Student Evaluation of Teaching: Spring 2003

COURSE INFORMATION
  Course:  AST201*001  Stars and Universe
  Meeting: T  8:30am-9:45am       AAC 363
           R  8:30am-9:45am       AAC 363
           W  9:55am-11:10am      AAC 363

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
  Instructor:                     Aghassi, Badri M.
  Rank:                           Professor
  Tenure Status:                  Tenured
  Full/Part-Time:                 Full-time
  Gender:                         Male
  Years college teaching:         38
  Years Bentley teaching:         No response
  Previous terms teaching course: 3
  Course revisions:               Yes
  Special circumstances:          No

SUMMARY STUDENT DATA
  Enrollment:    12               Full-time:            6
  Respondents:    6               Part-time:            0
  Day:            6               Male:                 2
    Freshman:     3               Female:               4
    Sophomore:    3               Subject interest
    Junior:       0                 Interested:         5
    Senior:       0                 Neutral:            1
  Evening:        0                 Not interested:     0
  Graduate:       0               Average age:         19
                                  Avg expected grade:   3.28

                           Percentages of Responses               Means
                         -----------------------------   -----------------------
COURSE            Total  SA(5)  A(4)  N(3)  D(2) SD(1)   Section  Course    2yrs
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 Understanding        6     50    33    17     0     0      4.33    4.10    3.58
 Difficult            6      0    67    17    17     0      3.50    3.75    4.05
 Benefitted           6     17    33    33     0    17      3.33    3.60    3.26
 Recommend            6      0    33    17    33    17      2.67    2.95    2.74

INSTRUCTOR        Total   E(5) AA(4) AV(3) BA(2)  U(1)   Section  Course    2yrs
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 Preparation          6     33    17    50     0     0      3.83    3.90    3.87
 Communication        6     17    17    33    33     0      3.17    3.15    2.99
 Grading              6     17    50    33     0     0      3.83    3.45    3.06
 Interesting          6      0    33    33    17    17      2.83    2.85    2.71
 Responsive           6     33    50    17     0     0      4.17    3.70    3.28
 Overall              6     17    17    50     0    17      3.17    3.40    3.08

Number of sections in course:   2

SA=Strongly Agree, A=Agree, N=Neutral, D=Disagree, SD=Strongly Disagree
E=Excellent, AA=Above Average, AV=Average, BA=Below Average, U=Unsatisfactory