The validity of Student Course Evaluations

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Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F'.
Student evaluations of teaching are not only unreliable, they are significantly biased against female instructors.

2014F - Main AC Survey  2014F Algonquin College   AC

Course:  CST8177 013 - Linux Operating Systems II Department:  COMP   Unknown Role:  IAN D ALLEN   Responses / Expected:   6 / 24

The Course CST8177 - 013 --- Survey Comparisons --- Responses (%) Course All E VG G S NS N Mean N Mean Pct Rnk Q1 Overall, please rate the quality of this course 17% 67% 17% 0 0 6 4.0 36K 3.8 53 Responses: [E] Excellent=5 [VG] Very Good=4 [G] Good=3 [S] Satisfactory=2 [NS] Not Satisfactory=1  Pct Rnk: Percentile Rank (100 is best, calculated vs. precise Mean)

The Course CST8177 - 013 --- Survey Comparisons --- Responses (%) Course All SA A U D SD N Mean N Mean Pct Rnk Q2 Course learning activities (e.g lectures, discussions, practical work, group work, etc) are varied. 33% 50% 17% 0 0 6 4.2 36K 4.0 50 Q3 Course learning activites are linked to the course learning requirements. 67% 33% 0 0 0 6 4.7 36K 4.2 78 Q4 All of the course learning requirements are covered in the course. 33% 67% 0 0 0 6 4.3 36K 4.2 52 Responses: [SA] Strongly Agree=5 [A] Agree=4 [U] Undecided=3 [D] Disagree=2 [SD] Strongly Disagree.=1  Pct Rnk: Percentile Rank (100 is best, calculated vs. precise Mean)

 

Q5 - What did you like most about this course?
Response Rate:	83.33%   (5 of 6)

-	Learning new things in Linux and better ways of finishing work.
-	The assignments are fun to do because they're well designed and original.
-	The checking program for the assignments was extremely helpful to ensure that you were on the right track when completing the assignment.
-	The material
-	learning new code

 

Q6 - How could the course be improved to be of benefit to future students?
Response Rate:	83.33%   (5 of 6)

-	It's fine how it is.
-	The course is the best course I ever attended, so the only way to improve the course is by letting Ian Allen work on his own to continue to improve the course just like he does already. So I would say, more freedom and power to Ian in the direction of this course.
-	Nothing
-	Have a lecture teacher that can speak English.
-	more clarification for the assignments

The Professor ALLEN, IAN D Responses (%) Individual E VG G S NS N Mean Q7 Overall, please rate the effectiveness of your course professor 33% 50% 17% 0 0 6 4.2 Responses: [E] Excellent=5 [VG] Very Good=4 [G] Good=3 [S] Satisfactory=2 [NS] Not Satisfactory=1

 

Q8 - What did you like most about the course professor?
Faculty:	ALLEN, IAN D
Response Rate:	83.33%   (5 of 6)

-	His prompt return of emails with helpful hints and help.
-	It would be too long to talk about what's good with this teacher, so I will just say EVERYTHING !
-	Very knowledgeable and passionate about course material.
-	I did not have this professor. Though, in the previous semester I had him and he was great.
-	when you had a problem she would try to help

 

Q9 - What, if anything, could the professor do differently to be of benefit to future students?
Faculty:	ALLEN, IAN D
Response Rate:	83.33%   (5 of 6)

-	Nothing.
-	Doing things differently would be a mistake !
-	Can be mean sometimes when asking for help. Makes it intimidating to ask questions.
-	Nothing, he makes sense.
-	give more example to the theory that we learned