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Self-Evaluation 2007

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 Spring 2007: GEN 230 | MGT 110 | ENG 175 | BUS 298
 Fall 2007: ENG 260 | GEN 230

The survey instrument

Every course section I taught last year was evaluated by the series of questions in the table below. The students were asked to respond on a five-point Likert scale: strongly agree (5) to strongly disagree (1). Thus, a high score is good and a low score shows room for improvement.

The full Scantron results are available on paper from the VPAA's office. Here, I tabulate the extreme three responses (or more, including ties) for each course section. The table below lists each item and the number of courses, out of seven, in which it was among the best and worst scores.

Note that I taught nine sections, but only seven course evaluated produced useable results as noted below. For one section, all the respondents marked strongly agree for all 19 items. For another section, the tabulation had mathematical errors. However, the results were similar to that from other sections.

Note also that seventeen of the nineteen items were in one or more courses' worst or best lists. Ranking of items and discussion.

 

best

worst

1. The course disclosure gave a clear indication of course content and requirements

0

1

2. The course objectives were met

0

2

3. Examinations and assignments were useful learning tools

0

3

4. The course was well organized

0

2

5. Instructor generally provided for a full class period

6

0

6. I found it helpful to attend class regularly

0

2

7. The instructor incorporated relevant current material into the course.

0

1

8. The instructor stimulated student thoughts on the subject

0

2

9. The instructor's teaching methods were effective

0

1

10. The instructor was willing to meet for consultation outside the class period

2

1

11. The instructor effectively communicated subject matter to students

2

1

12. The instructor encouraged student participation

2

13. The instructor was responsive to student questions

3

14. The instructor's presentations were well organized

1

15. The instructor appeared to be knowledgeable in the field

6

16. I would recommend this instructor to another student

17. I would recommend this course to another student

3

18. I learned a great deal in this course

19. The instructor was enthusiastic

6

Summary Results

The comments column has all of the comments written on the end-of-course survey form. The self-assessment section on the discussion page has passages selected from the students' end-of-course email.

Note | Starting with the second session of Fall 2007, the College changed the evaluation forms so that higher numbers are now desirable. Where before 1.00 was best and 5.00 was worst, now 5.00 is best and 1.00 is worst.

Spring 2007

ENG 110 College Writing II

best

worst

comments

consultation outside class

4.71

course disclosure clear

4.00

Doug was my favorite professor.

Good class, great professor.

full class period

4.57

teaching methods effective

4.00

encouraged student participation

4.57

instructor enthusiastic

4.57



GEN 230 Creative Expression - Poetry

best

worst

comments

     * see below

     

     

      

Great class, learned a lot!!!! Fun class.

Doug is great. He could qualify for school president or at least asst or vice.

I love Big D.

I loved this class, he made it interesting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comment:

* On this set of evaluations, all 19 items were marked strongly agree. Thus, all 19 were highest and lowest.

GEN 230 Creative Expression - Fiction

best

worst

comments

instructor ethusiastic

4.71

incorporated relevant current material

4.06

Great instructor, great class.

Not what I expected. Interesting class. Doug loves what he teaches and love to help his students.

This course was nothing what I expected but a good learning course.

I felt that the fact the different people had different levels of knowledge as far as computers made it hard. However, I felt like I learned a lot from this course.

Fun great class!

Did not sign up to make a video. Doug assumed we already knew HTML!

full class period

 4.65

course well organized

4.12

instructor appeared knowledgeable

4.65

effectively communicated subject matter

4.12

MGT 110 The Concept of Management

best

worst

comments

instructor appeared knowledgeable

4.91

stimulated student thoughts

4.00

Good teacher maybe not make everything due on the computer work more in class.

Doug Anderson is a good teacher very enthusiastic.

Change the room people would be more interested.

This class was real fun and I learned a lot in the world of business.

Having the class on the internet and no text made it very easy to do homework and stay involved with the class. Doug was a good professor. Very easy to talk to and had a very good personality.

