Every semester I "require" my students to take a Course Evaluation rating me, my teaching, our class, the assignments, etc (this is something the university requires, and I give my students credit for showing me they have finished the eval). Can you imagine having 60+ people, every 6 months, rate and evaluate your performance? This can be worse than a Rotten Tomatoes review! This evaluation then goes to the department administration who keeps these in "my file." On top of this, students often review, and look for professors, based on the website, "
RateMyProfessor.com" where evaluations are snarky, succinct, and sweet.
Now I can handle a healthy critique - I'm always on the lookout for ways to improve my teaching - content, approach, relationship with students. But dang - it sure would be nice to be able to rate my students! See, these evaluations are not only my relationship with my class, but if the classroom culture is great, evaluations are great; if not, well, evaluations fall. And this has been more than apparent this past semester -
I taught all 3 classes from a new textbook with a new assignment sequence. 2 of those classes were the same level, with one being at 5:30pm, the other at 8:30pm. The 5:30 class connected from the very first day - relying on a couple of students to lead the way, and yet they all were engaged and involved. Most students attended every class, participated, and helped each other. On the other hand, my 8:30pm class was a bunch of stragglers, with about 6 students attending every class. They were more quiet, arrived late, and there were a few who chose not to be involved in the class. I taught the exact same material, as close to the same way. And yet my 5:30 class reviews were much stronger than my 8:30 reviews.
Ah gosh!
And lastly, on my rant - You decide. Beneficial, hurtful, awkward, rewarding, constructive critique, or criticism, venting?
Term
|
Division
|
Department
|
Course ID
|
Course
|
Description
|
Professor
|
Evaluations
Taken
|
Total
Enrollment
|
%
Complete
|
201740
|
HS
|
ENGL
|
ENGL 2010 609
|
28929
|
Intermed Wrtg Hum Soc Sci CC
|
Ronda L. Walker Weaver
|
19
|
21
|
90.5
|
Student Experiences
|
Total
57
|
Strongly Agree
68
|
Agree(%)
25
|
Neutral(%)
5
|
Disagree(%)
2
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
0
|
Avg
4.60
|
Std
Dev
0.67
|
|
|
Description
|
Total
|
Strongly Agree
|
Agree(%)
|
Neutral(%)
|
Disagree(%)
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
|
Avg
|
Std
Dev
|
Completed
course work.
|
19
|
79
|
21
|
|
|
|
4.79
|
0.41
|
Prepared
for class.
|
19
|
63
|
26
|
5
|
5
|
|
4.47
|
0.82
|
Contact
Instructor when needing help.
|
19
|
63
|
26
|
11
|
|
|
4.53
|
0.68
|
|
|
Overall Eval
|
Total
92
|
Strongly Agree
67
|
Agree(%)
24
|
Neutral(%)
9
|
Disagree(%)
0
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
0
|
Avg
4.59
|
Std
Dev
0.65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Total
|
Strongly Agree
|
Agree(%)
|
Neutral(%)
|
Disagree(%)
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
|
Avg
|
Std
Dev
|
Learned
more.
|
19
|
63
|
26
|
11
|
|
|
4.53
|
0.68
|
Instructor
helped.
|
19
|
58
|
26
|
16
|
|
|
4.42
|
0.75
|
Subject
used outside class.
|
19
|
58
|
26
|
16
|
|
|
4.42
|
0.75
|
Class
challenged to think in new ways.
|
17
|
82
|
18
|
|
|
|
4.82
|
0.38
|
I
developed essential skills.
|
18
|
78
|
22
|
|
|
|
4.78
|
0.42
|
|
|
Instructor Evaluation
|
Total
130
|
Strongly Agree
82
|
Agree(%)
14
|
Neutral(%)
4
|
Disagree(%)
0
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
0
|
Avg
4.78
|
Std
Dev
0.50
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Total
|
Strongly Agree
|
Agree(%)
|
Neutral(%)
|
Disagree(%)
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
|
Avg
|
Std
Dev
|
Instructor
was prepared.
|
19
|
79
|
21
|
|
|
|
4.79
|
0.41
|
Instructor
was respectful.
|
19
|
84
|
16
|
|
|
|
4.84
|
0.36
|
Instructor
provided feedback.
