This document proposes moving course evaluations at the University of Kansas online and publishing select questions from the evaluations for students. It notes research showing online evaluations can provide more thoughtful feedback. A trial program is proposed starting with select departments and adding an evaluation committee. Publishing evaluations could help students choose courses and incentivize effective teaching. The proposal references successful programs at other universities like the University of Florida.
The document summarizes research on the impact of educational pricing and open educational resources (OERs) on student educational attainment and decision making. It finds that as the price of college increases, student enrollment decreases. Additionally, preliminary research suggests students who have access to low or no-cost course materials through OERs tend to perform better academically. However, further research is needed to better understand how costs impact student course choices and withdrawal decisions, and whether OERs can improve educational attainment and learning. The document concludes by outlining three key research questions to guide future study.
Understanding Labor and Commodity In a Fine Art Painting Practice: An Art Bas...Xeita Qieta
This document summarizes a dissertation that studied teacher perceptions of professional learning communities (PLCs) in 10 New Jersey schools. The dissertation examined teacher perceptions in three areas - context, process, and content - over the course of a year as schools transitioned to PLCs. The study aimed to provide data on how teachers experienced the transition process to help other schools adopting PLCs. While PLCs have gained attention as a reform model, there is limited empirical research on teacher perceptions during implementation. The dissertation sought to address this gap by analyzing teacher survey responses over time to understand how perceptions changed as schools transitioned to PLCs.
The course seeks to enhance International Development major students’ understanding of the past, present and future of the United Nations. It also provides background information and analysis of major multilateral institutions working with the UN in the area of international development. The first part of the course is devoted to understanding the big picture of what the UN has done in the past, the current activities of the UN and the direction it is going. The main aim of this first part is to establish a firm foundation of how the UN works and to become familiar with its complex bureaucracy. The main focus of the second part of the course is to understand the nature of the problems confronted by the UN and international community in their efforts to maintain international peace and security, cooperate in solving international problems such as eradicate poverty, promote respect for human rights and sustainable development. The main purpose is to assess the UN efforts in addressing these substantive problems. Not only should the students be experts on the UN activity, by the end of the course they should develop a firm grasp on the major problems that characterize international politics and global governance.
The document discusses the growing use of assessment methods in higher education that measure observable student behaviors and attitudes, such as attendance records, class participation grading, and group project grading. While previous research has focused on the potential learning benefits of these "performative" assessment methods, the author argues they have not been adequately analyzed from the perspective of student rights within higher education. The article then presents results from a survey of undergraduates at a Hong Kong university, which found that attendance records, class participation grading, and group project grading are commonly used and that many students have concerns regarding the appropriateness and fairness of these assessment practices.
This thesis examined how student engagement, effort, and reading comprehension were impacted through the use of multimodal texts with 13 high school students. Students first read a required text and completed comprehension checks and blog posts, then read a longer required text using multimodal literacies like images and videos. While multimodal literacy tasks initially increased engagement and effort, that spike fell over time, indicating student choice may better sustain impacts. Comprehension checks and assignments showed comprehension was maintained or improved with multimodal literacies. The study provides implications for balancing traditional and new literacy practices to reengage adolescent readers.
The document discusses the importance of collaboration between teachers and media specialists to teach students information literacy skills. It provides examples of teachers at Jackson County High School who see opportunities for media specialists to support reading comprehension, research skills, and connecting students to literature. However, teachers are often unaware of what media specialists can offer. To improve collaboration, media specialists must advocate for the media center's resources and make teachers aware of the many ways they can help with teaching. When teachers and media specialists work together, students benefit through meaningful learning experiences.
This document summarizes a research agenda to develop new measures of educational quality across higher education institutions. It involves a three-phase pilot study: 1) A dual-institution pilot using surveys, syllabus analysis, classroom observations, and student work to measure academic rigor, teaching quality, and learning outcomes. 2) A multi-institution benchmarking pilot. 3) A national study with publicly reported data. The goal is to provide more comprehensive public data on the educational core of institutions - teaching, rigor, and student experiences - to inform stakeholders and promote institutional self-reflection. The pilots will test frameworks for rigor, teaching, and essential learning outcomes developed from Bloom's Taxonomy and AAC&U guidelines.
The document is a research proposal submitted by Rajib Hossain Khan to investigate the problems and prospects of public library systems and services in Bangladesh. The proposal outlines the research questions, significance of the problem, objectives of the study, definitions of key terms, literature review conducted, proposed research design using surveys and interviews, data analysis plan, budget, anticipated results and timeline. The research aims to determine the problems faced by public libraries in Bangladesh, explore their future prospects, and propose a model to improve public library systems and services.
The document summarizes research on the impact of educational pricing and open educational resources (OERs) on student educational attainment and decision making. It finds that as the price of college increases, student enrollment decreases. Additionally, preliminary research suggests students who have access to low or no-cost course materials through OERs tend to perform better academically. However, further research is needed to better understand how costs impact student course choices and withdrawal decisions, and whether OERs can improve educational attainment and learning. The document concludes by outlining three key research questions to guide future study.
Understanding Labor and Commodity In a Fine Art Painting Practice: An Art Bas...Xeita Qieta
This document summarizes a dissertation that studied teacher perceptions of professional learning communities (PLCs) in 10 New Jersey schools. The dissertation examined teacher perceptions in three areas - context, process, and content - over the course of a year as schools transitioned to PLCs. The study aimed to provide data on how teachers experienced the transition process to help other schools adopting PLCs. While PLCs have gained attention as a reform model, there is limited empirical research on teacher perceptions during implementation. The dissertation sought to address this gap by analyzing teacher survey responses over time to understand how perceptions changed as schools transitioned to PLCs.
The course seeks to enhance International Development major students’ understanding of the past, present and future of the United Nations. It also provides background information and analysis of major multilateral institutions working with the UN in the area of international development. The first part of the course is devoted to understanding the big picture of what the UN has done in the past, the current activities of the UN and the direction it is going. The main aim of this first part is to establish a firm foundation of how the UN works and to become familiar with its complex bureaucracy. The main focus of the second part of the course is to understand the nature of the problems confronted by the UN and international community in their efforts to maintain international peace and security, cooperate in solving international problems such as eradicate poverty, promote respect for human rights and sustainable development. The main purpose is to assess the UN efforts in addressing these substantive problems. Not only should the students be experts on the UN activity, by the end of the course they should develop a firm grasp on the major problems that characterize international politics and global governance.
