UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Aerospace Studies SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 22 23.4 A 49 53.8 Sophomore 21 22.3 B 11 12.1 Junior 35 37.2 C 0 0.0 Senior 16 17.0 D 0 0.0 Graduate 0 0.0 E/Fail 0 0.0 Professional 0 0.0 I 0 0.0 Other 0 0.0 Pass or Audit 31 34.1 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 33 35.9 Studies Program 0 0.0 2 hours 36 39.1 Required by my major 4 4.4 3 hours 12 13.0 Other (e.g. elective) 87 95.6 4 - 5 hours 6 6.5 6 - 7 hours 3 3.3 8 or more hours 2 2.2 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 97 0.0 1.0 27.8 71.1 3.7 0.48 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 72 0.0 1.4 40.3 58.3 3.6 0.53 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 85 1.2 3.5 32.9 62.4 3.6 0.63 4. Exams reflected what was taught 87 0.0 0.0 25.3 74.7 3.7 0.44 5. Grading was fair and consistent 94 0.0 1.1 29.8 69.1 3.7 0.49 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 90 0.0 2.2 25.6 72.2 3.7 0.51 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 86 0.0 0.0 24.4 75.6 3.8 0.43 8. Graded assignments included comments 87 1.1 2.3 27.6 69.0 3.6 0.59 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 96 2.1 0.0 22.9 75.0 3.7 0.58 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 98 0.0 1.0 20.4 78.6 3.8 0.44 11. Was available for consultation 98 1.0 0.0 23.5 75.5 3.7 0.51 12. Satisfact answered class questions 97 1.0 0.0 24.7 74.2 3.7 0.52 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 96 1.0 2.1 24.0 72.9 3.7 0.57 14. Encouraged class participation 97 0.0 1.0 27.8 71.1 3.7 0.48 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 92 0.0 2.2 37.0 60.9 3.6 0.54 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 95 1.1 0.0 33.7 65.3 3.6 0.55 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 96 1.0 3.1 30.2 65.6 3.6 0.61 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 96 0.0 1.0 25.0 74.0 3.7 0.47 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 96 1.0 0.0 32.3 66.7 3.6 0.54 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 96 1.0 2.1 19.8 77.1 3.7 0.55 21. Overall quality of teaching 95 0.0 2.1 16.8 81.1 3.8 0.46. % % 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 3 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 3.3 . 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 6 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 3.5 . 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 5 0.0 0.0 40.0 60.0 3.6 . 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 4 0.0 25.0 25.0 50.0 3.3 . 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 3 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 3.7 . SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 4 0.0 0.0 25.0 75.0 3.8 . 28. Guided student report preparation 5 0.0 0.0 40.0 60.0 3.6 . 29. Students free to express opinions 5 0.0 0.0 20.0 80.0 3.8 . 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 5 0.0 0.0 40.0 60.0 3.6 . 31. Developed abil to conduct research 5 0.0 20.0 20.0 60.0 3.4 . SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 7 0.0 0.0 28.6 71.4 3.7 . 33. Amount of work appropriate 6 0.0 0.0 16.7 83.3 3.8 . 34. Instructor explained expectations 6 0.0 0.0 16.7 83.3 3.8 . 35. Instructor helped with my problems 6 0.0 0.0 16.7 83.3 3.8 . 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 6 0.0 0.0 16.7 83.3 3.8 . % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS *** No Optional Questions were answered *** Number of forms preslugged = at least 108 Number of forms scanned = 103 Number of forms with at least one student response = 98 Percent completed = 90.7 % 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Agriculture SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 191 9.2 A 1,021 49.8 Sophomore 297 14.4 B 781 38.1 Junior 477 23.1 C 205 10.0 Senior 873 42.2 D 15 0.7 Graduate 212 10.3 E/Fail 2 0.1 Professional 8 0.4 I 0 0.0 Other 9 0.4 Pass or Audit 25 1.2 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 497 24.1 Studies Program 215 10.5 2 hours 552 26.8 Required by my major 1,383 67.3 3 hours 450 21.8 Other (e.g. elective) 456 22.2 4 - 5 hours 257 12.5 6 - 7 hours 97 4.7 8 or more hours 210 10.2 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 2,200 0.5 2.8 50.1 46.5 3.4 0.58 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 1,562 5.7 13.7 47.5 33.1 3.1 0.83 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 2,100 1.2 5.6 52.0 41.1 3.3 0.64 4. Exams reflected what was taught 1,762 1.1 6.0 49.1 43.8 3.4 0.64 5. Grading was fair and consistent 2,155 2.2 7.2 48.4 42.2 3.3 0.70 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 2,151 1.4 5.6 53.2 39.7 3.3 0.64 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 2,122 3.1 7.0 48.9 41.0 3.3 0.73 8. Graded assignments included comments 2,097 2.5 8.8 50.6 38.1 3.2 0.71 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 2,196 2.4 8.0 46.2 43.4 3.3 0.72 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 2,196 0.2 2.0 35.1 62.7 3.6 0.54 11. Was available for consultation 2,085 0.4 2.4 44.7 52.5 3.5 0.57 12. Satisfact answered class questions 2,193 0.6 3.6 44.6 51.1 3.5 0.60 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 2,186 3.3 12.1 43.0 