|
18
|
89
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
4.83
|
0.50
|
Instructor
was available.
|
19
|
84
|
11
|
5
|
|
|
4.79
|
0.52
|
Instructor
had clear expectations.
|
19
|
74
|
16
|
11
|
|
|
4.63
|
0.67
|
Instructor
was enthusiastic.
|
17
|
88
|
12
|
|
|
|
4.88
|
0.32
|
Instructor
was clear on how to succeed.
|
19
|
79
|
16
|
5
|
|
|
4.74
|
0.55
|
|
|
Open ended questions
|
Total
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
What help learning
most.
|
|
|
Actually
attending the class was the most helpful thing.This is not a class where
you can succeed by doing the bare minimum.
|
|
|
Her
willingness to help me start thinking outside the box after class
one-on-one.
|
|
|
How
we were able to be helped therally for each assignment.
|
|
|
Ronda
she was what was best about the class.
|
|
|
Ronda
was extremely attentive to her students needs and differences helping the
positive class atmosphere.
|
|
|
Ronda
was very helpful and wanted to help me
|
|
|
Ronda.
Seriously. I signed up for English 2010 four times and felt so
overwhelmed I dropped it. This semester was different and I'm so grateful
for Ronda! She made English so much fun.
|
|
|
Teacher
instruction
|
|
|
The
teacher was really helpful in explaining what she expected from us and if
we didn't understand she didn't penalize us for not doing the assignment
fully. She made it feel like you were allowed to be confused and she
helped us work through those feelings.
|
|
|
The
teacher, she was great!
|
|
|
The
teachers attittude!
|
|
|
The
teachers expalnation
|
|
|
The
way that the teacher laid out the projects such as the chart for the
final think piece essay and the research paper outline helped me learn
how to make my paper flow and add length.
|
|
|
going
over the assignments
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suggestions for
improvement.
|
|
|
I
don't have any thing to improve.
|
|
|
I
don't think the book was necessary for this class so I wish we wouldn't
have had to buy it. This could just be how this years class was, but if
it continues this way you could save the students money by not requiring
the text we really didn't use.
|
|
|
Less
participation points
|
|
|
More
diversity in subject matter.
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
Nothing
|
|
|
Nothing
|
|
|
She
did make a rather rude remark about my shirt and its level
appropriateness, in front of the entire class. The way she handle this
situation made me feel singled out. If she was offended by my shirt
(which met school policy on the dress code) she should have taken me
aside privately instead of calling me out in front of the entire class.
|
|
|
more
time to complete unit 3
|
|
|
none
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teaching Approach
The following
questions are not used for retention, tenure and promotion decisions. They
are used for the university to better understand the current level of
student engagement in other areas.
|
Total
57
|
Yes(%)
77
|
No(%)
9
|
Not Applicable(%)
14
|
Avg
2.63
|
Std
Dev
0.72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Total
|
Yes(%)
|
No(%)
|
Not Applicable(%)
|
Avg
|
Std
Dev
|
Work
collaboratively.
|
19
|
100
|
|
|
3.00
|
0.00
|
Connect
to community.
|
19
|
74
|
11
|
16
|
2.58
|
0.75
|
Participate
in events.
|
19
|
58
|
16
|
26
|
2.32
|
0.86
|
|
|
8:30pm class
Term
|
Division
|
Department
|
Course ID
|
Course
|
Description
|
Professor
|
Evaluations
Taken
|
Total
Enrollment
|
%
Complete
|
201740
|
HS
|
ENGL
|
ENGL 2010 608
|
11202
|
Intermed Wrtg Hum Soc Sci CC
|
Ronda L. Walker Weaver
|
19
|
22
|
86.4
|
Student Experiences
|
Total
57
|
Strongly Agree
63
|
Agree(%)
28
|
Neutral(%)
7
|
Disagree(%)
2
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
0
|
Avg
4.53
|
Std
Dev
0.70
|
|
|
Description
|
Total
|
Strongly Agree
|
Agree(%)
|
Neutral(%)
|
Disagree(%)
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
|
Avg
|
Std
Dev
|
Completed
course work.
|
19
|
58
|
32
|
11
|
|
|
4.47
|
0.68
|
Prepared
for class.