The document discusses the growing use of assessment methods in higher education that measure observable student behaviors and attitudes, such as attendance records, class participation grading, and group project grading. While previous research has focused on the potential learning benefits of these "performative" assessment methods, the author argues they have not been adequately analyzed from the perspective of student rights within higher education. The article then presents results from a survey of undergraduates at a Hong Kong university, which found that attendance records, class participation grading, and group project grading are commonly used and that many students have concerns regarding the appropriateness and fairness of these assessment practices.
This thesis examined how student engagement, effort, and reading comprehension were impacted through the use of multimodal texts with 13 high school students. Students first read a required text and completed comprehension checks and blog posts, then read a longer required text using multimodal literacies like images and videos. While multimodal literacy tasks initially increased engagement and effort, that spike fell over time, indicating student choice may better sustain impacts. Comprehension checks and assignments showed comprehension was maintained or improved with multimodal literacies. The study provides implications for balancing traditional and new literacy practices to reengage adolescent readers.
The document discusses the importance of collaboration between teachers and media specialists to teach students information literacy skills. It provides examples of teachers at Jackson County High School who see opportunities for media specialists to support reading comprehension, research skills, and connecting students to literature. However, teachers are often unaware of what media specialists can offer. To improve collaboration, media specialists must advocate for the media center's resources and make teachers aware of the many ways they can help with teaching. When teachers and media specialists work together, students benefit through meaningful learning experiences.
This document summarizes a research agenda to develop new measures of educational quality across higher education institutions. It involves a three-phase pilot study: 1) A dual-institution pilot using surveys, syllabus analysis, classroom observations, and student work to measure academic rigor, teaching quality, and learning outcomes. 2) A multi-institution benchmarking pilot. 3) A national study with publicly reported data. The goal is to provide more comprehensive public data on the educational core of institutions - teaching, rigor, and student experiences - to inform stakeholders and promote institutional self-reflection. The pilots will test frameworks for rigor, teaching, and essential learning outcomes developed from Bloom's Taxonomy and AAC&U guidelines.
The document is a research proposal submitted by Rajib Hossain Khan to investigate the problems and prospects of public library systems and services in Bangladesh. The proposal outlines the research questions, significance of the problem, objectives of the study, definitions of key terms, literature review conducted, proposed research design using surveys and interviews, data analysis plan, budget, anticipated results and timeline. The research aims to determine the problems faced by public libraries in Bangladesh, explore their future prospects, and propose a model to improve public library systems and services.
Information Literacy and Student Engagement: Cultivating Student Learning Th...Deana Greenfield
This document discusses using critical pedagogy and critical reflection to cultivate student learning through information literacy instruction. It advocates using guiding questions to encourage critical thinking when evaluating information sources and citations. Examples of questions provided aim to examine assumptions, knowledge construction, and issues of authority and privilege. The document also describes using tools like critical incident questionnaires and reflection journals to foster critical perspectives in students.
This document maps out the current state of research on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It analyzes a dataset of 2301 MOOC research publications from 2000-2017. Key findings include:
- The vast majority of MOOC research is published in English. Subject areas are dominated by social sciences, computer science, and engineering.
- Early research focused on connectivism and learner experience in cMOOCs. More recent work examines engagement, learning analytics, and critical perspectives in xMOOCs.
- Topic clustering of keywords reveals major themes like learning success, course design, motivation and self-regulated learning.
- The document calls for more theory-driven research that challenges assumptions and
The Role of Student Voice in Curriculum Design - Final DraftDuncan Rose
This document discusses using student voice to develop English as a Second Language curriculums. It begins with an introduction on the growing prominence of student voice research and its potential as an emancipatory tool. The literature review then covers definitions of student voice, continuums of student voice engagement from consultation to self-initiation and leadership, and benefits such as gaining new perspectives, channeling student creativity, and its potential as an emancipatory tool. The review establishes a framework for utilizing student voice to alter ESL curriculums to fit student needs and interests while developing critical thinking.
Learning analytics in higher education: Promising practices and lessons learnedBodong Chen
This document summarizes Bodong Chen's presentation on learning analytics in higher education. The presentation covered three parts: 1) A study of Australian universities' use of learning analytics, which identified different clusters of institutions based on their drivers and perceptions. 2) Initiatives at the University of Minnesota, including the Unizin consortium and pilots using learning management system data. 3) An experiment using learning analytics in one of Chen's own classes to promote student participation and awareness. Key cross-cutting considerations discussed were the interventionist nature of analytics and importance of cultural shifts, conversations, and building educator data literacy.
Van Lankveld Thea_Informal teacher communities enhancing the professional dev...Ale Gercama
The document describes a qualitative study that explored the processes within two informal teacher communities at a Dutch medical school for tutors of an undergraduate student-centered curriculum. The communities provided opportunities for tutors to share experiences, questions, solutions and interpretations about facilitating student learning. Through dialogue, tacit teaching expertise was made explicit, which helped tutors understand their role and develop a frame of reference. Participating in the communities also enhanced tutors' sense of belonging and job security. The study found that the communities supported tutors' professional development and identity formation by providing a space for informal peer learning, story sharing, clarifying tacit knowledge, discussing concerns, and nurturing a sense of being a teacher.
This document provides background information on a study investigating the information behavior of fourth year students at Mzuzu University in Malawi. It begins with context about higher education and libraries in Malawi. Mzuzu University was established in 1999 as the second public university to address increasing demand for tertiary education. However, university libraries in Malawi are underfunded, lacking essential resources. The study aims to understand the information needs, sources, and seeking behaviors of fourth year students at Mzuzu University to help the library improve services to better meet student needs. A mixed methods survey was conducted with 254 fourth year students from five faculties. The Kuhlthau's Information Search Process model provides the theoretical framework.
The study compared the use of traditional threaded discussion forums versus text-focused wikis for online discussions among 20 graduate students. Students first used threaded discussions, then switched to using a text-focused wiki in week 5. Data from questionnaires found that the wiki format led to more focus, depth, and flow in discussions, as well as greater willingness to participate, as evidenced by more posts and words. However, the wiki was less conducive to discussions of personal experiences. The researchers suggest further study is needed on what types of discussions each format best supports and how instructor facilitation could be combined with each approach.