41.6 3.2 0.79 14. Encouraged class participation 2,192 0.7 3.4 42.6 53.3 3.5 0.60 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 1,946 1.4 6.1 55.4 37.1 3.3 0.64 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 2,151 1.0 6.0 53.5 39.6 3.3 0.63 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 2,080 1.3 8.3 55.2 35.2 3.2 0.65 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 2,181 1.1 3.8 50.0 45.1 3.4 0.62 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 2,151 4.8 17.4 44.6 33.1 3.1 0.83 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 2,183 3.1 10.2 39.5 47.1 3.3 0.78 21. Overall quality of teaching 2,178 2.8 8.4 33.0 55.8 3.4 0.76. % % 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 235 0.9 9.8 58.7 30.6 3.2 0.64 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 276 1.1 9.1 56.2 33.7 3.2 0.65 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 269 0.7 5.6 58.4 35.3 3.3 0.60 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 120 2.5 6.7 58.3 32.5 3.2 0.67 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 151 4.0 12.6 53.6 29.8 3.1 0.76 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 78 1.3 6.4 43.6 48.7 3.4 0.67 28. Guided student report preparation 74 2.7 8.1 50.0 39.2 3.3 0.72 29. Students free to express opinions 82 0.0 0.0 36.6 63.4 3.6 0.48 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 79 0.0 2.5 45.6 51.9 3.5 0.55 31. Developed abil to conduct research 75 2.7 8.0 49.3 40.0 3.3 0.72 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 328 0.3 4.6 47.3 47.9 3.4 0.60 33. Amount of work appropriate 329 6.1 10.0 41.9 41.9 3.2 0.85 34. Instructor explained expectations 330 1.8 3.9 48.5 45.8 3.4 0.65 35. Instructor helped with my problems 320 1.6 5.9 45.0 47.5 3.4 0.67 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 293 0.7 2.4 51.9 45.1 3.4 0.58 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 108 6.5 17.6 41.7 26.9 7.4 3.1 1.00 38. Question 38 109 8.3 20.2 34.9 26.6 10.1 3.1 1.10 39. Question 39 108 7.4 5.6 42.6 33.3 11.1 3.4 1.01 40. Question 40 107 11.2 15.9 29.9 35.5 7.5 3.1 1.12 41. Question 41 101 5.9 21.8 26.7 38.6 6.9 3.2 1.05 42. Question 42 103 5.8 8.7 45.6 35.9 3.9 3.2 0.89 43. Question 43 102 7.8 14.7 46.1 25.5 5.9 3.1 0.98 44. Question 44 98 20.4 7.1 35.7 27.6 9.2 3.0 1.24 45. Question 45 89 7.9 36.0 21.3 19.1 15.7 3.0 1.23 46. Question 46 89 15.7 20.2 23.6 30.3 10.1 3.0 1.25 47. Question 47 83 3.6 7.2 44.6 33.7 10.8 3.4 0.91 48. Question 48 76 3.9 9.2 46.1 30.3 10.5 3.3 0.93 49. Question 49 52 5.8 13.5 42.3 30.8 7.7 3.2 0.98 Number of forms preslugged = at least 2799 Number of forms scanned = 2252 Number of forms with at least one student response = 2208 Percent completed = 78.9 % 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Arts and Sciences SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 5,113 27.0 A 8,166 43.7 Sophomore 4,079 21.6 B 7,378 39.5 Junior 4,063 21.5 C 2,296 12.3 Senior 4,487 23.7 D 346 1.9 Graduate 979 5.2 E/Fail 48 0.3 Professional 21 0.1 I 8 0.0 Other 173 0.9 Pass or Audit 434 2.3 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 4,876 25.9 Studies Program 5,471 29.3 2 hours 5,139 27.3 Required by my major 9,188 49.2 3 hours 4,310 22.9 Other (e.g. elective) 4,014 21.5 4 - 5 hours 2,955 15.7 6 - 7 hours 933 5.0 8 or more hours 607 3.2 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 20,435 0.6 2.4 50.9 46.2 3.4 0.57 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 19,578 4.1 11.5 50.8 33.5 3.1 0.77 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 19,782 1.9 7.9 54.1 36.0 3.2 0.68 4. Exams reflected what was taught 19,167 2.7 8.4 47.3 41.6 3.3 0.73 5. Grading was fair and consistent 20,241 2.1 7.3 48.3 42.3 3.3 0.70 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 19,793 1.2 4.9 52.3 41.5 3.3 0.63 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 20,064 1.7 5.7 49.3 43.4 3.3 0.66 8. Graded assignments included comments 18,685 3.2 14.6 47.2 35.1 3.1 0.78 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 20,131 2.4 8.8 43.8 44.9 3.3 0.73 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 20,210 0.5 1.6 35.4 62.5 3.6 0.55 11. Was available for consultation 18,402 0.7 2.8 47.8 48.8 3.4 0.59 12. Satisfact answered class questions 20,111 1.3 4.9 44.6 49.2 3.4 0.65 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 19,911 5.0 16.2 41.4 37.5 3.1 0.85 14. Encouraged class participation 19,884 1.7 8.3 43.5 46.4 3.3 0.71 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 16,944 1.9 10.4 56.0 31.7 3.2 0.68 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 19,321 1.7 9.2 55.2 33.9 3.2 0.68 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 18,101 2.3 13.6 52.9 31.3 3.1 0.72 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 19,980 1.5 5.0 55.3 38.1 3.3 0.63 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 19,551 8.1 26.8 39.3 25.9 2.8 0.91 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 20,223 3.7 13.9 46.1 36.2 3.1 0.79 21. Overall quality of teaching 20,124 3.6 10.1 34.1 52.1 3.3 0.80. % % 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 3,870 4.3 15.6 57.0 23.1 3.0 0.75 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 4,883 3.4 15.5 57.6 23.5 3.0 0.72 