|
19
|
53
|
42
|
5
|
|
|
4.47
|
0.60
|
Contact
Instructor when needing help.
|
19
|
79
|
11
|
5
|
5
|
|
4.63
|
0.81
|
|
|
Overall Eval
|
Total
95
|
Strongly Agree
61
|
Agree(%)
31
|
Neutral(%)
6
|
Disagree(%)
1
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
1
|
Avg
4.49
|
Std
Dev
0.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Total
|
Strongly Agree
|
Agree(%)
|
Neutral(%)
|
Disagree(%)
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
|
Avg
|
Std
Dev
|
Learned
more.
|
19
|
47
|
47
|
5
|
|
|
4.42
|
0.59
|
Instructor
helped.
|
19
|
68
|
21
|
11
|
|
|
4.58
|
0.67
|
Subject
used outside class.
|
19
|
63
|
32
|
5
|
|
|
4.58
|
0.59
|
Class
challenged to think in new ways.
|
19
|
68
|
21
|
5
|
5
|
|
4.53
|
0.82
|
I
developed essential skills.
|
19
|
58
|
32
|
5
|
|
5
|
4.37
|
0.98
|
|
|
Instructor Evaluation
|
Total
133
|
Strongly Agree
71
|
Agree(%)
22
|
Neutral(%)
5
|
Disagree(%)
2
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
1
|
Avg
4.62
|
Std
Dev
0.71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Total
|
Strongly Agree
|
Agree(%)
|
Neutral(%)
|
Disagree(%)
|
Strongly Disagree(%)
|
Avg
|
Std
Dev
|
Instructor
was prepared.
|
19
|
79
|
16
|
5
|
|
|
4.74
|
0.55
|
Instructor
was respectful.
|
19
|
68
|
26
|
5
|
|
|
4.63
|
0.58
|
Instructor
provided feedback.
|
19
|
74
|
26
|
|
|
|
4.74
|
0.44
|
Instructor
was available.
|
19
|
79
|
16
|
5
|
|
|
4.74
|
0.55
|
Instructor
had clear expectations.
|
19
|
63
|
26
|
5
|
5
|
|
4.47
|
0.82
|
Instructor
was enthusiastic.
|
19
|
68
|
26
|
5
|
|
|
4.63
|
0.58
|
Instructor
was clear on how to succeed.
|
19
|
68
|
16
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
4.37
|
1.13
|
|
|
Open ended questions
|
Total
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
What help learning
most.
|
|
|
Getting
answers to any questions I had. Getting feedback on completed work to
help me improve going forward.
|
|
|
Getting
the chance to revise my paper with the help from the teacher's feedback
and writing center.
|
|
|
Group
Discussions, visual representations and diagrams of information and
expectations. Scheduled lab time with presenter to break down different
methods of citation.
|
|
|
How
Mrs. Weaver organized the material into more manageable bits.
|
|
|
I
learned how can I improve the grammar.
|
|
|
I
learned the most from her teaching how to write an outline and using
specific examples.
|
|
|
My
Instructor was very clear in explaining things pertaining to the subject.
|
|
|
Na
|
|
|
Professor
Walker Weaver genuinely cares about her students and their ability to
learn the process of writing. During the course of the semester, she
inspired me to share a part of myself while learning the fundamentals of
creating a research paper. Professor Walker Weaver is by far the best
professor I have ever taken a course from and her passion for writing is
infectious. Given the opportunity, I would not hesitate to take a class
from her again.
|
|
|
Ronda
is an amazing instructor, she helped me to learn so many new things!
|
|
|
Ronda
was such a great professor. She loved what she does and she would always
help us out when we needed it.
|
|
|
She
gave multiple examples and answered all our questions with detailed
responses. If we did not understand she would explain it again in a
different way.
|
|
|
The
only reason I survived this class was because I had friends. I think some
things were sprung on us without much warning aside from the syllabus,
which I hadn't memorized, but I think the professor expected us to.
|
|
|
The
processes of constructing a paper was very good. Professor Weaver-Walker
used her years of experience to incorporate the text book with what are
great methods to succeed.
|
|
|
The
teacher was passionate about her subject. She approached writing from an
angle that worked better with my visual learning style. She set up her
course in a way that guaranteed success if you followed instructions.
