APPENDIX A
FALL 2004
UNIT ONE/ALLEN HALL
EARLY SEMESTER FEEDBACK FOR
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Early
semester feedback will help me improve my instruction. I need feedback on how well I am presenting the
material, how well you are learning this material, and how you feel about my
evaluation of your work.
This
feedback is not meant to be an evaluation.
This feedback is a way for you to help me adapt my teaching style to
your learning style so that my teaching can be more effective. Your evaluation of my teaching will occur at
the end of the semester.
Please
answer in ways that will help me understand how I can change my methods for the
better. The examples cited in the
questions are not meant to limit your responses.
1. What things do you like about this course;
how can these things be made even better?
2. What things don’t you like about this course;
how can these things be changed?
3. What problems are you having learning the material (e.g., your
and my preparedness, my teaching style, your study skills)
4. If you were I, what would change? (e.g., my style, grading
procedure, my accessibility to you, course format, work load). (Please realize that some parts of this
course may be
beyond my ability to change.)
Circle One
The
material is too
simple 1 2
3 4 5 too
complex
The
course is paced too slowly 1
2 3 4 5 too fast
The
instructor speaks too
slowly 1 2
3 4 5 too
fast
The
grading procedures are obscure 1 2
3 4 5 well
known
The main points are understandable almost never 1 2
3 4 5 almost
always
The
level of student participation is not
enough 1 2
3 4 5 just
right
The
instructor’s use of the confusing 1 2
3 4 5 very
helpful
blackboard is
NOTE
TO INSTRUCTORS: You will be given
these forms around the third week in the semester. Please use them as soon as you think your
students are ready for an adequate feedback (e.g., after they have received
some form of feedback from you). Please have
them complete these forms in a way that ensures a 100% return.
Your obligation is to report to your
students what they said and how you intend to respond to their feedback. You should carefully consider incorporating
their working with you to come to solutions to problems
they pose.
the Unit
One Director.
UNIT ONE STUDENTS’ EVALUATION - FALL 2003
We
want to know if Allen Hall makes a difference.
Please complete this form and let us know. Please stop by my office if you have matters
you would like to discuss further.
Howard Schein
Program
Director- 66 Allen Hall
COURSE
________________________________
INSTRUCTOR
____________________________
DO
YOU LIVE IN ALLEN HALL? YES
_____ NO _____
IF “NO” ARE YOU A FORMER RESIDENT? YES _____ NO _____
IF
YOU DON'T LIVE IN ALLEN HALL, PLEASE CIRCLE ONE:
Other URH Hall Private Residence Hall Greek House Apartment/House
(CIRCLE
ONE)
YEAR IN SCHOOL 1 2
3 4 5+ Male Female
1. Why did you choose to take this course in
Allen Hall?
2. Did having this course in Allen as opposed to
“on campus” make any difference? (e.g., attendance,
quality of course, accessibility of instructor or classmates for help,
etc.)
3. Did you interact with classmates in and/or
out of class more so than you normally do in regular
campus classes?
4. At the beginning of the semester, many UNIT
ONE instructors asked their students for feedback
to help the instructors improve their teaching.
Did you fill out a feedback form? Yes _____
No _____
Do you think this feedback made a
difference? Please comment.
QUESTIONS 5 THROUGH 12 FOR ALLEN
RESIDENTS
5. What new courses (e.g., sociology,
anthropology, art history, science, advanced math…) or topics (e.g., ethnic
study areas, women's studies…) would you like to have added to Unit One's
course offerings? Please include course
titles that you would like to help put together for EXTRA OPTIONS (list your
name and phone # if you want to help).
6. How did you learn about UNIT ONE/Allen
Hall? Why did you decide to live in
Allen
this year?
7. What features of Allen Hall/UNIT ONE are particularly
a. attractive to you
b. unattractive to you
8. Are you getting what you expected? Please comment.
9. The In-Residence Program
a. Are you aware of it? Yes
_____ No _____
b. Do you make use of it? Yes
_____ No _____
c.
What types of people would you like to see here next school year?
d. Comments
10. Academic Advising in Allen Hall
a. Are you aware of it? Yes
_____ No _____
b. Do you make use of it? Yes _____ No _____
c. Comments
11. Tutoring in Allen Hall
a. Are you aware of it? Yes
______ No
______
b. Do you make use of it? Yes
______ No
______
c. Comments
12. Knowing what you now know about UNIT ONE/ALLEN
HALL: If you were a new U of I student, would you choose to live in Allen Hall?
Yes ______ No ______
NOTE: Instructors are asked to have students
complete these forms when ICES forms are also being completed.
APPENDIX B2
TO: Unit
One/Allen Hall students
FROM: Howie Schein, Director
We are trying
to gather some data about what makes Unit One/Allen Hall the place that it
is. I'd very much appreciate your
completing the following survey during class time and getting it back to your
instructor. If you have already
completed one of these in another class, please don't do this one.