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 4,522 2.9 10.4 58.5 28.2 3.1 0.70 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 2,604 2.5 8.7 52.9 35.9 3.2 0.71 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 1,969 3.5 9.9 53.7 32.9 3.2 0.74 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 910 1.8 5.2 44.9 48.1 3.4 0.67 28. Guided student report preparation 937 1.4 5.9 44.0 48.8 3.4 0.66 29. Students free to express opinions 1,064 1.1 3.0 34.3 61.6 3.6 0.61 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 1,050 1.1 3.3 37.7 57.8 3.5 0.62 31. Developed abil to conduct research 920 1.7 8.3 43.4 46.6 3.3 0.71 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 3,428 3.6 11.0 48.2 37.1 3.2 0.77 33. Amount of work appropriate 3,477 3.1 8.5 54.0 34.4 3.2 0.72 34. Instructor explained expectations 3,480 2.4 7.4 49.7 40.5 3.3 0.70 35. Instructor helped with my problems 3,355 2.5 9.2 49.2 39.1 3.2 0.72 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 2,447 2.5 6.9 52.0 38.6 3.3 0.70 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 276 10.1 9.1 10.1 36.2 34.4 3.8 1.29 38. Question 38 306 4.2 3.6 3.9 26.8 61.4 4.4 1.02 39. Question 39 276 6.5 16.3 11.6 31.5 34.1 3.7 1.27 40. Question 40 302 6.6 7.9 9.3 25.2 51.0 4.1 1.23 41. Question 41 6 16.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 50.0 4.0 . 42. Question 42 6 33.3 0.0 0.0 16.7 50.0 3.5 . 43. Question 43 7 28.6 14.3 0.0 14.3 42.9 3.3 . 44. Question 44 7 28.6 0.0 0.0 28.6 42.9 3.6 . 45. Question 45 7 14.3 28.6 0.0 14.3 42.9 3.4 . 46. Question 46 8 37.5 0.0 0.0 37.5 25.0 3.1 . 47. Question 47 7 42.9 0.0 0.0 28.6 28.6 3.0 . 48. Question 48 6 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 3.3 . 49. Question 49 5 20.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 3.6 . Number of forms preslugged = at least 32212 Number of forms scanned = 26115 Number of forms with at least one student response = 20778 Percent completed = 64.5 % *********************************************************************** * WARNING: THE RESPONSE RATE FOR THIS CLASS WAS LESS THAN 66.7%. * * Research shows that results may not be valid if more than a third * * of the class is absent or does not respond. * *********************************************************************** 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Business and Economics SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 179 2.8 A 3,188 49.9 Sophomore 964 14.9 B 2,403 37.6 Junior 1,855 28.8 C 625 9.8 Senior 2,770 43.0 D 67 1.0 Graduate 595 9.2 E/Fail 9 0.1 Professional 16 0.2 I 2 0.0 Other 70 1.1 Pass or Audit 99 1.5 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 1,691 26.3 Studies Program 274 4.3 2 hours 2,016 31.3 Required by my major 5,007 77.9 3 hours 1,498 23.3 Other (e.g. elective) 1,146 17.8 4 - 5 hours 867 13.5 6 - 7 hours 214 3.3 8 or more hours 155 2.4 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 6,824 0.5 2.1 51.0 46.4 3.4 0.56 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 6,578 4.9 12.7 52.2 30.2 3.1 0.79 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 6,647 1.6 6.6 52.0 39.8 3.3 0.66 4. Exams reflected what was taught 6,498 1.5 6.3 50.2 41.9 3.3 0.66 5. Grading was fair and consistent 6,782 1.3 4.8 49.9 44.0 3.4 0.64 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 6,608 1.1 4.6 52.6 41.6 3.3 0.62 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 6,741 0.8 4.5 49.0 45.7 3.4 0.61 8. Graded assignments included comments 6,297 2.8 17.2 50.4 29.6 3.1 0.76 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 6,803 2.6 9.5 45.3 42.6 3.3 0.74 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 6,834 0.4 1.5 36.6 61.5 3.6 0.55 11. Was available for consultation 6,316 0.7 2.2 48.0 49.1 3.5 0.58 12. Satisfact answered class questions 6,809 1.4 4.7 46.7 47.1 3.4 0.65 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 6,748 4.7 15.9 42.9 36.6 3.1 0.84 14. Encouraged class participation 6,759 1.5 7.1 44.2 47.2 3.4 0.68 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 5,816 1.6 11.8 60.1 26.5 3.1 0.66 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 6,653 1.2 6.9 57.2 34.6 3.3 0.63 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 6,571 1.3 9.0 57.3 32.4 3.2 0.65 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 6,753 1.2 4.6 55.1 39.0 3.3 0.62 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 6,640 6.4 23.7 43.8 26.2 2.9 0.86 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 6,795 3.0 12.2 46.5 38.3 3.2 0.76 21. Overall quality of teaching 6,769 3.5 10.1 35.0 51.4 3.3 0.80. % % 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 203 1.5 10.3 65.0 23.2 3.1 0.62 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 259 1.5 7.3 65.6 25.5 3.2 0.61 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 231 1.3 6.1 69.3 23.4 3.1 0.57 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 116 3.4 7.8 66.4 22.4 3.1 0.66 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 109 2.8 5.5 67.9 23.9 3.1 0.63 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 117 3.4 6.0 50.4 40.2 3.3 0.73 28. Guided student report preparation 122 0.8 3.3 59.0 36.9 3.3 0.58 29. Students free to express opinions 136 0.0 1.5 45.6 52.9 3.5 0.53 