O documento descreve um novo sistema de mídia interativa chamado Firetext que permite anunciantes e patrocinadores se comunicarem com clientes em bares, restaurantes e eventos através de mensagens de texto exibidas em telas. O sistema permite interações entre marcas e consumidores, consumidores e estabelecimentos, e entre os próprios consumidores de forma lúdica. O Firetext oferece oportunidades de marketing e entretenimento para todos os envolvidos.
El documento presenta un modelo de negocio Canvas para una empresa de artículos en cuero. La empresa se enfocará en ofrecer productos de cuero de alta calidad a precios asequibles para hombres y mujeres entre 25-60 años, utilizando proveedores locales de cuero y canales de distribución como redes sociales, páginas web y locales comerciales. La propuesta de valor es permitir al cliente diseñar sus prendas con nuevas tendencias e innovación.
This document provides instructions for Microsoft Educator Community members on how to become a certified trainer, set up training events, distribute promotion codes to attendees, and how attendees can redeem those codes. It outlines the steps to register as a community member, complete the trainer certification process, access the trainer dashboard to manage events, and distribute codes while also tracking attendee redemption and badges earned.
Este documento describe una propuesta de negocio para producir y vender un vino de café. Detalla las asociaciones clave, actividades, propuesta de valor, segmentos de mercado, recursos, canales de distribución, estructura de costos y fuentes de ingresos del negocio. La propuesta de valor se basa en los beneficios para la salud del café y el vino, como reducir el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas. El documento también describe la materia prima principal de este producto, el café de Nariño, y explica por qué este
This document provides an agenda and information about a Next Gen Learning event at Thrive School, a top-rated public school for project-based and personalized learning. The event will discuss how Thrive implements next generation learning approaches through community building, personalized learning plans, and multiple forms of student and teacher support. Speakers will share blended learning perspectives and examples of how Thrive fosters skills like collaboration through student-led project work and evaluation.
Hay un proverbio nativo Americano que dice: "Quién cuenta historias domina el mundo". Pero si todos los días contamos historias, ¿por qué no todas resuenan? Descubre cómo cree historias de negocios que impacten en tu audiencia.
O documento discute a importância do desapego material e emocional. Ele conta a história de um homem que perdeu um sapato no ônibus e jogou o outro fora para que alguém necessitado pudesse usá-lo, ilustrando que não devemos nos apegar às posses. Também explica que o apego causa sofrimento e limitações, enquanto o desapego promove paz interior e harmonia.
Matriz do 2 teste de filosofia 11º anoIsabel Moura
Este documento apresenta o conteúdo e objetivos de um teste de Filosofia sobre Racionalidade Argumentativa e Filosofia para alunos do 11o ano. O teste abordará lógica formal aristotélica, argumentação e retórica, incluindo tipos de argumentos não dedutivos e falácias. Também tratará da relação entre argumentação e filosofia, especificamente sobre persuasão versus manipulação.
Este documento describe ocho perfiles emprendedores básicos (Innovador, Evangelizador, Líder, Negociador, Trader, Inversor, Optimizador, Arquitecto) y cómo identificar el propio perfil. Cada perfil se adapta mejor a ciertos tipos de negocios y tiene fortalezas y limitaciones específicas. El documento recomienda que las personas identifiquen su perfil emprendedor para aprovechar mejor sus habilidades, buscar socios complementarios y tomar mejores decisiones sobre oportunidades de negocio
El documento describe las siete etapas clave del proceso de evaluación educativa: 1) identificar el objeto a evaluar, 2) determinar la finalidad, 3) establecer los criterios, 4) seleccionar los instrumentos, 5) aplicar los instrumentos, 6) registrar y analizar la información, y 7) tomar decisiones. La evaluación genera información retroalimentadora a través de un proceso sistemático para mejorar el aprendizaje y la enseñanza.
An Exploratory Study Of The Effects Of A Technology-Based Graphic Organizer A...Renee Lewis
This study explored the effects of using a technology-based graphic organizer and Chromebooks on third-grade students' persuasive writing. The teacher-researcher collected data through student artifacts, interviews, surveys, and observations over seven days. Four themes emerged: 1) using a mind-mapping program on Chromebooks increased student engagement and motivation in brainstorming and planning writing; 2) technology helped improve the quality and organization of students' writing; 3) students enjoyed using Chromebooks and preferred writing with technology; and 4) not all students had equal technology skills, which impacted their writing process. The findings revealed benefits to student achievement, engagement, and motivation when integrating technology into writing instruction.
Running head VICTIM BLAMING1SEXUAL ASSAULT2Obstacles.docxtoltonkendal
Running head: VICTIM BLAMING
1
SEXUAL ASSAULT
2
Obstacles
Before provide the measurement tool, it is very important to acknowledge the possible obstacles towards fighting the issue of victim blaming problems. Making action toward this problem can make individuals reluctant from report any cases of assault. In addition, the society can be prone to engage in deviant sexual behaviors based on its conditioning and socialization over their entire lifetime (Kerig & Becker, 2015). Another major obstacle is the burden of proof in legal environments. The survivors who make a sexual harassment report are expected to show evidence of the harassment.
Measurement
Tools and Operation
Every goal and objective is going to be measured by different methods to ensure the effectiveness of the intervention on micro, mezzo, and macro level. In addition, goals and objectives are very important in the progress of the improvement. There will be some goals and objectives that will be measured by the same tool. For example,
The goals that aim to provide a safe environment and reduce the use of victim blaming language are going to be measured by gathering the number of CALU students, deans, the student conduct officers, faculty, and campus police officers who attend the mandatory on-line trainings. In addition, each on-line training is going to ask participants to answer the survey on the end in order to measure their knowledge on the learning materials. To operate this measurement, Stroger Together organization is going to be gather all the numbers of participants and their answers on the surveys. This operation is going to be happened every time when the trainings are launched.
To measure the effectiveness of training the harassed students who want to become an advocate, the organization is going to have pre and post-test that measure the students' confidence and ability to engage in the advocacy. To operate this measurement, the social worker and the counselor who are in charge of training those students are going to utilize the pre-test before every training and post-test after every training in order to acknowledge their strengths and weakness.
The last measurement tool is going to be creating a follow-up plan with the referred students due to their severity of their mental and social needs. The plan is going to be, "before referring the students to on or off campus resources, there is going to be a form that every student is going to fill out, which include their information contact, the most important resources that will meet their needs, Stronger together's contact, and hot-line for Domestic violence shelter." The student is going to informed that her or she will receive a phone call to make sure their needs are met. Then, the worker who refer the student is going to document the progress that the student makes.
