Final course evaluations  Sociology 764   Social Psychology and Culture    Fall 2002

 

With the exception of the last question, scores range from 1 = Instructor is below average to 5 = Instructor is superior. On the last question, the range is 1 = YES, 0 = NO.

 

                                                                                                                     Mean

Instructor demonstrates enthusiasm for the subject                                            4.8750

Instructor is effective in stimulating interest in the subject                                   4.7500

Instructor communicates a genuine desire to help students learn                        4.8500

Instructor is willing to help students outside the classroom                                 4.7500

Instructor is always present in class and arranges a substitute presentation         4.7500

Instructor is prepared for each class meeting                                                     4.6250

Instructor explains the material clearly and understandably                                 4.1250

Instructor's lectures are well organized                                                              4.0000

Instructor gives directions for assignments that are clearly understood                 4.8750

Instructor fully explains his or her grading standards and implements                   4.7143

them accordingly

Overall, how would you grade this instructor as an effective teacher                     4.7500

Would you want to take another course from this instructor                                1.0000

 

Valid N      8

 

Evaluation of Lecturing Performance

 

n      Generally very good. However, the web of opposing views and possible alternative interpretations becomes overwhelming sometimes.

n      excellent

n      Enlightening and wide ranging.

n      Very enthusiastic lecturer who is able to stimulate interest. Keeps the class going for 3 hours.

n      Lots of tangents-on-tangents and some resistance to returning to mainstream discussion, especially teh required reading, or moving onto the next reading.

n      overall it was fine. I rcommend that a video or field trip could be included in the curriculum.

n      well founded

n      excellent

 

Evaluation of Reading Materials

 

n      Amount is fair, but I wonder if it was representative of teh field. For example, an anthology on soc/psych of cultural I suggested before start of semester was completely ignored and lots of we read was from Univ. of Michigan scholars.

n      Focused on research, but could use some other sources of culture--pop, art, foreign press.

n      Good selections. Provocative.

n      broadbased overall

n      Interesting, well selected.

n      usually good - open to feedback

n      about 70% of the reading material was appropriate and meaningful to me

n      Interesting

 

Level of Teaching Sophistication

 

n      very good

n      High quality doctoral level.

n      Most capable of engaging students in the learning process over other instructors I've experienced

n      Very sophisticated.

n      High

n      Good to very good.

n      The prof is evidently an expert in the area. And a natural at teaching.

n      Okay

 

 

Rapport with Students

 

n      Excellent.

n      Good.

n      The best.

n      Good. I am glad instructor knows that there are different levels of student comprehension.

n      Great

n      Very good to excellent

n      Excellent.

n      fine

 

Overall Evaluation of Instructor

 

n      Outstanding.

n      Very good. Commitment to a particular proposition even at the expense of others would make things more comprehensible.

n      Dr. Kemmelmeier is an example of how to engage students in his demonstration of endless enthusiasm and motivation to both teach and learn.

n      The instructor is well informed in the subject matter

n      Excellent

n      Very good.

n      Great, dynamic, and willing to take chances to advance the learning experience

n      well above average

 

Overall Evaluation of Class

 

n      I learned a great deal about the subject and this caused me to think about several important issues.

n      Excellent.

n      Very good.

n      Good.

n      Great class but some subtopics could have come in a better suborder.

n      very good. very strenuous. too little time to incorporate all of it

n      very good, a lot of useful info.

n      9.5