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 133 0.0 6.0 44.4 49.6 3.4 0.61 31. Developed abil to conduct research 123 0.8 8.1 56.1 35.0 3.3 0.63 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 87 3.4 12.6 59.8 24.1 3.0 0.71 33. Amount of work appropriate 89 0.0 5.6 65.2 29.2 3.2 0.54 34. Instructor explained expectations 87 3.4 12.6 60.9 23.0 3.0 0.71 35. Instructor helped with my problems 84 3.6 16.7 52.4 27.4 3.0 0.77 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 64 1.6 7.8 59.4 31.3 3.2 0.65 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 60 0.0 0.0 25.0 73.3 1.7 3.8 0.46 38. Question 38 60 0.0 1.7 46.7 48.3 3.3 3.5 0.60 39. Question 39 60 3.3 3.3 43.3 48.3 1.7 3.4 0.74 40. Question 40 59 0.0 5.1 54.2 39.0 1.7 3.4 0.61 41. Question 41 58 0.0 1.7 36.2 62.1 0.0 3.6 0.53 42. Question 42 57 0.0 12.3 24.6 63.2 0.0 3.5 0.71 43. Question 43 58 10.3 13.8 48.3 27.6 0.0 2.9 0.92 44. Question 44 58 22.4 22.4 34.5 20.7 0.0 2.5 1.06 49. Question 49 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 5.0 . Number of forms preslugged = at least 10343 Number of forms scanned = 6870 Number of forms with at least one student response = 6861 Percent completed = 66.3 % *********************************************************************** * WARNING: THE RESPONSE RATE FOR THIS CLASS WAS LESS THAN 66.7%. * * Research shows that results may not be valid if more than a third * * of the class is absent or does not respond. * *********************************************************************** 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Communications & Info Studies SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 316 12.8 A 1,309 53.8 Sophomore 520 21.0 B 980 40.3 Junior 532 21.5 C 126 5.2 Senior 663 26.8 D 7 0.3 Graduate 421 17.0 E/Fail 0 0.0 Professional 7 0.3 I 3 0.1 Other 12 0.5 Pass or Audit 9 0.4 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 579 23.6 Studies Program 664 27.3 2 hours 744 30.3 Required by my major 1,194 49.2 3 hours 571 23.3 Other (e.g. elective) 571 23.5 4 - 5 hours 360 14.7 6 - 7 hours 110 4.5 8 or more hours 88 3.6 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 2,699 0.7 2.2 44.4 52.8 3.5 0.58 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 2,528 4.3 11.6 49.2 35.0 3.1 0.78 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 2,669 1.9 7.3 50.7 40.1 3.3 0.68 4. Exams reflected what was taught 2,230 1.7 6.5 48.1 43.7 3.3 0.68 5. Grading was fair and consistent 2,656 2.6 7.9 45.7 43.9 3.3 0.72 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 2,666 1.4 6.2 50.0 42.4 3.3 0.66 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 2,640 1.3 6.4 49.1 43.2 3.3 0.66 8. Graded assignments included comments 2,602 2.0 9.5 46.4 42.1 3.3 0.72 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 2,691 2.1 7.2 43.1 47.6 3.4 0.71 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 2,698 0.5 1.3 31.9 66.3 3.6 0.54 11. Was available for consultation 2,508 1.2 3.2 42.3 53.3 3.5 0.62 12. Satisfact answered class questions 2,691 1.2 4.3 41.8 52.7 3.5 0.64 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 2,663 3.5 12.8 37.5 46.2 3.3 0.81 14. Encouraged class participation 2,685 0.9 3.7 36.1 59.3 3.5 0.62 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 2,433 1.2 6.8 52.9 39.0 3.3 0.65 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 2,570 1.6 7.7 48.2 42.5 3.3 0.68 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 2,412 1.9 13.2 47.7 37.2 3.2 0.73 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 2,651 1.4 3.5 47.7 47.4 3.4 0.63 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 2,610 5.7 21.9 37.4 35.0 3.0 0.89 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 2,677 2.6 10.0 41.6 45.8 3.3 0.75 21. Overall quality of teaching 2,661 2.9 8.3 32.1 56.8 3.4 0.76. % % 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 362 6.4 26.0 47.0 20.7 2.8 0.83 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 598 3.7 10.7 56.7 28.9 3.1 0.73 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 596 5.0 12.8 51.3 30.9 3.1 0.80 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 189 5.8 13.8 48.7 31.7 3.1 0.83 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 174 5.2 12.6 47.1 35.1 3.1 0.82 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 116 3.4 7.8 42.2 46.6 3.3 0.76 28. Guided student report preparation 115 2.6 13.9 45.2 38.3 3.2 0.77 29. Students free to express opinions 117 1.7 2.6 25.6 70.1 3.6 0.62 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 113 3.5 7.1 39.8 49.6 3.4 0.77 31. Developed abil to conduct research 92 3.3 13.0 42.4 41.3 3.2 0.80 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 32 0.0 9.4 37.5 53.1 3.4 0.67 33. Amount of work appropriate 36 2.8 2.8 36.1 58.3 3.5 0.70 34. Instructor explained expectations 36 0.0 2.8 33.3 63.9 3.6 0.55 35. Instructor helped with my problems 36 2.8 8.3 25.0 63.9 3.5 0.77 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 26 0.0 3.8 38.5 57.7 3.5 0.58 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 4.0 . 38. Question 38 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 4.0 . 39. Question 39 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 4.0 . 40. Question 40 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 4.0 . 