Student Evaluations

Spring 1999


By Arkansas law, SAU evaluations were distributed in 1999. Consequently, the evaluations below are not in the same format as the previous ones on the Cognitive Science home page.
For the results below, lower scores are better and no score can be less than 1.00 or higher than 5.0. The total number (N) of respondents was 10.

Question
Mean
S. D.

1. Clearly explains difficult ideas.

1.6

0.80

2. Uses good examples

1.4

0.80

3. Conveys knowledge of subject matter.

1.6

0.49

4. Presentations are organized.

1.6

0.80

5. Increased my interest in the subject.

1.8

0.98

6. Appreciates students' efforts.

1.6

0.80

7. Helped me understand different viewpoints.

1.8

0.75

8. Pointed out overall importance of course to my education.

1.8

0.75

9. Clearly states deadlines and other requirements.

1.6

0.80

10. Makes timely and reasonable assignments.

2.4

1.02

11. Makes challenging assignments.

2.0

1.10

12. Stresses important points.

2.0

0.89

13. Gives helpful answers to questions.

1.8

0.75

14. Comments on graded assignments are helpful.

2.4

1.20

15. Returns graded work promptly.

1.6

0.49

16. Grades fairly.

1.6

1.20

17. Speaks clearly.

1.2

0.40

18. Overall teaching effectiveness.

1.4

0.80


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