following is an evaluation i gave to a teacher last year. i still like to remember this evaluation. the incrediably sad thing is: this is all true.
Plan 618:
Comment on the instructor teaching ability:
Teaching skills were lacking. May times questions were disregarded and labeled as "stupid". During these times, the instructor misunderstood the question. He needs to work on better communication between the students and himself.
What were the strengths of the course?
Instructor copied/stole most PowerPoint presentations and homework assignments off other websites. This was very helpful because we were able to teach out selves the material. This was necessary due to the lack of clarification in class.
Weakness of the course:
Teaching style is lacking - if not absent - from class. The professor comes to class unprepared and often would ask us "What are we doing today?"
Past material used:
Instructor would criticize past material given to us on this subject. I would advise that he works with Prof. Hill in order to strengthen his own material.
Materials:
Most material presented in class was not useful. The book did not provide much information along with his PowerPoint presentations. Most my understanding would come from after-class Google searches in order to finish the assignments.
Audio-Visual:
PowerPoint presentations were not useful. Much of the presentations he did not explain. He would show slides. I would usually decipher them after class.
Plan 619:
Overall teaching:
Instructor was more prepared then 618. However, this caused him not to explain the material even further. He seems to believe that the material does not have to be explained in full due if he is knowledgeable of the subject. Osmosis does not work in teaching.
Strengths:
The material seems very interesting. I personally can not wait to learn how to use the material that was supposed to be presented in class.
Weaknesses:
Many of the assignments were not explained in full. He would give several equations with different variables and did not explain what they meant. The only way we could finish our homework was to duplicate what he did on the board. This was hard because I could rarely read his handwriting. Furthermore, he could barley read his own handwriting. This caused much confusion. When he was confronted, he acted as if were dumb.
Past material:
Did not relate. I am still not sure how to apply this knowledge. It would have been useful if he would have given a list of equations in class, explained the variables, and then explained the function. His organization in class was very difficult to follow. Many different equations would be on the board. However, we were only solving one problem at the time. He seemed to confuse equations and lacked the understanding to apply them to the homework assignment.
Material:
One reading was given to us. This reading, we were told, was an example of an unsuccessful model. The instructor went on to explain he was much smarter then the author. More reading material would be useful due to the lack of clear explanation. My instruction would usually come from Google searches after class time.
Lectures:
Instructor needs to review his notes before coming to class. Usually he could not read his notes and his math was wrong. It is difficult to understand the material when the instructor does not understand the material.
Plan 618:
Comment on the instructor teaching ability:
Teaching skills were lacking. May times questions were disregarded and labeled as "stupid". During these times, the instructor misunderstood the question. He needs to work on better communication between the students and himself.
What were the strengths of the course?
Instructor copied/stole most PowerPoint presentations and homework assignments off other websites. This was very helpful because we were able to teach out selves the material. This was necessary due to the lack of clarification in class.
Weakness of the course:
Teaching style is lacking - if not absent - from class. The professor comes to class unprepared and often would ask us "What are we doing today?"
Past material used:
Instructor would criticize past material given to us on this subject. I would advise that he works with Prof. Hill in order to strengthen his own material.
Materials:
Most material presented in class was not useful. The book did not provide much information along with his PowerPoint presentations. Most my understanding would come from after-class Google searches in order to finish the assignments.
Audio-Visual:
PowerPoint presentations were not useful. Much of the presentations he did not explain. He would show slides. I would usually decipher them after class.
Plan 619:
Overall teaching:
Instructor was more prepared then 618. However, this caused him not to explain the material even further. He seems to believe that the material does not have to be explained in full due if he is knowledgeable of the subject. Osmosis does not work in teaching.
Strengths:
The material seems very interesting. I personally can not wait to learn how to use the material that was supposed to be presented in class.
Weaknesses:
Many of the assignments were not explained in full. He would give several equations with different variables and did not explain what they meant. The only way we could finish our homework was to duplicate what he did on the board. This was hard because I could rarely read his handwriting. Furthermore, he could barley read his own handwriting. This caused much confusion. When he was confronted, he acted as if were dumb.
Past material:
Did not relate. I am still not sure how to apply this knowledge. It would have been useful if he would have given a list of equations in class, explained the variables, and then explained the function. His organization in class was very difficult to follow. Many different equations would be on the board. However, we were only solving one problem at the time. He seemed to confuse equations and lacked the understanding to apply them to the homework assignment.
Material:
One reading was given to us. This reading, we were told, was an example of an unsuccessful model. The instructor went on to explain he was much smarter then the author. More reading material would be useful due to the lack of clear explanation. My instruction would usually come from Google searches after class time.
Lectures:
Instructor needs to review his notes before coming to class. Usually he could not read his notes and his math was wrong. It is difficult to understand the material when the instructor does not understand the material.
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