41. Question 41 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 4.0 . Number of forms preslugged = at least 3384 Number of forms scanned = 2752 Number of forms with at least one student response = 2714 Percent completed = 80.2 % 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Education SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 139 4.9 A 2,161 77.7 Sophomore 284 10.0 B 515 18.5 Junior 452 16.0 C 45 1.6 Senior 839 29.7 D 0 0.0 Graduate 1,022 36.2 E/Fail 0 0.0 Professional 62 2.2 I 10 0.4 Other 29 1.0 Pass or Audit 52 1.9 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 880 31.5 Studies Program 94 3.4 2 hours 732 26.2 Required by my major 1,933 69.0 3 hours 557 19.9 Other (e.g. elective) 773 27.6 4 - 5 hours 375 13.4 6 - 7 hours 119 4.3 8 or more hours 131 4.7 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 2,969 0.5 2.3 36.7 60.5 3.6 0.57 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 2,592 3.6 9.3 42.7 44.3 3.3 0.78 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 2,838 1.0 6.0 44.6 48.4 3.4 0.65 4. Exams reflected what was taught 2,267 0.7 5.5 42.3 51.6 3.4 0.63 5. Grading was fair and consistent 2,846 0.8 3.8 40.7 54.7 3.5 0.61 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 2,860 1.0 3.8 42.5 52.6 3.5 0.62 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 2,785 1.6 6.1 40.2 52.1 3.4 0.68 8. Graded assignments included comments 2,676 1.3 8.4 38.6 51.7 3.4 0.70 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 2,954 1.5 6.8 37.5 54.2 3.4 0.69 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 2,963 0.4 1.5 27.2 70.8 3.7 0.52 11. Was available for consultation 2,747 0.4 2.9 37.4 59.2 3.6 0.58 12. Satisfact answered class questions 2,956 1.1 3.4 33.8 61.7 3.6 0.62 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 2,946 2.0 8.1 36.4 53.5 3.4 0.72 14. Encouraged class participation 2,955 0.2 2.1 30.7 67.0 3.6 0.53 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 2,644 0.6 5.0 45.2 49.2 3.4 0.62 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 2,778 0.8 5.8 43.2 50.1 3.4 0.64 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 2,677 1.2 7.4 45.4 45.9 3.4 0.67 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 2,918 0.8 3.6 40.9 54.8 3.5 0.61 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 2,843 2.7 13.7 40.0 43.5 3.2 0.79 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 2,946 2.0 8.2 34.2 55.5 3.4 0.73 21. Overall quality of teaching 2,924 2.4 7.2 27.2 63.2 3.5 0.73. % % 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 73 2.7 12.3 47.9 37.0 3.2 0.76 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 86 0.0 9.3 50.0 40.7 3.3 0.64 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 86 0.0 5.8 44.2 50.0 3.4 0.61 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 70 1.4 17.1 38.6 42.9 3.2 0.78 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 65 0.0 15.4 43.1 41.5 3.3 0.71 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 138 1.4 4.3 31.9 62.3 3.6 0.65 28. Guided student report preparation 147 0.0 3.4 39.5 57.1 3.5 0.56 29. Students free to express opinions 164 0.0 1.2 21.3 77.4 3.8 0.45 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 160 1.3 3.1 23.8 71.9 3.7 0.60 31. Developed abil to conduct research 137 0.7 2.9 38.0 58.4 3.5 0.59 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 114 1.8 7.0 37.7 53.5 3.4 0.70 33. Amount of work appropriate 115 4.3 7.8 34.8 53.0 3.4 0.81 34. Instructor explained expectations 113 4.4 9.7 29.2 56.6 3.4 0.84 35. Instructor helped with my problems 110 2.7 10.0 33.6 53.6 3.4 0.78 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 103 1.9 4.9 34.0 59.2 3.5 0.68 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 5.0 . Number of forms preslugged = at least 3848 Number of forms scanned = 3049 Number of forms with at least one student response = 2989 Percent completed = 77.7 % 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Engineering SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 378 9.6 A 1,778 45.7 Sophomore 479 12.1 B 1,531 39.4 Junior 910 23.0 C 483 12.4 Senior 1,607 40.7 D 64 1.6 Graduate 534 13.5 E/Fail 12 0.3 Professional 11 0.3 I 3 0.1 Other 29 0.7 Pass or Audit 17 0.4 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 456 11.6 Studies Program 113 2.9 2 hours 701 17.8 Required by my major 3,098 78.9 3 hours 989 25.1 Other (e.g. elective) 716 18.2 4 - 5 hours 955 24.2 6 - 7 hours 448 11.4 8 or more hours 391 9.9 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 4,153 1.1 3.9 63.7 31.3 3.3 0.58 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 3,921 6.5 14.1 55.2 24.2 3.0 0.80 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 4,126 2.1 6.1 59.3 32.5 3.2 0.65 4. Exams reflected what was taught 3,941 3.7 9.0 56.4 30.9 3.1 0.72 5. Grading was fair and consistent 4,147 3.6 9.2 57.8 29.3 3.1 0.72 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 4,133 2.0 6.5 61.2 30.4 3.2 0.64 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 4,137 3.5 9.5 57.7 29.3 3.1 0.72 8. Graded assignments included comments 4,033 6.2 22.5 50.7 20.6 2.9 0.81 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 4,173 4.8 14.4 51.2 29.6 3.1 0.79 