Mid-Semester Evaluation

Instructions: This form is a serious attempt to get feedback from you regarding the quality of instruction you are receiving. It is confidential and the only one who will see it is your instructor. Your honest and constructive opinion will be very useful now, while you are still enrolled in the course. Please take your time and carefully answer all the questions below, where appropriate, according to the following scale:

How much did each of the following aspects of the class help your learning?

• ____ 1. Lecture presentations
• ____ 2. Discussion in class
• ____ 3. Group work in class
• ____ 4. Hands-on class activities
• ____ 5. Written lab instructions
• ____ 6. Lab organization
• ____ 7. Teamwork in labs
• ____ 8. Lab reports
• ____ 9. Opportunities for in-class review
• ____ 10. The number and spacing of tests
• ____ 11. The fairness of test content
• ____ 12. The mental stretch required of us
• ____ 13. The grading system used
• ____ 14. The feedback we received
• ____ 15. The text
• ____ 16. Other reading materials
• ____ 17. Use made of the WWW in this class1
• ____ 18. Class activities for each week
• ____ 19. How parts of the class work, labs, reading, or assignments related to each other
• ____ 20. The grading system for the class
• ____ 21. The quality of contact with the teacher
• ____ 22. The quality of contact with the TAs
• ____ 23. Working with peers outside of class
• ____ 24. The way this class was taught overall

As a result of your work in this class, how well do you think that you now understand each of the following? (use the following scale for all items below)

• ____ 25. Chemistry [substitute course subjects]
• ____ 26. Labs
• ____ 27. Test

How much has this class added to your skills in each of the following?

• ____ 28. Solving problems
• ____ 29. Writing papers
• ____ 30. Designing lab experiments
• ____ 31. Finding trends in data
• ____ 32. Critically reviewing articles
• ____ 33. Working effectively with others
• ____ 34. Giving oral presentations

To what extent did you make gains in any of the following as a result of what you did in this class?

• ____ 35. Understanding the main concepts
• ____ 36. Understanding the relationship between concepts
• ____ 37. Understanding how ideas in this class relate to those in other science classes
• ____ 38. Understanding the relevance of this field to real world issues
• ____ 39. Appreciating this field
• ____ 40. Ability to think through a problem or argument
• ____ 41. Confidence in your ability to do this field
• ____ 42. Feeling comfortable with complex ideas
• ____ 43. Enthusiasm for subject

How much of the following do you think you will remember and carry with you into other classes or aspects of your life?

• ____ 44. Understanding the main concepts

In addition to the questions above, please answer the following questions, along with any additional comments regarding the course, the text, etc. on the back of this sheet:

Are you getting what you need from the course so far?

• If yes, what are you getting?
• If no, what is missing?
• If not sure, please explain?