|
|
|
The
thing that helped me learn most in this class was when we actually wrote
the two final essays. I learn best when I am able to actually apply what
I have been taught.
|
|
|
having
group time
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suggestions for
improvement.
|
|
|
Do
not constantly change the syllabus.
|
|
|
I
still same working on more practice the grammar.
|
|
|
I
would say that she should be more efficient with time. She really crammed
the most important essays into the last three weeks of her class, while
before that we really only did a powerpoint and a few small and super
simple assignments. She is great at walking through each step to prepare
for the final essays, but when the time came to actually write the big
essays, there was very little time. There were a few assignment changes
at the end of the semester due to lack of time. It went from being a very
relaxed class to a very stressful and rushed class near the end.
|
|
|
Instill
confidence in student, by being more detailed on the assignment's
expectations and by showing more examples.
|
|
|
Na
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
None
really.
|
|
|
None,
It was a great class.
|
|
|
None.
|
|
|
Not
have us print off all the resources we used on the paper. Kills trees!
|
|
|
Not
to switch unit 4 before unit 3. Maybe give out the rubric for class on
the first day so that students can set goals and keep pace with a
direction in mind.
|
|
|
Place
a little bit more importance on pier editing. Most students would not
have almost anything done on pier editing day. I believe if there were a
few points in the grade for pier editing it would benefit the students.
|
|
|
Tell
the class more about what will be happening IN CLASS. There were many
times when other things were on my mind, and I neglected to remember
stuff.
|
|
|
The
only suggestion I have is not having the class so late in the day. I
understand that cannot be changed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teaching Approach
The following
questions are not used for retention, tenure and promotion decisions. They
are used for the university to better understand the current level of
student engagement in other areas.
|
Total
57
|
Yes(%)
63
|
No(%)
14
|
Not Applicable(%)
23
|
Avg
2.40
|
Std
Dev
0.83
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Total
|
Yes(%)
|
No(%)
|
Not Applicable(%)
|
Avg
|
Std
Dev
|
Work
collaboratively.
|
19
|
95
|
5
|
|
2.95
|
0.22
|
Connect
to community.
|
19
|
63
|
11
|
26
|
2.37
|
0.87
|
Participate
in events.
|
19
|
32
|
26
|
42
|
1.89
|
0.85
|
|
|
1010 Beginning English Class - They were a total party - and as you can see, they knew this!
| Term | | | | | | | Course | | Description | Professor | | | | |
|---|
| 2017 FALL | HS | ENGL | F | LEC | M | A | ENGL 1010 609 | 10959 | Intro to Writing CC | Ronda L. Walker Weaver | 20 | 23 | 87 | |
| Total: | 20 | 23 | 87% | |
| Records: 1 Time: 0.04 Seconds |
|---|
| Student Experiences | Total
60 | Strongly Agree
57 | Agree(%)
35 | Neutral(%)
3 | Disagree(%)
5 | Strongly Disagree(%)
0 | Avg
4.43 | Std
Dev
0.78 |
|
 |
| Description | Total | Strongly Agree | Agree(%) | Neutral(%) | Disagree(%) | Strongly Disagree(%) | Avg | Std
Dev |
|---|
| Completed course work. | 20 | 65 | 30 | | 5 | | 4.55 | 0.74 |
| Prepared for class. | 20 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 5 | | 4.15 | 0.79 |
| Contact Instructor when needing help. | 20 | 70 | 25 | | 5 | | 4.60 | 0.73 |
|
|
| Overall Eval | Total
100 | Strongly Agree
71 | Agree(%)
21 | Neutral(%)
4 | Disagree(%)
3 | Strongly Disagree(%)
1 | Avg
4.58 | Std
Dev
0.79 |
|
|
| Description | Total | Strongly Agree | Agree(%) | Neutral(%) | Disagree(%) | Strongly Disagree(%) | Avg | Std
Dev |
|---|
| Learned more. | 20 | 70 | 20 | 10 | | | 4.60 | 0.66 |
| Instructor helped. | 20 | 65 | 30 | | | 5 | 4.50 | 0.92 |
| Subject used outside class. | 20 | 70 | 25 | | 5 | | 4.60 | 0.73 |
| Class challenged to think in new ways. | 20 | 80 | 10 | 5 | 5 | | 4.65 | 0.79 |
| I developed essential skills. | 20 | 70 | 20 | 5 | 5 | | 4.55 | 0.80 |
|
|
| Instructor Evaluation | Total
138 | Strongly Agree
84 | Agree(%)
12 | Neutral(%)
1 | Disagree(%)
3 | Strongly Disagree(%)
0 | Avg
4.77 | Std
Dev
0.62 |
|
|
| Description | Total | Strongly Agree | Agree(%) | Neutral(%) | Disagree(%) | Strongly Disagree(%) | Avg | Std