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 4,175 1.2 2.5 46.3 50.0 3.5 0.61 11. Was available for consultation 3,908 1.6 5.1 55.3 38.0 3.3 0.64 12. Satisfact answered class questions 4,144 2.2 7.6 55.3 34.9 3.2 0.68 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 4,126 6.5 20.0 47.1 26.4 2.9 0.85 14. Encouraged class participation 4,079 4.3 15.2 50.5 30.0 3.1 0.79 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 3,120 3.5 15.3 60.3 21.0 3.0 0.71 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 4,048 2.1 7.9 61.8 28.2 3.2 0.65 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 4,046 1.9 8.1 60.4 29.7 3.2 0.65 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 4,090 2.0 6.4 61.2 30.4 3.2 0.64 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 3,976 8.0 25.9 46.1 20.0 2.8 0.86 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 4,122 4.0 15.4 49.9 30.8 3.1 0.78 21. Overall quality of teaching 4,097 6.5 15.3 41.2 37.1 3.1 0.88. % % 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 121 6.6 9.1 60.3 24.0 3.0 0.77 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 130 6.9 10.0 58.5 24.6 3.0 0.79 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 115 4.3 7.0 61.7 27.0 3.1 0.71 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 80 3.8 12.5 56.3 27.5 3.1 0.74 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 77 5.2 6.5 61.0 27.3 3.1 0.74 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 63 4.8 6.3 68.3 20.6 3.0 0.68 28. Guided student report preparation 57 3.5 10.5 61.4 24.6 3.1 0.70 29. Students free to express opinions 71 2.8 8.5 63.4 25.4 3.1 0.67 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 69 4.3 7.2 63.8 24.6 3.1 0.70 31. Developed abil to conduct research 68 7.4 7.4 61.8 23.5 3.0 0.78 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 406 2.0 7.9 65.3 24.9 3.1 0.62 33. Amount of work appropriate 406 7.6 14.3 57.6 20.4 2.9 0.80 34. Instructor explained expectations 407 3.4 12.3 60.7 23.6 3.0 0.70 35. Instructor helped with my problems 394 3.3 11.2 60.7 24.9 3.1 0.70 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 375 4.5 8.3 60.0 27.2 3.1 0.73 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 901 0.9 3.3 19.0 48.8 28.0 4.0 0.83 38. Question 38 884 2.3 4.1 21.7 48.1 23.9 3.9 0.90 39. Question 39 883 1.2 4.5 22.9 44.5 26.8 3.9 0.89 40. Question 40 807 1.1 4.2 24.0 45.5 25.2 3.9 0.87 41. Question 41 728 2.2 5.1 24.9 42.9 25.0 3.8 0.93 42. Question 42 572 2.3 6.5 27.4 43.4 20.5 3.7 0.93 43. Question 43 417 3.8 6.7 26.1 43.4 19.9 3.7 0.99 44. Question 44 346 1.4 3.5 26.0 49.4 19.7 3.8 0.83 45. Question 45 254 2.4 11.4 25.6 44.1 16.5 3.6 0.97 46. Question 46 187 5.3 8.6 29.9 40.1 16.0 3.5 1.03 47. Question 47 64 1.6 0.0 28.1 39.1 31.3 4.0 0.86 48. Question 48 24 4.2 0.0 25.0 37.5 33.3 4.0 1.00 49. Question 49 22 0.0 9.1 22.7 36.4 31.8 3.9 0.97 Number of forms preslugged = at least 6147 Number of forms scanned = 4318 Number of forms with at least one student response = 4239 Percent completed = 69.0 % 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Human Environmental Sciences SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 232 12.9 A 942 52.8 Sophomore 312 17.3 B 657 36.8 Junior 396 22.0 C 153 8.6 Senior 715 39.7 D 17 1.0 Graduate 132 7.3 E/Fail 0 0.0 Professional 1 0.1 I 0 0.0 Other 12 0.7 Pass or Audit 15 0.8 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 596 33.4 Studies Program 266 14.8 2 hours 504 28.3 Required by my major 1,200 67.0 3 hours 355 19.9 Other (e.g. elective) 326 18.2 4 - 5 hours 177 9.9 6 - 7 hours 54 3.0 8 or more hours 96 5.4 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 1,927 1.8 5.6 50.0 42.6 3.3 0.67 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 1,760 5.0 9.8 49.0 36.2 3.2 0.80 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 1,874 3.0 10.6 55.1 31.3 3.1 0.72 4. Exams reflected what was taught 1,651 4.0 10.6 48.4 37.0 3.2 0.78 5. Grading was fair and consistent 1,880 3.2 9.8 50.6 36.4 3.2 0.74 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 1,860 1.8 7.8 54.0 36.3 3.2 0.67 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 1,856 3.8 10.6 49.9 35.7 3.2 0.77 8. Graded assignments included comments 1,764 4.4 21.5 47.1 27.0 3.0 0.81 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 1,913 5.4 13.4 44.4 36.8 3.1 0.84 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 1,918 1.4 3.7 42.6 52.3 3.5 0.64 11. Was available for consultation 1,753 2.3 4.9 52.4 40.4 3.3 0.67 12. Satisfact answered class questions 1,912 2.3 7.8 49.0 40.9 3.3 0.71 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 1,906 6.4 16.9 41.0 35.6 3.1 0.88 14. Encouraged class participation 1,901 2.5 9.6 48.9 38.9 3.2 0.73 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 1,745 2.1 8.1 57.8 32.0 3.2 0.67 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 1,833 2.6 9.7 56.8 30.9 3.2 0.69 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 1,754 3.3 14.8 52.7 29.2 3.1 0.75 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 1,902 2.3 5.7 55.8 36.2 3.3 0.67 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 1,871 6.3 20.6 44.9 28.1 2.9 0.86 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 1,909 6.2 14.4 42.9 36.5 3.1 0.87 21. Overall