Student Evaluation of Teaching: Spring 2008

COURSE INFORMATION
  Course:  NASC101*002  Astronomy: Stars & Universe
  Meeting: T  2:10pm-3:25pm       AAC 363
           W  2:10pm-3:25pm       AAC 363
           R  2:10pm-3:25pm       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:    23               Full-time:           23
  Respondents:   23               Part-time:            0
  Day:           23               Male:                17
    Freshman:     1               Female:               6
    Sophomore:   15               Subject interest
    Junior:       5                 Interested:        20
    Senior:       2                 Neutral:            3
  Evening:        0                 Not interested:     0
  Graduate:       0               Average age:         21
                                  Avg expected grade:   3.40

                           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     9     0     0     0      4.91    4.87    4.07
 Difficult           23     13    43    35     9     0      3.61    3.50    3.59
 Benefitted          23     74    26     0     0     0      4.74    4.67    3.83
 Recommend           23     78    17     4     0     0      4.74    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     87    13     0     0     0      4.87    4.89    3.76
 Grading             23     61    22    17     0     0      4.43    4.39    3.82
 Interesting         23     83    17     0     0     0      4.83    4.80    3.62
 Responsive          23     87    13     0     0     0      4.87    4.83    4.00
 Overall             23     83    17     0     0     0      4.83    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