The professor encouraged students participation. He led students to think outside of box for answers. Overall, he adequately prepared stuents for the real world (business).

Mr. Anderson was a great teacher. Sometimes I felt he preached marketing rather than management but overall great class.

instructor ethusiastic

4.91

consultation outside class

4.00

responsive to student questions

4.82

course objectives met

4.09

full class period

4.73

helpful to attend class regularly

4.09

BUS 298 Special Topics: Managerial Communications in a Digital World

best

worst

comments

full class period

helpful to attend class regularly

Best professor here. More professors need to teach like him. Would be a lot more helpful if they did. Learn most from him than anyone else.

Oh, no! I'm a geek.

Doug is a great teacher, very knowledgeable.

I don't like doing everything on RicciStreet. I wish we had homework assignments and due dates and they were graded because I have no idea how I'm doing in this class. But excellent teacher. Very nice.

stimulated student thoughts

course well organized

responsive to student questionsconsultation outside class

course disclosure clear

instructor ethusiastic

 

 

Comment:

On this set of evaluations, the tally sheet says that there were 8 responses. However, on every line the total is seven. The problem comes from the averages, which are based on 8 rather than 7 and count the missing one as the most unfavorable (to me) responses. For example, Q14. has four responses in Strongly Agree and three in Agree. That would average to 4.6. However, the average is listed at 4, which could only occur by counting the missing one as 0. For another exampe, Q19 has 7 Strongly Agree and 0 for all the others yet an average of 4.38 instead of 5.0. Again, the average of 4.38 can be derived by counting the missing one as 0. That skews the averages so low that this course becomes an outlier compared to my others.

As of January 15, 2008, I have requested that the official tally sheet be fixed, at which time I will complete this portion of my self-evaluation.

Fall 2007

GEN 230 Creative Expression - Literary Arts (day)

best

worst

comments
full class period 4.73 helpful to attend regularly 4.27

Best class I've ever taken at Medaille. Amazing man.

Was real fun and informational.

Very clear and easy to understand method of teaching.
willing to meet outside of class 4.73 recommend this course 4.27
encouraged participation 4.73 exams and assignments useful 4.36
responsive to questions 4.73
knowledgeable in field 4.73

GEN 230 Creative Expression - Literary Arts (evening)

best

worst

comments
full class period 4.91 recommend this course 4.09 Mr. Anderson took the time to help me with whatever issues I had with my project. He always emailed me back which reassured me that he cared. I enjoyed being in his class and would give him the highest recommendation to any at Medaille. I hope to have him again during my last 2 years here.

Excellent clsas & professor. Learned a lot about movie making and cutting clips.

This class was a very valuable tool for the future; sharpening skills of problem solving and stimulating thoughts of creativity.
effectively communicated subject matter 4.73 course well organized 4.27
responsive to questions 4.73
knowledgeable in field 4.73
enthusiastic 4.73

ENG 260: Business and Professional Writing sec 1

best

worst

comments
knowledgeable in field 4.69 exams useful 4.12

Doug was very good at teaching the class & he was helpful! I love Doug!

Doug is a great professor! Knows a great deal!

Doug is the Man!

Very helpful and willing to give extra help if willing to do work and needed. Thanks.

Doug is a great, great professor. I do not have enough spacre here to write about how good of a teacher and person he is. I wished I could have him teach me again here before I graduate.
enthusiastic 4.69 recommend this course 4.19
full class period 4.62 course objectives met 4.25

ENG 260: Business and Professional Writing sec 2

best

worst

comments
effectively communicated subject matter 4.92 course well organized 4.46 Excellent instructor.

Great teacher. Keep him when he returns from the Netherlands. He is unreplaceable.

Very hard class for when you (as a student) has very little computer experience besides what is taught in other college classes.
enthusiastic 4.92 instructor stimulated student thoughts 4.54
knowledgeable in field 4.92 exams useful 4.62

discussion of these student opinion surveys

modified: November 2008
by Douglas Anderson
http://toLearn.net/portfolio/selfeval/2007/surveysumm.htm