Student Evaluation of Teaching: Spring 2008

COURSE INFORMATION
  Course:  NASC101*001  Astronomy: Stars & Universe
  Meeting: M  11:20am-12:35pm     AAC 363
           W  11:20am-12:35pm     AAC 363
           R  11:20am-12:35pm     AAC 363

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
  Instructor:                     Fishman, George Paul
  Rank:                           Instructor
  Tenure Status:                  Not Tenure Track
  Full/Part-Time:                 Full-time
  Gender:                         Male
  Years college teaching:         15
  Years Bentley teaching:         14
  Previous terms teaching course: 11 or more
  Course revisions:               No
  Special circumstances:          No

SUMMARY STUDENT DATA
  Enrollment:    24               Full-time:           22
  Respondents:   23               Part-time:            0
  Day:           23               Male:                13
    Freshman:     1               Female:               9
    Sophomore:   17               Subject interest
    Junior:       3                 Interested:        16
    Senior:       1                 Neutral:            6
  Evening:        0                 Not interested:     1
  Graduate:       0               Average age:         20
                                  Avg expected grade:   3.25

                           Percentages of Responses               Means
                         -----------------------------   -----------------------
COURSE            Total  SA(5)  A(4)  N(3)  D(2) SD(1)   Section  Course    2yrs
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 Understanding       23     91     4     0     4     0      4.83    4.87    4.07
 Difficult           23      9    43    26    22     0      3.39    3.50    3.59
 Benefitted          23     74    22     0     0     4      4.61    4.67    3.83
 Recommend           23     74    22     0     0     4      4.61    4.67    3.62

INSTRUCTOR        Total   E(5) AA(4) AV(3) BA(2)  U(1)   Section  Course    2yrs
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 Preparation         23     96     4     0     0     0      4.96    4.96    4.48
 Communication       23     96     0     4     0     0      4.91    4.89    3.76
 Grading             23     52    39     4     0     4      4.35    4.39    3.82
 Interesting         23     83    13     4     0     0      4.78    4.80    3.62
 Responsive          23     83    13     4     0     0      4.78    4.83    4.00
 Overall             23     91     4     0     0     4      4.78    4.80    4.00

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