COURSE EVALUATION REPORT

LAWRENCE WEINSTEIN

200720

1 STRONGLY DISAGREE

2 DISAGREE

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE

4 AGREE

5 STRONGLY AGREE

n/a NOT APPLICABLE

NR NO RESPONSE

21738 PHYS 309

	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	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	5.00	4.87	0.26	4.59	4.59
2	THE COURSE MATERIALS, EXAMS, PROJECTS AND/OR PAPERS IN THE CLASS REQUIRED ME TO THINK CRITICALLY.	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	5.00	4.87	0.33	4.43	4.47
3	THE INSTRUCTOR WELCOMED QUESTIONS AND OTHER CLASS PARTICIPATION.	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	5.00	5.00	0.52	4.34	4.44
4	THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ENTHUSIASTIC WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER.	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	5	4.80	4.87	0.39	4.38	4.42
5	THE INSTRUCTOR WAS AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION AND HELPFUL DURING OFFICE HOURS.	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	5	4.00	4.33	0.41	4.32	4.57
6	THE INSTRUCTOR ARRIVED ON TIME FOR CLASS AND USED THE FULL CLASS PERIOD ALLOTED.	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	5.00	4.87	0.22	4.60	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.	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	5	4.80	4.86	0.42	4.39	4.50
8	THE INSTRUCTOR'S PRESENTATIONS WERE INFORMATIVE.	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	5.00	5.00	0.60	4.06	4.28
9	OVERALL, I HAVE LEARNED OR BENEFITED FROM THIS CLASS.	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	5	4.80	4.75	0.49	4.07	4.20
10	OVERALL, THE INSTRUCTOR IS AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER.	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	5.00	4.87	0.60	4.14	4.20

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

SEX		AGE		FULL OR PART TIME STUDENT
MALE	4	20 & UNDER	1	FULL-TIME	5
FEMALE	1	21 - 25	2	PART-TIME	0
		26 +	2

REASON FOR TAKING COURSE		EXPECTED COURSE GRADE		EMPLOYED WHILE TAKING COURSE
REQUIRED FOR MAJOR	5	A	3	NOT EMPLOYED	2
GEN. ED. REQUIREMENT	0	B	2	PART-TIME JOB	1
ELECTIVE	0	C	0	FULL-TIME JOB	2
OTHER	0	D	0
		F	0
		P	0
		Q	0

I ATTENDED ---- CLASS
ALL	3
MOST	2
FEW	0

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:	10
TOTAL RESPONSES:	6

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?

The problems worked during class were most informative as the professor would demonstrate their own experience in solving the problems.
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The whole class is thinking critically!
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WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THE CLASS AND YOUR INSTRUCTOR?

Learning how to approach problems and pull valid answers seemingly from nowhere.
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interesting, teacher knew what he was doing and did it well
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This class was fun, although it wasn't easy. It was fun to do a "different" kind of physics and Dr. Weinstein is PERFECT for teaching this class!
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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?

Publish a book! Oh, wait...
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It might be worthwhile to consider making this class a two credit hour course and holding meetings twice a week instead of just once.
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WHAT FACTORS ABOUT YOUR OWN PERFORMANCE HELPED YOU LEARN THE MOST? WHAT DID YOU DO TO FACILITATE YOUR LEARNING?

Mistakes made on powers of ten handling and geometric mean calculations helped me to correct my ailing math abilities. My learning was facilitated primarily through working the homework problems.
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WHAT COULD YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE COURSE AN EVEN BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE?

I suppose solving more problems would have augmented the learning experience, but it is only a 1 credit-hour course after all.
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