The CALU students who had sexual assault experiences might not go to counseling center because of a shame feeling with us and it is one of the ...
Information Literacy and Student Engagement: Cultivating Student Learning Th...Deana Greenfield
This document discusses using critical pedagogy and critical reflection to cultivate student learning through information literacy instruction. It advocates using guiding questions to encourage critical thinking when evaluating information sources and citations. Examples of questions provided aim to examine assumptions, knowledge construction, and issues of authority and privilege. The document also describes using tools like critical incident questionnaires and reflection journals to foster critical perspectives in students.
This document maps out the current state of research on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It analyzes a dataset of 2301 MOOC research publications from 2000-2017. Key findings include:
- The vast majority of MOOC research is published in English. Subject areas are dominated by social sciences, computer science, and engineering.
- Early research focused on connectivism and learner experience in cMOOCs. More recent work examines engagement, learning analytics, and critical perspectives in xMOOCs.
- Topic clustering of keywords reveals major themes like learning success, course design, motivation and self-regulated learning.
- The document calls for more theory-driven research that challenges assumptions and
The Role of Student Voice in Curriculum Design - Final DraftDuncan Rose
This document discusses using student voice to develop English as a Second Language curriculums. It begins with an introduction on the growing prominence of student voice research and its potential as an emancipatory tool. The literature review then covers definitions of student voice, continuums of student voice engagement from consultation to self-initiation and leadership, and benefits such as gaining new perspectives, channeling student creativity, and its potential as an emancipatory tool. The review establishes a framework for utilizing student voice to alter ESL curriculums to fit student needs and interests while developing critical thinking.
Learning analytics in higher education: Promising practices and lessons learnedBodong Chen
This document summarizes Bodong Chen's presentation on learning analytics in higher education. The presentation covered three parts: 1) A study of Australian universities' use of learning analytics, which identified different clusters of institutions based on their drivers and perceptions. 2) Initiatives at the University of Minnesota, including the Unizin consortium and pilots using learning management system data. 3) An experiment using learning analytics in one of Chen's own classes to promote student participation and awareness. Key cross-cutting considerations discussed were the interventionist nature of analytics and importance of cultural shifts, conversations, and building educator data literacy.
Van Lankveld Thea_Informal teacher communities enhancing the professional dev...Ale Gercama
The document describes a qualitative study that explored the processes within two informal teacher communities at a Dutch medical school for tutors of an undergraduate student-centered curriculum. The communities provided opportunities for tutors to share experiences, questions, solutions and interpretations about facilitating student learning. Through dialogue, tacit teaching expertise was made explicit, which helped tutors understand their role and develop a frame of reference. Participating in the communities also enhanced tutors' sense of belonging and job security. The study found that the communities supported tutors' professional development and identity formation by providing a space for informal peer learning, story sharing, clarifying tacit knowledge, discussing concerns, and nurturing a sense of being a teacher.
This document provides background information on a study investigating the information behavior of fourth year students at Mzuzu University in Malawi. It begins with context about higher education and libraries in Malawi. Mzuzu University was established in 1999 as the second public university to address increasing demand for tertiary education. However, university libraries in Malawi are underfunded, lacking essential resources. The study aims to understand the information needs, sources, and seeking behaviors of fourth year students at Mzuzu University to help the library improve services to better meet student needs. A mixed methods survey was conducted with 254 fourth year students from five faculties. The Kuhlthau's Information Search Process model provides the theoretical framework.
The study compared the use of traditional threaded discussion forums versus text-focused wikis for online discussions among 20 graduate students. Students first used threaded discussions, then switched to using a text-focused wiki in week 5. Data from questionnaires found that the wiki format led to more focus, depth, and flow in discussions, as well as greater willingness to participate, as evidenced by more posts and words. However, the wiki was less conducive to discussions of personal experiences. The researchers suggest further study is needed on what types of discussions each format best supports and how instructor facilitation could be combined with each approach.
O documento descreve um novo sistema de mídia interativa chamado Firetext que permite anunciantes e patrocinadores se comunicarem com clientes em bares, restaurantes e eventos através de mensagens de texto exibidas em telas. O sistema permite interações entre marcas e consumidores, consumidores e estabelecimentos, e entre os próprios consumidores de forma lúdica. O Firetext oferece oportunidades de marketing e entretenimento para todos os envolvidos.
El documento presenta un modelo de negocio Canvas para una empresa de artículos en cuero. La empresa se enfocará en ofrecer productos de cuero de alta calidad a precios asequibles para hombres y mujeres entre 25-60 años, utilizando proveedores locales de cuero y canales de distribución como redes sociales, páginas web y locales comerciales. La propuesta de valor es permitir al cliente diseñar sus prendas con nuevas tendencias e innovación.
This document provides instructions for Microsoft Educator Community members on how to become a certified trainer, set up training events, distribute promotion codes to attendees, and how attendees can redeem those codes. It outlines the steps to register as a community member, complete the trainer certification process, access the trainer dashboard to manage events, and distribute codes while also tracking attendee redemption and badges earned.
Este documento describe una propuesta de negocio para producir y vender un vino de café. Detalla las asociaciones clave, actividades, propuesta de valor, segmentos de mercado, recursos, canales de distribución, estructura de costos y fuentes de ingresos del negocio. La propuesta de valor se basa en los beneficios para la salud del café y el vino, como reducir el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas. El documento también describe la materia prima principal de este producto, el café de Nariño, y explica por qué este
This document provides an agenda and information about a Next Gen Learning event at Thrive School, a top-rated public school for project-based and personalized learning. The event will discuss how Thrive implements next generation learning approaches through community building, personalized learning plans, and multiple forms of student and teacher support. Speakers will share blended learning perspectives and examples of how Thrive fosters skills like collaboration through student-led project work and evaluation.
Hay un proverbio nativo Americano que dice: "Quién cuenta historias domina el mundo". Pero si todos los días contamos historias, ¿por qué no todas resuenan? Descubre cómo cree historias de negocios que impacten en tu audiencia.
O documento discute a importância do desapego material e emocional. Ele conta a história de um homem que perdeu um sapato no ônibus e jogou o outro fora para que alguém necessitado pudesse usá-lo, ilustrando que não devemos nos apegar às posses. Também explica que o apego causa sofrimento e limitações, enquanto o desapego promove paz interior e harmonia.
