0902A Section of SS144 Sociology
March 25, 2009 through June 2, 2009
| 19. [T] The professor clearly stated what was expected of students. | |||||||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n | Mean | STD | ||
| 16 (80%) | 1 (5%) | 3 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.65 | 0.75 | ||
| 20. [T] The professor was responsive to my questions and concerns. | |||||||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | N/A | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 99 | n | Mean | STD | |
| 17 (85%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.75 | 0.64 | |
| 21. [T] I received helpful feedback from the professor on my course work. | |||||||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n | Mean | STD | ||
| 17 (85%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.7 | 0.73 | ||
| 22. [T] The professor engaged students in seminars by... | |||||||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | N/A | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 99 | n | Mean | STD | |
| sharing relevant knowledge. | |||||||||
| 14 (70%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 20 | 4.63 | 0.68 | |
| keeping the discussion focused. | |||||||||
| 16 (80%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 20 | 4.74 | 0.65 | |
| building upon the contributions of students. | |||||||||
| 15 (75%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 20 | 4.68 | 0.67 | |
| encouraging all students to participate. | |||||||||
| 16 (80%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 20 | 4.74 | 0.65 | |
| 23. [T] The professor added value to the Discussion Thread by... | |||||||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n | Mean | STD | ||
| sharing relevant knowledge. | |||||||||
| 15 (75%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.65 | 0.67 | ||
| building upon the contributions of students. | |||||||||
| 15 (75%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.65 | 0.67 | ||
| providing useful insights. | |||||||||
| 15 (75%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.65 | 0.67 | ||
| connecting student responses to course material. | |||||||||
| 15 (75%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.65 | 0.67 | ||
| highlighting the practical relevance of course materials. | |||||||||
| 15 (75%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.65 | 0.67 | ||
| 24. [T] The professor encouraged me to do my best in this course. | |||||||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n | Mean | STD | ||
| 14 (70%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.55 | 0.76 | ||
| 25. [T] The professor's grading standards were appropriate. | |||||||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n | Mean | STD | ||
| 15 (75%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.65 | 0.67 | ||
| 26. [TO] Overall, I rate the professor as: | |||||||||
| Excellent | Above Average | Average | Below Average | Poor | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n | Mean | STD | ||
| 16 (80%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 | 4.7 | 0.66 | ||
| 27. [CT] What are the professor's strengths and challenges as an educator? (Please be specific and identify which are strengths and which are challenges.) | |||||||||
| * Professor Bolender was very knowledgeable in the field of sociology and made the course very interesting and challenging. | |||||||||
| * Excelant teacher | |||||||||
| * Great educator. | |||||||||
| * Professor Bolender is a great professor. He was very encouraging and supportive. He demanded the best from his students and nothing less. | |||||||||
| * none | |||||||||
| * We had some great debates in this class so he kept it interesting. | |||||||||
| * I think that the professor's strengths were that he was very engaging and responsive to the students. He made it interesting by helping us apply the material to real life issues and situations. He gave me positive and encouraging feedback that made me what to do welll in his class. When I was struggling with my own personal issues and I explained to him what was going on, he emailed back and was very supportive and understanding. I really appreciated his encouragement and I enjoyed being in his class and I felt that I learned a lot. | |||||||||
| * Great class and awesome instructor! | |||||||||
| * N/A | |||||||||