quality of teaching 1,899 6.6 13.9 35.7 43.8 3.2 0.90. % % 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 243 4.1 15.6 58.8 21.4 3.0 0.73 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 285 2.1 10.9 63.9 23.2 3.1 0.65 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 267 3.4 9.0 59.6 28.1 3.1 0.70 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 172 1.2 8.7 59.3 30.8 3.2 0.64 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 161 1.2 3.7 65.8 29.2 3.2 0.57 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 41 2.4 2.4 48.8 46.3 3.4 0.67 28. Guided student report preparation 43 2.3 0.0 51.2 46.5 3.4 0.63 29. Students free to express opinions 57 1.8 0.0 42.1 56.1 3.5 0.60 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 57 1.8 3.5 36.8 57.9 3.5 0.66 31. Developed abil to conduct research 38 0.0 7.9 60.5 31.6 3.2 0.59 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 30 0.0 13.3 53.3 33.3 3.2 0.66 33. Amount of work appropriate 32 3.1 6.3 50.0 40.6 3.3 0.73 34. Instructor explained expectations 30 3.3 10.0 56.7 30.0 3.1 0.73 35. Instructor helped with my problems 31 6.5 9.7 51.6 32.3 3.1 0.83 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 27 3.7 0.0 66.7 29.6 3.2 0.64 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 1 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 . Number of forms preslugged = at least 2895 Number of forms scanned = 1994 Number of forms with at least one student response = 1945 Percent completed = 67.2 % 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Lexington Campus Graduate School SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 0 0.0 A 185 67.0 Sophomore 0 0.0 B 88 31.9 Junior 0 0.0 C 1 0.4 Senior 0 0.0 D 0 0.0 Graduate 262 93.6 E/Fail 0 0.0 Professional 15 5.4 I 0 0.0 Other 3 1.1 Pass or Audit 2 0.7 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 19 6.8 Studies Program 6 2.2 2 hours 76 27.2 Required by my major 219 79.1 3 hours 65 23.3 Other (e.g. elective) 52 18.8 4 - 5 hours 68 24.4 6 - 7 hours 32 11.5 8 or more hours 19 6.8 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 300 2.7 2.0 47.7 47.7 3.4 0.66 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 282 2.8 11.3 54.3 31.6 3.1 0.72 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 293 2.4 9.9 52.6 35.2 3.2 0.71 4. Exams reflected what was taught 259 3.5 3.1 51.4 42.1 3.3 0.70 5. Grading was fair and consistent 292 3.8 4.8 49.3 42.1 3.3 0.73 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 293 3.4 5.8 49.5 41.3 3.3 0.73 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 298 3.4 5.0 44.0 47.7 3.4 0.73 8. Graded assignments included comments 296 2.4 10.8 41.9 44.9 3.3 0.75 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 299 3.7 12.0 45.5 38.8 3.2 0.79 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 300 1.3 2.7 38.7 57.3 3.5 0.62 11. Was available for consultation 285 3.2 3.9 41.1 51.9 3.4 0.72 12. Satisfact answered class questions 299 1.7 7.4 45.5 45.5 3.3 0.69 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 296 3.7 20.3 44.9 31.1 3.0 0.81 14. Encouraged class participation 300 1.3 4.0 41.3 53.3 3.5 0.64 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 253 1.6 6.7 57.3 34.4 3.2 0.64 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 295 1.4 7.1 53.2 38.3 3.3 0.65 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 290 1.4 10.7 53.4 34.5 3.2 0.68 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 295 1.7 6.1 54.2 38.0 3.3 0.65 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 290 10.3 21.4 45.9 22.4 2.8 0.90 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 297 5.1 11.8 43.8 39.4 3.2 0.83 21. Overall quality of teaching 294 5.4 14.3 33.0 47.3 3.2 0.89. % % 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 10 20.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 2.6 0.84 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 10 20.0 0.0 70.0 10.0 2.7 0.95 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 10 20.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 2.6 0.84 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 6 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 2.3 . 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 8 25.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 2.5 . SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 39 12.8 10.3 35.9 41.0 3.1 1.02 28. Guided student report preparation 39 12.8 12.8 30.8 43.6 3.1 1.05 29. Students free to express opinions 39 5.1 0.0 30.8 64.1 3.5 0.76 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 39 5.1 0.0 38.5 56.4 3.5 0.76 31. Developed abil to conduct research 35 5.7 2.9 54.3 37.1 3.2 0.77 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 5 40.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 2.2 . 33. Amount of work appropriate 4 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2.0 . 34. Instructor explained expectations 4 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2.0 . 35. Instructor helped with my problems 4 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2.0 . 