Matriz do 2 teste de filosofia 11º anoIsabel Moura
Este documento apresenta o conteúdo e objetivos de um teste de Filosofia sobre Racionalidade Argumentativa e Filosofia para alunos do 11o ano. O teste abordará lógica formal aristotélica, argumentação e retórica, incluindo tipos de argumentos não dedutivos e falácias. Também tratará da relação entre argumentação e filosofia, especificamente sobre persuasão versus manipulação.
Este documento describe ocho perfiles emprendedores básicos (Innovador, Evangelizador, Líder, Negociador, Trader, Inversor, Optimizador, Arquitecto) y cómo identificar el propio perfil. Cada perfil se adapta mejor a ciertos tipos de negocios y tiene fortalezas y limitaciones específicas. El documento recomienda que las personas identifiquen su perfil emprendedor para aprovechar mejor sus habilidades, buscar socios complementarios y tomar mejores decisiones sobre oportunidades de negocio
El documento describe las siete etapas clave del proceso de evaluación educativa: 1) identificar el objeto a evaluar, 2) determinar la finalidad, 3) establecer los criterios, 4) seleccionar los instrumentos, 5) aplicar los instrumentos, 6) registrar y analizar la información, y 7) tomar decisiones. La evaluación genera información retroalimentadora a través de un proceso sistemático para mejorar el aprendizaje y la enseñanza.
An Exploratory Study Of The Effects Of A Technology-Based Graphic Organizer A...Renee Lewis
This study explored the effects of using a technology-based graphic organizer and Chromebooks on third-grade students' persuasive writing. The teacher-researcher collected data through student artifacts, interviews, surveys, and observations over seven days. Four themes emerged: 1) using a mind-mapping program on Chromebooks increased student engagement and motivation in brainstorming and planning writing; 2) technology helped improve the quality and organization of students' writing; 3) students enjoyed using Chromebooks and preferred writing with technology; and 4) not all students had equal technology skills, which impacted their writing process. The findings revealed benefits to student achievement, engagement, and motivation when integrating technology into writing instruction.
Running head VICTIM BLAMING1SEXUAL ASSAULT2Obstacles.docxtoltonkendal
Running head: VICTIM BLAMING
1
SEXUAL ASSAULT
2
Obstacles
Before provide the measurement tool, it is very important to acknowledge the possible obstacles towards fighting the issue of victim blaming problems. Making action toward this problem can make individuals reluctant from report any cases of assault. In addition, the society can be prone to engage in deviant sexual behaviors based on its conditioning and socialization over their entire lifetime (Kerig & Becker, 2015). Another major obstacle is the burden of proof in legal environments. The survivors who make a sexual harassment report are expected to show evidence of the harassment.
Measurement
Tools and Operation
Every goal and objective is going to be measured by different methods to ensure the effectiveness of the intervention on micro, mezzo, and macro level. In addition, goals and objectives are very important in the progress of the improvement. There will be some goals and objectives that will be measured by the same tool. For example,
The goals that aim to provide a safe environment and reduce the use of victim blaming language are going to be measured by gathering the number of CALU students, deans, the student conduct officers, faculty, and campus police officers who attend the mandatory on-line trainings. In addition, each on-line training is going to ask participants to answer the survey on the end in order to measure their knowledge on the learning materials. To operate this measurement, Stroger Together organization is going to be gather all the numbers of participants and their answers on the surveys. This operation is going to be happened every time when the trainings are launched.
To measure the effectiveness of training the harassed students who want to become an advocate, the organization is going to have pre and post-test that measure the students' confidence and ability to engage in the advocacy. To operate this measurement, the social worker and the counselor who are in charge of training those students are going to utilize the pre-test before every training and post-test after every training in order to acknowledge their strengths and weakness.
The last measurement tool is going to be creating a follow-up plan with the referred students due to their severity of their mental and social needs. The plan is going to be, "before referring the students to on or off campus resources, there is going to be a form that every student is going to fill out, which include their information contact, the most important resources that will meet their needs, Stronger together's contact, and hot-line for Domestic violence shelter." The student is going to informed that her or she will receive a phone call to make sure their needs are met. Then, the worker who refer the student is going to document the progress that the student makes.
The CALU students who had sexual assault experiences might not go to counseling center because of a shame feeling with us and it is one of the ...
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Course Eval Proposal_10-17
1. Student Senate Policy Proposal:
Online Course Evaluations
Student Senate
The University of Kansas
October 2015
Jessie Pringle Zach George Tomas Green
Student Body Student Body Policy and Development
President Vice President Director
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Mission:
To improve and supplement the student course-evaluation system, to provide a resource
for academic planning and student success, to help promote accurate and meaningful
course evaluation feedback, and to increase the sustainability of the University.
Problem:
In terms of academic planning and success, it is common for students to inquire as to the
efficacy of a certain professor. Currently, this either happens through word of mouth within
a degree program, or through the decidedly non-academic resource, Rate My Professor,
where anyone around the world, student or otherwise, can express their often-pejorative
opinion, and where one of the qualities that instructors are rated on is “Easiness.” If
students were given access to a part of our University’s course evaluation, they would be
more likely to use that as a resource for their academic planning, and would not rely on
other, less trustworthy methods.
Some studies have shown that when students are given evaluations in class, they may be
hurriedly completed, either by limited time allowed or by their own impatience; research
also shows that response rates vary greatly depending on the time of day in which they are
given. (Stark) (Crooks) If the course evaluations were to be online there might be a
decrease in the response rate, (Johnson) (Avery) but it would allow for more valuable
feedback due to the ability to complete it in their own time. (Avery) (Anderson) (Donovan)
Additionally, if evaluations were to be completed more intentionally and more deliberately,
it would allow for the multi-faceted benefit of better use in tenure decisions, in pedagogical
improvement, (Avery) (Marlin) and - when utilized by students - in greater student
achievement i and higher retention rates.
In regards to sustainability, theoretically, if about 20,000 undergraduate students, taking
five courses each, fill out a one to two page course evaluation each semester, we are using
about one half of a million pieces of paper each year to support our current system of in-
person paper evaluations. Meanwhile, six ii of the other Big XII Schools have all or most of
their evaluations online.
History:
Past attempts to move course evaluations online and to publish all or part of the
evaluations for use of the student body have been met with both success and contention.
i Students are more likely to choose a class with a professor that is known for investing in their students,
(Wilhelm) and students are more likely to work harder for professors when they feel they are invested in.
