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At Penn State, students complete anonymous quantitative course evaluations at the end of the semester called Student Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness or SRTEs. Items are determined by the University and the departments and are rated on a scale from 1 (lowest rating) to 7 (highest rating). Summary statistics for each course I have taught are presented below. Students also complete open-ended questions regarding their courses; selected responses are included in the "Student Comments" section of the site. As I discuss in the "Reflections on Courses Taught" section, I used these end-of-the-semester evaluations in conjunction with mid-semester feedback and feedback from professors and colleagues to improve my teaching.
Enrollment: 125
Evaluations completed: 80
| Question | Mean Value | |
| Rate the overall quality of this course | 6.33 | |
| Rate the overall quality of the instructor | 6.53 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s presentations | 6.28 | |
| Rate the instructor’s pacing of lectures and presentations to allow for note-taking | 5.91 | |
| Rate the instructor’s interest in whether or not students understood course content | 6.65 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the instructor’s knowledge of the subject matter | 6.84 | |
| Rate the instructor in terms of her preparation for class | 6.58 | |
| Rate the organization of the course in terms of its arrangement of material and activities | 6.26 | |
| Rate the instructor’s enthusiasm about the subject matter | 6.92 | |
| Rate the clarity of the exam questions | 5.80 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s explanations of how grades would be derived | 6.44 | |
| Rate the appropriateness of the instructor’s encouragement of student participation | 6.49 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in stressing important material | 6.22 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in encouraging students to think | 6.35 | |
| Rate the effectiveness of the course in improving problem-solving skills | 5.65 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in giving you new viewpoints and appreciations | 6.70 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the amount of information learned in this course | 6.28 |
Enrollment: 95
Evaluations completed: 71
| Question | Mean Value | |
| Rate the overall quality of this course | 5.87 | |
| Rate the overall quality of the instructor | 6.23 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s presentations | 5.96 | |
| Rate the instructor’s pacing of lectures and presentations to allow for note-taking | 5.42 | |
| Rate the instructor’s interest in whether or not students understood course content | 6.49 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the instructor’s knowledge of the subject matter | 6.75 | |
| Rate the instructor in terms of her preparation for class | 6.62 | |
| Rate the organization of the course in terms of its arrangement of material and activities | 6.14 | |
| Rate the instructor’s enthusiasm about the subject matter | 6.56 | |
| Rate the clarity of the exam questions | 5.41 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s explanations of how grades would be derived | 6.06 | |
| Rate the appropriateness of the instructor’s encouragement of student participation | 6.47 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in stressing important material | 6.08 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in encouraging students to think | 6.27 | |
| Rate the effectiveness of the course in improving problem-solving skills | 5.34 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in giving you new viewpoints and appreciations | 6.38 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the amount of information learned in this course | 6.00 |
Enrollment: 16
Evaluations completed: 11
| Question | Mean Value | |
| Rate the overall quality of this course | 6.00 | |
| Rate the overall quality of the instructor | 6.36 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s presentations | 6.18 | |
| Rate the instructor’s pacing of lectures and presentations to allow for note-taking | 5.91 | |
| Rate the instructor’s interest in whether or not students understood course content | 6.36 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the instructor’s knowledge of the subject matter | 6.82 | |
| Rate the instructor in terms of her preparation for class | 6.45 | |
| Rate the organization of the course in terms of its arrangement of material and activities | 6.36 | |
| Rate the instructor’s enthusiasm about the subject matter | 6.64 | |
| Rate the clarity of the exam questions | 5.63 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s explanations of how grades would be derived | 6.82 | |
| Rate the appropriateness of the instructor’s encouragement of student participation | 6.64 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in stressing important material | 6.60 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in encouraging students to think | 6.73 | |
| Rate the effectiveness of the course in improving problem-solving skills | 6.36 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in giving you new viewpoints and appreciations | 6.55 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the amount of information learned in this course | 6.36 |
Enrollment: 10
Evaluations completed: 9
| Question | Mean Value | |
| Rate the overall quality of this course | 5.44 | |
| Rate the overall quality of the instructor | 5.56 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s presentations | 5.67 | |
| Rate the instructor’s pacing of lectures and presentations to allow for note-taking | 5.78 | |
| Rate the instructor’s interest in whether or not students understood course content | 5.89 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the instructor’s knowledge of the subject matter | 5.89 | |
| Rate the instructor in terms of her preparation for class | 6.00 | |
| Rate the organization of the course in terms of its arrangement of material and activities | 5.78 | |
| Rate the instructor’s enthusiasm about the subject matter | 5.22 | |
| Rate the clarity of the exam questions | 5.75 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s explanations of how grades would be derived | 5.67 | |
| Rate the appropriateness of the instructor’s encouragement of student participation | 5.89 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in stressing important material | 5.89 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in encouraging students to think | 5.89 | |
| Rate the effectiveness of the course in improving problem-solving skills | 5.89 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in giving you new viewpoints and appreciations | 5.56 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the amount of information learned in this course | 5.67 |
Enrollment: 11
Evaluations completed: 10
| Question | Mean Value | |
| Rate the overall quality of this course | 5.60 | |
| Rate the overall quality of the instructor | 5.90 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s presentations | 5.80 | |
| Rate the instructor’s pacing of lectures and presentations to allow for note-taking | 5.50 | |
| Rate the instructor’s interest in whether or not students understood course content | 6.10 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the instructor’s knowledge of the subject matter | 5.80 | |
| Rate the instructor in terms of her preparation for class | 6.50 | |
| Rate the organization of the course in terms of its arrangement of material and activities | 5.60 | |
| Rate the instructor’s enthusiasm about the subject matter | 6.30 | |
| Rate the clarity of the exam questions | 6.20 | |
| Rate the clarity of the instructor’s explanations of how grades would be derived | 6.50 | |
| Rate the appropriateness of the instructor’s encouragement of student participation | 6.30 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in stressing important material | 6.30 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in encouraging students to think | 6.10 | |
| Rate the effectiveness of the course in improving problem-solving skills | 5.80 | |
| Rate the instructor’s skill in giving you new viewpoints and appreciations | 5.80 | |
| Rate the adequacy of the amount of information learned in this course | 5.80 |
