Student name:_________________________ School of Library and Information Science University of Kentucky Course LIS 675 Professional Field Experience PLACEMENT SUPERVISOR EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE (NOTE to Placement Supervisor: Your evaluation of the student's performance will represent 70% of the student's grade in the course, and thus is very important.) 1. Rate the overall performance of the student under your supervision: ____excellent ____good ____fair ____poor Comment: 2. Cite specific skills or knowledge you believe the student acquired through this professional field experience placement: 3. From the perspective of your organization's needs and objectives, rate the student's importance or contribution: ____ essential to organization's functioning ____ valuable; provided significant assistance ____ helpful; contributed to the effectiveness of the organization ____ somewhat helpful; took on limited staff responsibilities ____ more a learning experience for student; little benefit to organization 4. List any material published or produced by the student: 5. Check any of the following that apply to your role as supervisor: ____ frequently available to student ____ too busy to spend adequate time with student ____ student needed more supervision than could be provided ____ relationship with student was good ____ interaction with student was mainly directions, guidance ____ would have benefitted from closer communication with course coordinator ____ I learned to be as much teacher as a supervisor ____ teaching/training took more time than I had anticipated ____ meetings with student were productive ____ overall, my role was comfortable ____ other:_____________________________________________________ Comment: -1- continued pages 2 & 3 School of Library and Information Science University of Kentucky LIS 675 Professional Field Experience EVALUATION (continued) 6. Rate the student based on her/his performance during the placement: Rating key (see columns) (A) outstanding (B) very satisfactory (C) satisfactory (D) poor (E) unsatisfactory (F) does not apply (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) Attitude relative to work of placement Initiative: Was student a 'self-starter'? Creativity: Did student contribute ideas? Analytic ability: Did student analyze problems, grasp essentials, reach conclusions? Cooperativeness: Did student work well with others while in placement? Communications: Did student clearly articulate thoughts and ideas? Responsibility: Did student fulfill her/his responsibilities while in the placement? Productivity: Did student produce the desired quantity and quality of work? Comment on ratings: 7. Rate the overall success of this placement (which rating will represent 70% of the student's grade): ____highly successful ____average ____below average ____poor Comment (If more space is needed, use reverse or a separate sheet.) -2- continued page 3 School of Library and Information Science University of Kentucky LIS 675 Professional Field Experience EVALUATION (continued) We would appreciate your comments on ways you believe the professional field experience could be improved: Would your organization be able and willing to continue to participate in course LIS 675 professional field experience? ____ yes ____ no ____ do not know Comment: Supervisor signature _______________________________________________ Date _______________________ NOTE: Pages 3-5, evaluation of student, should be completed and sent to me so as to arrive not later than the date shown near the bottom of page 2 of the learning contract. The evaluation may be faxed to me at (859) 257-4205. Please send to Dennis Carrigan carrigan@uky.edu Assistant Director phone: (859) 257-3316 School of Library Science fax: (859) 257-4205 University of Kentucky 502 King Library South Lexington KY 40506-0039 Thank you for making it possible for one of our students to take advantage of professional field experience. -3-