Dev |
|---|
| Instructor was prepared. | 20 | 80 | 15 | | 5 | | 4.70 | 0.71 |
| Instructor was respectful. | 20 | 85 | 10 | | 5 | | 4.75 | 0.70 |
| Instructor provided feedback. | 20 | 80 | 15 | 5 | | | 4.75 | 0.54 |
| Instructor was available. | 20 | 85 | 10 | | 5 | | 4.75 | 0.70 |
| Instructor had clear expectations. | 20 | 80 | 15 | 5 | | | 4.75 | 0.54 |
| Instructor was enthusiastic. | 18 | 94 | 6 | | | | 4.94 | 0.23 |
| Instructor was clear on how to succeed. | 20 | 85 | 10 | | 5 | | 4.75 | 0.70 |
|
|
| Open ended questions | Total
0 |
|
|
| Description |
|---|
| What help learning most. | | |
 Class interaction |
| Examples |
| How to write longer assignments, split them up into chunks. |
| Hownsimple she made the writing process to me. I was able to see how to read and analyze articles and then give a rhetorical analysis. |
| Peer discussion |
| Reading |
| Rhonda was always willing to spend extra time to talk me through things I struggled understanding. |
| Rhonda's enthusiastic nature about English and relatability helped complete and understand this course |
| Ronda is amazing! Great in class lectures! |
| Ronda's confidence in me. She knew I could do any challenge she invited us to do. She had high expectations, but also high love for the class and the subject itself. |
| She was willing to listen and work with us. She helped us understand assignments and changed them according to what we could do. Creative with her assignments. |
| That she would go over the material several times before making the assignment do to make sure we fully understood what we were doing. |
| The Professor was fantastic, she made things really easy and interesting. It was always a class I looked forward to and did a lot to prepare and understand because I knew the work she put in. |
| The class interaction. And just Ms. Ronda, she is amazing. My favorite ever. She’s me 100% favorite professor and I’m taking her next semester |
| The free exchange of ideas and thoughts. She really helped me to think |
| The instructor was very active with the class. It helped us as students evaluate and enjoy what was being taught. The instructor was very kind and helpful when needed. |
| The professors enthusiasm for the subjust and the students. |
| The small class sizes help for one on one time with the professor |
| Using examples to give me an idea of how to form my papers. |
|
| Suggestions for improvement. | | |
| Do productive things each time because there were a few times I felt I would have been completely fine not showing up. |
| I don't really have any. |
| I have thought long and have no suggestions. |
| Make sure students understand |
| Maybe make opportunity for more points or make each assignment worth more points. |
| More direct feedback about papers on how to improve our writing. |
| More examples! |
| More small assignments and more peer contribution |
| More small writing assignments pertaining to creative writing. |
| N/A |
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| None (: |
| None. Very nice class |
| Putting assignments into canvas so we can see when they are due. |
| The schools curriculum for this class, in my opinion, had some very difficult lessons. These lessons were a little intimidating, and probably not well suited for an intro to English class. However,Ronda did an excellent job explaining, and helping us with these assignments! |
| You can’t improve a perfect class |
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Teaching Approach
The following questions are not used for retention, tenure and promotion decisions. They are used for the university to better understand the current level of student engagement in other areas. | Total
59 | Yes(%)
68 | No(%)
19 | Not Applicable(%)
14 | Avg
2.54 | Std
Dev
0.72 |
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| Description | Total | Yes(%) | No(%) | Not Applicable(%) | Avg | Std
Dev |
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| Work collaboratively. | 20 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 2.85 | 0.48 |
| Connect to community. | 19 | 68 | 11 | 21 | 2.47 | 0.82 |
| Participate in events. | 20 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 2.30 | 0.71 |
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