(MacDonald)
ii Iowa State University , Oklahoma University, Oklahoma State University, Baylor University, Texas Tech
University, University of Texas
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In January of 1996, The University Daily Kansan ran a front-page article on Senate’s efforts
to open student evaluations to the student body. (Kennedy) It was the opinion of some staff
at the time that Student Senate was misguided.
However, in September of the next year, the Senate Executive Committee (SenEx)
presented an endorsement that would provide students with a professor information sheet
for all faculty that would include “topics covered by the course, the style in which the class
is taught, the estimated amount of students in the class, the text used, and cost of the
required texts.” It was officially stated:
SenEx endorses the principle that it is to the advantage of students and faculty for
students to make informed decisions when selecting courses … This will enable student
to better understand the dynamics of the course(s), as well as the faculty member’s
expectations of student performance. (Appendix 2.1)
It is unclear however, what came of that proposal, if it was implemented, and what success
it had, if any.
Five years later, in September of 2002, Student Body President Jonathan Ng and other
senate members passed a resolution to “investigate opportunities to expand the available
online information about courses and faculty, in order to inform and better prepare
students.” (Appendix 2.2) Later, in 2003, it seems that that this initiative did not have
backing from faculty as expressed in an email by past Provost Shulenburger.
Most recently, in 2014, Student Body President Morgan Said and members of executive
staff presented a similar proposal of a supplemental course evaluation that students would
take online and whose results would be published for their utilization. Faculty Senate
requested that there be more time and research built into our proposal so that it could be
more fully formed.
It is our hope that, learning from the past successes and failures, we can work together to
build a robust platform for students that allows them to achieve without infringing upon
the rights and privacy of faculty.
Proposal:
Improvement:
It is our hope to improve the course evaluation process for the utilization of the faculty by
moving the evaluations online. Research has shown that when evaluations are moved
online, the responses are in general more valuable and more thought out.
(Crooks)(Anderson)(Donovan) Course evaluations play a significant role in tenure and
promotion decisions, so it is important to improve their worth, however possible.
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We will be working with Julie Loats and Laura Diede in the Center for Online and Distance
Learning to expand their efforts and to advocate for a wider implementation of online
course evaluations.
Although response rates are a significant concern, the CODL has not seen a significant drop.
Laura Diede said that for paper evaluations, the average response rate is around 70%, and
in her work with online evaluations – both for online and in-person classes – response
rates have been around 60%iii.
Moving evaluations online will also allow for more flexibility for departments to
individualize their evaluations and get information that is more specific to the things that
they want to know. Online evaluations also prevents faculty from having to give up
valuable class time in the last weeks of the semester.
Supplementation:
The supplemental section will have the express purpose of being published for student
utilization in selection of their courses. This will be tested within a select few schools or
departments for further study. (Please see: Timeline) We hope to establish a site within
myKU portal that contains course evaluation results from previous academic semesters
based on a select few questions that are asked universally and are appropriate for student’s
use, and which students are qualified to answer. We know from meeting with Bob Lim, the
CIO, that this will be feasible within our technical capacity as a university. Our goal is to
eventually have all applicable course evaluations online and to have them all combined
with the published section for student utilization.
We do not propose any change to the content of the current course evaluations used for
promotion and tenure purposes. This would only be a supplementation to the original
evaluation, with both being administered online, and students would only have access to
this additional portion. The questions to be asked will be approved by an appropriate
university governance committee.
We propose a mixture of about five quantitative, and about four qualitative questions for
this student-accessible supplementation.
The quantitative questions would be on a 1-5 scale, with one (1) being strongly disagree,
and five (5) being strongly agree. With the desire to make the published questions as
valuable as possible for the student body, we propose that some of the questions asked
should be:
The instructor provided useful feedback about exams, projects, and assignments.
The instructor demonstrated respect for students and their points of view.
This course was valuable overall and I am now prepared for subsequent courses (if
applicable).
iii From email correspondence with Laura Diedie on September 28th, 2015.
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The instructor was engaging and supportive.
The instructor was readily available for office hours or individual meetings.
The qualitative questions would be answered from a drop-down menu of possible
responses. In this way, we make sure that students can make their opinions heard without
resorting to vulgar or demeaning language. Some potential questions could be:
A study method that worked best for me in this specific course was …
o (Potential answers: reading from the textbook, going into office hours,
working in a group of peers, working with TAs, private tutoring, etc.)
One of the most effective parts of this course for me was:
o (Potential answers: the lecture formatting, the feedback given from
homework/ quizzes/ essays, the instructors availability to meet with me
outside of class)
One thing that would have improved my success in this course for me was:
o (Potential answers: more feedback from the instructor, greater participation
in class, more materials provided by the instructor, more opportunities to
review or work with instructor/s)
On average, I read the textbook/readings for __ hours/ week, studied for __ hours/
week, and worked on homework for __ hours/ week. iv
o (Potential answers for each: N/A, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
All of these questions are directed to personal experience and therefore, students will be
qualified to answer
There are also some questions that we would like for professors to answer and would be
made available on the same platform as the published responses from students. This would
essentially be a condensed form of the syllabus that would be made available when classes
are being selected. Some of those questions would be:
My expectations for students in my course are:
You can expect to spend approximately $____ on the materials for this course.
The delivery of my course instruction will be:
The assessment of my course instruction will be:
o E.g. tests, essays, practicums, etc.
My grading policies are:
o E.g. determination of curves, weighting of different assignments and test, etc.
These questions were proposed based on the idea that they would provide the most
valuable feedback when used in selecting courses. They will better match learning
preferences with teaching styles, help to plan finances, and help with time management. It
is our hope that in prompting questions such as these and in providing their responses,
students will be more aware of the factors that determine their success and achievement.
We also recommend having a statement on the site where evaluations are published asking
students to think critically about the results; past students may have disliked the class
iv Research shows that if a course’s rating in difficulty will not dissuade students from taking it (Wilhelm)
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because they did not put in the necessary work, or perhaps it didn’t apply to their major.
Students are generally aware of these discrepancies, but it would be good to mention them
outright.
Logistics:
Distribution – This optional evaluation would be available on Blackboard two weeks
before the end of the semester.