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 4 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2.0 . % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS *** No Optional Questions were answered *** Number of forms preslugged = at least 358 Number of forms scanned = 357 Number of forms with at least one student response = 302 Percent completed = 84.4 % 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - SPRING 1999 TEACHER AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS COLLEGE = Social Work SECTION A - STUDENT INFORMATION Classification Number Percent Expected grade Number Percent Freshman 12 1.1 A 804 73.5 Sophomore 42 3.8 B 242 22.1 Junior 113 10.2 C 34 3.1 Senior 199 17.9 D 2 0.2 Graduate 736 66.2 E/Fail 1 0.1 Professional 7 0.6 I 0 0.0 Other 3 0.3 Pass or Audit 11 1.0 Reason for taking course Number Percent Hrs/week spent Number Percent Required by University 1 hour or less 222 20.1 Studies Program 54 4.9 2 hours 271 24.5 Required by my major 874 80.1 3 hours 216 19.6 Other (e.g. elective) 163 14.9 4 - 5 hours 187 16.9 6 - 7 hours 48 4.3 8 or more hours 160 14.5 % % Strongly % % Strongly N Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION B - COURSE ITEMS 1. Outlined course material and grading 1,180 2.5 4.1 40.2 53.2 3.4 0.69 2. Textbook contributed to understandin 994 5.1 9.3 47.1 38.5 3.2 0.80 3. Suppl read & assign helped understan 1,150 3.6 6.7 46.0 43.7 3.3 0.75 4. Exams reflected what was taught 895 4.6 7.6 41.1 46.7 3.3 0.80 5. Grading was fair and consistent 1,144 5.2 6.5 41.9 46.5 3.3 0.81 6. Assignments were distributed evenly 1,160 2.3 4.9 46.3 46.5 3.4 0.69 7. Graded assignments returned promptly 1,128 3.5 5.0 41.8 49.7 3.4 0.74 8. Graded assignments included comments 1,109 4.8 10.6 38.4 46.2 3.3 0.83 SECTION C - INSTRUCTOR ITEMS 9. Presented material effectively 1,174 5.4 11.7 37.9 45.1 3.2 0.86 10. Had good knowledge of subject matte 1,180 2.0 3.1 33.6 61.3 3.5 0.66 11. Was available for consultation 1,057 1.6 4.2 45.0 49.2 3.4 0.65 12. Satisfact answered class questions 1,179 2.9 7.1 38.0 52.0 3.4 0.74 13. Stimulated interest of the subject 1,168 5.9 11.1 34.8 48.2 3.3 0.88 14. Encouraged class participation 1,174 2.9 4.2 34.8 58.2 3.5 0.71 SECTION D - LEARNING OUTCOMES 15. Learned respect different viewpoint 1,144 2.2 5.0 46.2 46.6 3.4 0.68 16. Inc my abil to analyze & evaluate 1,153 2.9 10.1 39.5 47.5 3.3 0.77 17. Course helped abil to solve problem 1,141 2.9 11.8 41.7 43.6 3.3 0.78 18. Gained undrstnd of concepts & prin. 1,160 3.2 7.1 40.7 49.1 3.4 0.75 19. Course stimulated me to read furthe 1,151 6.4 14.1 37.7 41.8 3.1 0.89 % % % % N Poor Fair Good Excellent Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) SECTION E - SUMMARY ITEMS 20. Overall value of the course 1,163 7.4 10.0 32.1 50.6 3.3 0.91 21. Overall quality of teaching 1,150 8.0 11.2 28.2 52.6 3.3 0.95. % % 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 40 5.0 10.0 52.5 32.5 3.1 0.79 23. Saw how discipline relates to other 46 6.5 4.3 43.5 45.7 3.3 0.83 24. Writing assign helps understand sub 47 6.4 4.3 53.2 36.2 3.2 0.80 25. Cross-Cult/understand other culture 36 2.8 16.7 47.2 33.3 3.1 0.78 26. Cross-Discipline/ links were eviden 34 8.8 8.8 44.1 38.2 3.1 0.91 SECTION G - GRADUATE SEMINARS ONLY 27. Feedback on oral presentations 75 1.3 4.0 38.7 56.0 3.5 0.64 28. Guided student report preparation 78 1.3 6.4 48.7 43.6 3.3 0.66 29. Students free to express opinions 76 1.3 1.3 28.9 68.4 3.6 0.58 30. Discussions broadened my knowledge 75 1.3 2.7 33.3 62.7 3.6 0.62 31. Developed abil to conduct research 67 1.5 4.5 47.8 46.3 3.4 0.65 SECTION H - LABORATORY & DISCUSSION SECTIONS ONLY 32. Clarified lecture material 22 4.5 4.5 50.0 40.9 3.3 0.77 33. Amount of work appropriate 21 4.8 4.8 52.4 38.1 3.2 0.77 34. Instructor explained expectations 21 4.8 4.8 52.4 38.1 3.2 0.77 35. Instructor helped with my problems 20 5.0 5.0 45.0 45.0 3.3 0.80 36. Lab equipment use satis explained 20 5.0 5.0 50.0 40.0 3.3 0.79 % answering item N --------------------------------- Mean SD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION I - OPTIONAL ITEMS 37. Question 37 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 4.0 . 38. Question 38 1 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 . 39. Question 39 1 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 . 40. Question 40 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 4.0 . 42. Question 42 1 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 . 43. Question 43 1 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 . 44. Question 44 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 4.0 . 45. Question 45 1 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 . 46. Question 46 1 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 . 47. Question 47 1 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 . 48. Question 48 1 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 . 49. Question 49 1 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 . Number of forms preslugged = at least 1450 Number of forms scanned = 1203 Number of forms with at least one student response = 1188 Percent completed = 81.9 % 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 at our UK web page for Assessment & Instituttional Data. ****************************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************************