics, and the university. His lectures are well-prepared and delivered. He answers students' questions thoroughly and thoughtfully. He loves the material and conveys it well.
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The group discussion was very helpful. This is the first Scaleup class I have ever taken and it was pretty good. I feel like I learned more because my brain was able to shift gears every so often. Constant lecture is like torture.
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Working through certain proofs of equations was helpful.
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The home work, even though it was overwhelming, did help me to better understand the material...As far as working in groups it did help me, but it was only because I was fortunate to have at least one group member that cared about passing the class.
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every aspect of physics is critical thinking, due to the homework not being related to the exams given.
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showing up to class and paying attention
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lectures
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WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THE CLASS AND YOUR INSTRUCTOR?

I liked the clicker questions. I didn't like how he formed the groups because they were not formed equally.
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I liked that Dr. Weinstein cares about students and that the students learn the material. This shows in everything he does.
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Dr Weinstein is pretty cool. He definitely knows his stuff, but he talks about it in plain understandable language.
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Weinstein in amazing. It's an honor to be in the presence of such a genius mind. He is always eager to help and can explain thing really well.
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I enjoyed class demonstrations that didn't require lab reports.
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Professor Weinstein is enthusiastic about teaching, and I can tell he actually cares to make sure that the class as a whole passes his class. If I emailed him he was always prompt with responding back and helpful when answering questions.
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very enthusiastic about the material and welcomed participation
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very talented teacher
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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?

Let students choose their groups, actually teach the students what's on the slides rather than reading off them and having the students try and learn wholly on their own.
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The Professor should spend time reviewing for his own tests. It's not fair to have a review with TA's outside of normal class time, and the review is for a test from another professor that "should" be similar. He should take questions during class about the homework for the benefit of the students. Retaining what was learned during class is difficult because the lectures are 3 chapters ahead of what homework and tests we are working on or studying for.
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This course includes too much material. It should be three semesters, or some of the material should be trimmed. Dr. Weinstein could not have made this a better learning experience, because he was excellent.
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I didn't like leaving my first group at the beginning of the semester. We worked hard together and got our assignment done together. After leaving them for another group, there was less motivation to put in the effort to build that strong bond again with strangers. I tried meeting together with the first group again, but it didn't work out well because they were busy with their own groups and my new group was scheduling empty commitments with me.
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The homework doesn't seem like it helped with the tests and quizzes much.
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I would like to have more work sheets like the last ones on lenses/mirrors...these worksheets were very helpful when doing home work and when I was stomped I often used them on many sections of homework.
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the homework could have been related to the test material. i would prefer a lecture instead of "scale-up"
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Implement more lecture in the class.
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none
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WHAT FACTORS ABOUT YOUR OWN PERFORMANCE HELPED YOU LEARN THE MOST? WHAT DID YOU DO TO FACILITATE YOUR LEARNING?

forming a study group, going to the TAs study sessions.
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I read the text and did most of the homework. I spent many, many hours studying for this course.
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Getting the homework done early.
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When I took time to read prior to coming to class I did notice that I was able to grasp the information more soundly.
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i asked the professor for different textbooks on the subject matter to use instead of my own because the required textbook was difficult to understand.
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paying attention and understand the material
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WHAT COULD YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE COURSE AN EVEN BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE?

Formed an extra study group outside of class.
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Dropped all my other classes so I have 12 hours a day to do physics. It seems that is the only way to get a decent grade in this class. There is just a ridiculous amount of homework to be done that doesn't ever pay off in class.
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I could have car-pooled, so I could have studied more and driven less during my commutes.
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no more scale-up!
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The homework sometimes took a disproportionally long time compared with other classes especially since we are in there for 5 hours a week to earn 4 credit hours.
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I should have taken more advantage of the office hours...I know he did respond to my emails, but some times I think in person and one on one attention would have benefited me more.
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been more involved
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