Incentive and Dissemination – We hope to incentivize this course evaluation by an early
(or non-delayed) release of grades, or by restricted access to evaluation results if they did
not participate. There are some universities who do not incentivize at all while others will
not release grades until they are completed. In any case, incentives can significantly
increase participation. (Anderson) Due to turn over and natural changes, evaluation results
should be online and searchable for 4-5 years. After that, they should be archived and taken
off the online system.
Publication – Students will be able to access previous course evaluation feedback on their
-myKU portal under the Advising tab. The evaluations will be searchable by professor name
and by course number.
Scope – This proposal will only apply to undergraduate courses with 6 or more students
enrolled after the no-drop date. Evaluations will only be published for faculty, not graduate
students or teaching assistants. By the suggestion of Dr. Andrea Greenhoot in the Center for
Teaching Excellence, professors who make a substantial change in their course, such as
flipping their classroom, can opt out of having evaluations be published for one year. This
will prevent a year of transformation from defining a professor for subsequent years, and
will help reduce the trepidation they may feel in making a substantial change in their
lecture format.
Confidentiality – security is paramount to the success of this proposal. The office of the
CIO ensures that evaluations will not be released to professors before the end of the
semester. Additionally, by the suggestion of Dr. Tamara Durham, students will be able to
opt out of filling out the published section of the evaluation and will be able to opt out of
having their responses published.
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Timeline:
Cultural Impacts:
When we make a change to the access of information that students have, it is important to
consider the implications. That is, we must think about how this will impact the teaching
culture at KU and the effects it will have on the student body. One of the worst things about
In the interest of having a smooth transition and allowing time to
work out unforeseeable faults and kinks, we propose a limited trial
period, followed by a multidisciplinary evaluation, followed by a
subsequent expansion, revision, or termination of the program.
Fall Semester2016:
Phase One
The trial period would begin once everythingis completed on the legislative
and technicalside, and once there is a significant educational movement
amongst both students and faculty as to the existence of this program in their
applicable courses. During this time we willalso workto digitize course
evaluations on an opt-in basis.
Fall Semester2017:
Phase Two
Student Senate and University governance will worktogether to establish an
ad hoc evaluation committee that willconduct focusgroups and interivews to
review the effiveness of the new evaluations.
SpringSemester2017:
Phase Three
The evaluation committee willpropose subsequent action to be taken. They
will also look into the process of moving evaluations online and how to best
expand this across the university
Fall Semester2018:
Phase Four
The proposed changes willbe implimented into the program, if it is to be continued,
and it will be expanded across all applicable courses, and departments will be
further encouraged to move their evaluations online.
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Rate My Professor is that it encourages grade inflation and choosing classes based on
easiness, not value. It is our hope that we will incentivize healthy and supportive pedagogy
with a new resource such as this.
For students, we hope to encourage and incentivize effective study methods and time
management. For professors and instructors, we hope to encourage and incentivize the
providing of feedback, assurance that a course will properly prepare students for
subsequent courses, to be engaging and supportive, and to make themselves available to
their students.
Institutional Leadership:
Online Faculty Evaluation is common amongst Big XII Schools and many of our peer
institutions. It is a far more sustainable practice for a university, and allows students more
time to be able to carefully respond to the questions on all their evaluations.
The act of making faculty evaluations publicly available is less common, but has been met
with success at Harvard University, Boston University, MIT, Stanford University, Dartmouth
University, Vanderbilt University, University of Florida, Florida State, University of
Colorado-Boulder, Texas Tech, and the University of Virginia.
However, what we are proposing is bolder and has more of a focus on student success and
improved retention rates than many of these universities. This allows for The University of
Kansas to act as a leader, not only in the Big XII, but also across the country.
Case Study:
The University of Florida “GatorRater”
Leaders within the University of Florida began their plan to change the course evaluation
system in January of 2007. They started with a beta test of online evaluations in the spring
and were specifically for online classes and other volunteers. In the fall of 2009, the
Provost’s office requested to scale the process to the entire university. Their subsequent
rollout program was designed as such:
Phase One: assign technical responsibility of internal IT resources. Meet with
key stakeholders and hold student focus groups; introduce the program and
solicit their input.
Phase Two: develop training and information for users of the program.
Provost announces to all faculty and staff the possibility of all evaluations
moving online.
Phase Three: select several colleges to participate in the first all-online pilot
program. Select based on willingness to work with the current program,
suggest change, accept possibility of bugs in system, and to assign an
evaluation administrator. Data will be collected on response rates and
system load-testing will occur.
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Phase Four: the pilot system will be evaluated, and changes implemented. If
expanded, at least four more colleges will move to new system.
Phase Five: analyze system efficacy again and add remaining colleges to the
system.
The GatorRater uses a common evaluation form that has the ability to add up to 10
customized questions for each college. All colleges are required to provide the results for
the universal questions. If evaluations are conducted outside of the online system, the
college is required to upload the results. Results will be online for 10 years and will be
archived off-line for at least five years. Instructors or administrators can download results
in a paper form for personal use and for faculty files used in promotion and tenure
decisions. Each college appoints an administrator who is responsible for checking the
accuracy of the instructor data, release dates, and for coordinating with and on behalf of
their college.
The public has access to the core 10 questions that are universal on all of the evaluations.
The results are listed in terms of percentage of each rating (1 through 5), the mean score,
and the standard deviation. Results are searchable by both instructor and by course.
Students do not have access to the college-specific questions nor the written responses.
(Note: graduate student evaluations are not published due to confidentiality)
After implementing the program, there was an overall drop in response rate. Between 2009
and 2010 (when the program was being tested) there were changes in response rates
ranging from +4.7% to -33.3% with an average around -12% overall.v This was expected
from the start, but the results were practically identical, with online scores within 0.1 of
paper, which was determined to be “of limited practical significance.” (Appendix 1.3) A
study by The Journal of Economic Education found similar results. (Avery) 9 However, some
professors found that if they allowed for time in class to fill out the evaluation they had a
higher response rate, one as high as 92%. (Appendix 1.3)
Results are not incentivized by extra credit or by a delay of grades.vi Some professors
choose to have course-wide incentives. As their educational campaign expanded, students
have utilized the data base far more. Overall, the new system has saved the university tens
of thousands of dollars and has been met with approval by the faculty and professors.
