Summary of Course Evaluations - J. Goulet

as of 1/7/99

Key: NA => Not Applicable, SD => Strongly Disagree, SA => Strongly Agree etc

The percentages apply to the following categories.

Summary consisting of 47 courses 1420 students

NA SD D  A  SA

          0%    4% 46% 49%

Part I: Specific Perceptions

0 2 34 743 641 The instructor established clear objectives for the course.

0 1 31 662 726 The instructor organized the course well.

0 1 9 542 868 The instructor was well prepared to teach each class.

0 2 40 581 797 The instructor communicated well.

0 2 13 442 963 The instructor demonstrated a good understanding of the material being taught

1 8 38 622 751 The instructor used the blackboard/visual aids in an effective manner.

4 6 51 695 664 The instructor used class time effectively.

25 14 107 705 569 The instructor assigned homework that aided my learning.

23 4 69 727 597 The instructor used evaluations that were good measures of the material covered.

143 11 62 626 578 The instructor provided adequate assistance outside of the classroom.

26 21 169 750 454 The instructor stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

20 15 133 744 508 The instructor challenged me to extend my capabilities

14 5 66 647 688 The instructor seemed really concerned about students

15 3 57 536 809 The instructor was well above average.

5% 15% 57% 23% For Laboratory Courses

948 27 82 275 88 The instructor showed me how to use laboratory equipment properly.

885 16 57 332 130 The instructor provided adequate time to complete experiments

859 28 101 288 144 The instructor clearly defined the requirements for preparing lab reports

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3% 14% 63% 20% Part II: General Perceptions

21 98 305 800 196 The textbook(s) helped me to learn the subject matter.

13 44 391 744 228 The material to be learned in this course was difficult

17 28 88 1017 270 The room used for the course was acceptable.

494 30 86 634 176 The lab and/or computer equipment was in good operating condition.

54 16 195 898 257 I rate myself in general as an excellent student.

42 12 120 939 307 I had a good understanding of material that was prerequisite for the course/lab.

21 5 115 853 426 I learned a lot in this course.

Student year profile: 864 1st yr, 330 2nd yr, 102 3rd yr, 60 4th yr, 64 5th yr

Student major profile: 103 Chemical Engineering, 124 Civil Engineering,

293 Electrical Engineering, 324 Mechanical Engineering, 18 Chemistry,

211 Computer Science, 106 Biology, 24 Management, 37 Mathematical Sciences,

31 Physics, 4 Interdisciplinary, 2 Consortium, 143 Other