1****************************************************************************** * * * Please note that these results DO NOT INCLUDE: * * * * * Course sections taught by a TA * * * Discussion, Laboratory, Independent Study, Practicum, or * * Residency course sections (results contain only LECTURES * * and SEMINARS) * * * Any course section with fewer than 5 evaluations returned * * * * Given for each item are the number responding (N), the percentage that * * strongly disagreed, the percentage that disagreed, the percentage that * * agreed, the percentage that strongly agreed, the mean, and the standard * * deviation (SD). * * * ****************************************************************************** 1LEXINGTON CAMPUS - PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT Page 1 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - Spring 1996 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS LEXINGTON CAMPUS OVERALL EVALUATION RESULTS SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 3,403 12.4 A 12,508 46.5 Sophomore 3,988 14.6 B 10,605 39.4 Junior 5,823 21.3 C 2,966 11.0 Senior 9,312 34.1 D 324 1.2 Graduate 4,422 16.2 E/Fail 48 0.2 Professional 108 0.4 I 14 0.1 Other 282 1.0 Pass or Audit 449 1.7 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 5,512 20.3 Studies Program 4,079 15.1 2 hours 6,899 25.4 Required by my major 16,579 61.2 3 hours 6,890 25.3 Other (e.g. elective) 6,436 23.8 4 - 5 hours 4,835 17.8 6 - 7 hours 1,699 6.2 8 or more hours 1,366 5.0 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 29,122 0.7 3.1 51.4 44.8 3.4 0.59 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 26,839 4.4 11.9 51.1 32.6 3.1 0.78 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 27,813 1.8 7.4 53.6 37.2 3.3 0.67 4. Exams reflected what was taught 25,867 2.4 8.0 49.8 39.7 3.3 0.71 5. Grading was fair and consistent 28,377 2.3 7.9 50.3 39.6 3.3 0.70 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 27,686 1.5 6.0 53.7 38.8 3.3 0.65 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 28,003 1.9 7.1 50.8 40.2 3.3 0.68 8. Graded assignments included comments 25,990 3.7 16.5 47.1 32.7 3.1 0.79 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 29,053 3.4 10.8 44.0 41.9 3.2 0.78 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 29,128 0.6 1.6 34.2 63.6 3.6 0.55 11. Was available for consultation 26,591 0.9 3.4 48.2 47.5 3.4 0.61 12. Satisfact answered class questions 28,915 1.4 5.5 46.2 46.9 3.4 0.66 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 28,798 5.0 14.9 40.9 39.1 3.1 0.85 14. Encouraged class participation 28,698 2.1 9.1 43.0 45.8 3.3 0.73 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 23,968 1.9 9.3 57.4 31.4 3.2 0.67 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 27,459 1.8 8.5 54.9 34.9 3.2 0.67 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 25,842 2.0 12.3 54.3 31.4 3.2 0.70 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 28,504 1.6 4.9 53.4 40.1 3.3 0.64 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 27,967 6.4 22.7 42.2 28.6 2.9 0.88 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 28,884 3.8 12.6 44.0 39.6 3.2 0.80 21. Overall quality of teaching 28,751 4.1 11.5 33.9 50.5 3.3 0.83 1LEXINGTON CAMPUS - PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT Page 2 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - Spring 1996 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS LEXINGTON CAMPUS OVERALL EVALUATION RESULTS % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION F - UNIVERSITY STUDIES PROGRAM COURSES ONLY 22. USSC/ understand scientific inquiry 2,811 3.3 14.5 57.5 24.6 3.0 0.72 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 3,790 3.3 12.7 60.1 23.9 3.0 0.70 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 3,570 3.9 9.8 58.8 27.4 3.1 0.72 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 1,747 2.9 10.3 51.6 35.2 3.2 0.73 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 1,628 3.1 12.2 55.5 29.2 3.1 0.73 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 1,160 2.5 6.7 44.7 46.1 3.3 0.71 28. Guided student report preparation 1,231 1.8 7.6 46.5 44.0 3.3 0.69 29. Students free to express opinions 1,431 1.6 2.1 33.1 63.2 3.6 0.62 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 1,433 1.9 5.2 34.7 58.2 3.5 0.68 31. Developed abil to conduct research 1,209 2.5 7.4 44.7 45.3 3.3 0.72 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 1,048 4.4 11.5 49.6 34.4 3.1 0.78 33. Amount of work appropriate 1,057 4.3 8.4 52.2 35.1 3.2 0.76 34. Instructor explained expectations 1,050 4.3 8.9 51.2 35.6 3.2 0.76 35. Instructor helped with my problems 1,004 4.5 9.4 50.9 35.3 3.2 0.77 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 787 4.2 6.5 52.7 36.6 3.2 0.74 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 278 13.3 33.5 29.9 17.3 6.1 2.7 1.09 38. Question 38 278 13.7 39.2 28.8 15.5 2.9 2.5 1.00 39. Question 39 278 10.1 33.8 30.9 18.3 6.8 2.8 1.07 40. Question 40 233 5.6 24.0 48.5 16.7 5.2 2.9 0.91 41. Question 41 208 14.9 36.5 25.5 19.2 3.8 2.6 1.08 42. Question 42 126 8.7 19.0 32.5 34.9 4.8 3.1 1.04 43. Question 43 102 11.8 13.7 29.4 37.3 7.8 3.2 1.13 44. Question 44 105 13.3 15.2 35.2 32.4 3.8 3.0 1.08 45. Question 45 88 20.5 6.8 34.1 34.1 4.5 3.0 1.19 46. Question 46 72 6.9 13.9 25.0 45.8 8.3 3.3 1.05 47. Question 47 52 15.4 19.2 25.0 32.7 7.7 3.0 1.21 48. Question 48 34 11.8 5.9 29.4 41.2 11.8 3.4 1.15 49. Question 49 36 8.3 8.3 19.4 47.2 16.7 3.6 1.13 Number of forms preslugged = at least 42929 Number of forms scanned = 31957 Number of forms with at least one student response = 29308 Percent completed = 68.3 % For help with interpretation of the results, refer to your copy of "STUDENT RATINGS OF TEACHING - INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES AND OBSERVATIONS." If a copy is not attached, see your department chairperson. An electronic copy is also available from VIEW on the IBM mainframe by typing "VIEW CAMPUS LCINFO".