(Johnson)
In terms of sustainability and finances the University of Florida saved almost $400,000 in
the first year of the program and about 15,000 sheets of paper per college for an estimated
total of 220,000 sheets of paper saved. (Appendix 1.4) It is important to note however, that
v “Evaluation Response Rate Comparison for Early Adopter Colleges Fall 2010 (Online) Compared to Fall 2009
(Paper)”. UF Office of Institutional Planning and Research.
http://tss.it.ufl.edu/Data/Sites/54/media/evals/documents/file09-10evalresponseratebydept.pdf
vi “Policies and Practices”. UF Technology Support Services, Information Technology.
http://tss.it.ufl.edu/evals/policies
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the majority of the savings came from diverting the hours that are spent inputting all of the
paper Scantrons to compile the data.
Benefits:
In regards to sustainability, a fully online evaluation system will save the University
thousands in paper and ink costs every year, as well as reduce our carbon footprint.
It is not the desire of this administration to hurt the reputation of any professors or to
allow students to select only the easiest courses in their academic planning. On the
contrary, we believe that with a resource such as this, students will feel less compulsion to
post on Rate My Professor, where anyone can access the results, as opposed to this KU-only
resource. And although response rates are likely decrease, especially in the first few years
of implementation, with proper incentive this may be negligible. (Anderson) It will be
under the jurisdiction of University Governance and Administration to determine if there
should be incentive, and if so, what it should be. This decision will have a heavy impact on
the success of this proposal, if implemented.
Questions that reveal the cost required, the teaching style of a professor, or the best study
method, better allows for students to be able to plan their finances, and to pick the course
that best fits their individual needs. Additionally, by drawing attention to the way one
learns best, it will encourage students to think critically about what will work for them in
future courses.
We also believe that by giving students access to a part of the evaluation, and in moving the
evaluation to an online format, it will encourage students to spend more time and effort in
filling it out, and will give more valuable feedback both for their own usage as well as in the
private usage for tenure and promotion decisions. (Crooks)(Anderson)(Donovan) Research
administered by Student Senate last year shows that 93% of students take the evaluation
seriously, and 84% say they would use former semester evaluation data when determining
what class to take. (Appendix 2.3) Additionally, a study by the Journal of Higher Education
showed that students commit time to give fair and accurate evaluations, but they feel the
information is rarely used by administrators. (Marlin) This new evaluation process will
give students a feeling that the evaluations have merit and are worth their further
attention.
Such individualization, we believe, will lead to greater student success, higher retention
rates, and students that are more pleased with their academic experience at KU. (Crooks)A
study by the American Psychological Association found that students will with access to
past evaluations would be more likely to select a highly rated course, even if it required
more work. (Coleman)(Wilhelm) This program will hopefully assist students in selecting
classes with intention and in getting the most value for their ever-rising cost of education.
By working together, faculty and students, we believe we can better the University of
Kansas as a whole.
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Anderson, Heidi M., Jeff Cain, and Eleanora Bird. "Online Student Course Evaluations: Review of
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Appendices
1 - University of Florida background
1.1 - University of Florida Evaluation page
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2.3 – KU Student Opinion Survey Data Regarding Course Evaluations (Spring 2015)
Note: this survey was distributed to the entire student body. 498 of our peers responded.
2.4 – KU Student Senate Opinion Survey Data Regarding Course Evaluations (Fall 2015)
Note: this survey was distributed only to KU Student Senate. 53 of our members responded.
For Current Evaluation System:
98%
2%
Haveyou filled outa course
evaluation?
Yes
No
92%
8%
Did you takeyour time to fill
it outwith thoughtful
feedback?
Yes
No
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For Online Evaluations:
Of those surveyed, 20.7% had filled out an online evaluation during their time at KU. Of
those, 82% said they had a positive experience or that it was comparable with the paper
evaluations they had received.
Some people with negative feedback said:
I prefer the handwritten ones because I'm not certain that I actually got around to filling it out
since it was simply emailed to me. But perhaps if I knew it was going to be published I would want
to make the effort to fill it out.
[I]f I recall correctly, our professor just sent us out the link and I completely forgot to fill it out.
While evaluations are extremely important … it is typically an email you would overlook
considering the fact that everyone is rushing to complete projects and prepare for finals as the
77%
23%
Did you leavesustanital written
feedback if it wasasked for?
Yes
No
82%
18%
Description of their experience with course
evaluations
Positive/ Neutral
Negative
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semester draws to a close. I think the way to go would be to make them online, but have students
complete them IN CLASS, rather than just send out an email to everyone outside of class.
Others with positive feedback stated:
I was able to take my time and really think about what I wanted to say.
I've only filled out online ones for my online classes, and I find them much easier than written
ones to fill out thoroughly and with substantial feedback.
Online applications provide convenience to complete the evaluations on a student's own time;
however, I'm more inclined to compete one if it's presented to me during my class time.
68%
32%
Do you usea third party rating system such as
RadteMy Professor or My Edu?
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Time
Commitment/
Work Load
Personality of
professor/
instructor
Applicability
to future
career
Associated
costs with
class
Availability of
professor (i.e.
do they go to
office hours)
Lecure
format/ Class
strucutre
Interest in
subject
Value of
course as a
whole
Professor's
commitment
to student's
growth
Usefullness of
course
materials
What Do You CareMost AboutWhen Selecting Courses?
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Some who have used Rate My Professor said:
I use RateMyProfessor so that I can know what to expect when going into a course, but it rarely
sways my decision on taking a class - it is all about the time it is offered and if I can fit it in my
busy schedule!
I think the online evaluations project a more negative view of courses and professors than is
actually the case. It seems that on the sites, only people with vendettas against a professor
actually take the time to fill out an evaluation. There is also no confirmation of whether the
evaluator was a student in the course and no information as to what their performance in the
class was.
I like Rate My Professor. It at least gives me an idea of what I'm getting myself into.
I use it for classes that I am required to take that aren't part of my specific major. For instance, a
management class when I'm an accounting major. I do that because I need to focus more on my
major classes and would rather have an easier teacher for the classes I have to take just to
graduate.
Rate My Professor has been extremely helpful to me. I think things like this are absolutely
valuable. Why would we not allow students to hear from other students on how best to learn?
We're all here to learn, and everyone can benefit from third party course evaluation systems or
publicized course evaluations.
It has helped me get a sense of the professor and class before I enroll
I use rate my professor and it has helped every time. If you take the information with the
knowledge that not all students are looking for the same type of professor I find it very valuable.
(Data was collected, synthesized, and presented by Tomas Green)