Thanks
Please
Circle; Fr So Jr Sr;
Number of semesters in Allen Hall:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
Please
circle: Male Female
Please answer
the following questions:
SD = STRONGLY
DISAGREE
D =
DISAGREE
N = NEUTRAL
A = AGREE
SA =
STRONGLY AGREE
25.Comments:
|
1-I have an
active social life in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
2-I would
recommend Allen to a close friend who is an incoming freshman. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
3-I have
many friends who are not on my same floor in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
4-Allen Hall
has a strong academic atmosphere. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
5-I am very
involved in social activities in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
6-I can
think of manny negative things to say about Allen
Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
7-I have a
lot of contact with my Resident Advisor (RA) in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
8-I have a
lot of contact with my Resident Director (RD) in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
9-I like
living in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
10-I am very
involved in academic activities in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
11-I make
lots of use of hall resources (e.g., tutoring, advising, instructors) in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
12-I can
think of many positive things to say about Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
13-I have
many friends on my floor in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
14-I have
found many people with similar interests to mine in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
15-I go to
many programs in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
16-I am very
aware of places to go for academic help in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
17-I make
frequent use of hall facilities (e.g.,spaces,
equipment) in Allen Hall. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
19-My
overall satisfaction with my |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
20-I
interact frequently with my Allen Hall course instructor. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
21-I have
frequent out-of-class interactions with my classmates in my Allen Hall class. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
22-My Allen
Hall class(es) are more
interactive than most of my “regular” classes. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
23-Allen
Hall’s “campus”reputation” bothers me. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
24-The
expectations I had for Allen Hall when I was an incoming student have been
met. |
SD |
D |
N |
A |
SA |
|
25-Comments: |
|
|
|
|
|
APPENDIX C
EVALUATION OF UNIT ONE EXTRA OPTION
Fall 2004
Instructor:
____________________________________
Extra Option Topic: ________________________________
Are you taking this extra option for: S/U credit ______
or, Honors Credit for Parent Course
_____
1. Why did you take
this Extra Option section?
2. Please discuss how
your expectations of this Extra Option course were or were not met:
3. What did you get
form this course?
4. Would you
recommend this course to a friend … why?
5. What did this course experience add to your
knowledge/appreciation of the subject?
6. Would you take another course like this one?
7. Do you prefer S/U
grading, or would you have liked a letter-graded option? Please explain.
(If you took this
course for honors credit, check here _____ and discuss the merits and/or
deficits of this way of getting honors credit.)
8. (Please answer
this question if you took this Extra Option Seminar while also taking its
"Parent Course.")
Did you get more interested in the topic of the "parent
course" as a result
of your having taken the Extra Option?
9. Comments:
APPENDIX D
UNIT ONE INSTRUCTORS’ SURVEY
FALL 2004
We are continuing a process of evaluation and assessment in
order to see how we might better support instructors and increase the
effectiveness of the unique characteristics of Unit One classes. This survey is part of that venture.
Your response will not be anonymous, but I do encourage you
to be very candid. We are not looking
for “pretty” data to show to the world; we are looking for honest assessments
of where we currently are.
Please answer the following questions. Please feel free to
recommend other questions for next semester’s survey, and please feel free to
add any comments you think will shed light on the uniqueness (or absence of
uniqueness) of Unit One classes.
Thanks,
Howard Schein
1-Instructor Name:________________________________________
Course:_______________________________________
Enrollment:____________________________________
2-How many semesters have you taught at Unit One
_________________.
3-Do you perceive any clear differences between courses you
teach at Unit One and courses with the same or similar subject matter taught
elsewhere in the University. If Yes, please describe this difference.
4-Do you perceive any personal/professional benefits or
advantages to you as a result of your teaching at Unit One? (You don’t have to say “yes.”) If “yes,” please describe.
5-Do you teach, or have you recently taught, a non-Unit One section of the course you are currently teaching at Unit
One
Yes:______________
No: ______________
6-If
“Yes” to #5, please compare these sections
the
greater same less at
U1
1-The
level of interaction between classmates … g s l
2-The
level of interaction between students and instructor g s l
3-The
amount of discussion……………………………… g s l
4-Level
of inquiry……………………………………….. g s l
5-Level
of intellectual engagement………………………. g s l
6-Amount
of non-required student/instructor conferences. g s l
7-Amount
of non-required out-of-class student/instructor
interaction not
including conferences……………….. g s l
8-Performance
on graded material………………………. g
s l
9-Class
“spirit”……………………………………………. g s l
7-Have
you taken part in Unit One Instructor Workshops that we hold at the beginning of each
semester?
1-Yes__________
2-No __________
8-If
“Yes” to #7
What
features of these workshops are attractive?
What
features of these workshops need work, revision, deletion?
What topics or features (e.g., more
interaction and sharing between instructors, more invited speakers) should we
add?