Beth M. Duckles Quantitative Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness The table below contains quantitative evaluations from my students for all courses taught at the University of Arizona except for the correspondence course. As indicated in the left-hand column, scores range from 1-5 where a high ranking is 5 and a low ranking is 1. The average score for each category is reported, along with the standard deviation for each class as well as the response rate and the total class enrollment. SOC326 Spring 2008
SOC326 Fall 2007
SOC326 Spring 2007
SOC326 Summer 2006
SOC326 Fall 2006
SOC326 Spring 2006
SOC326 Summer 2006
SOC280 Fall 2005
Response
41
42
43
20
35
43
10
46
Class Enrollment
62
60
58
22
61
58
11
58
Overall rating of teacher effectiveness
4.4 (0.84)
4.5 (0.60)
4.4 (0.66)
4.3 (0.72)
4.5 (0.56)
3.7 (0.83)
4.4 (0.70)
3.7 (0.77)
Overall rating of the course
4.1 (1.03)
4.0 (0.85)
3.8 (0.70)
4.1 (0.76)
4.0 (0.73)
3.3 (0.83)
4.0 (0.82)
3.2 (0.95)
Amount learned
4.0 (1.12)
4.1 (0.84)
4.0 (0.75)
4.2 (0.88)
3.9 (0.88)
3.2 (0.73)
3.5 (1.27)
3.3 (0.87)
Overall instructor comparison
4.1 (0.89)
4.0 (0.90)
3.8 (0.70)
4.1 (0.79)
4.1 (0.80)
3.1 (1.03)
4.1 (0.88)
3.2 (0.92)
Usefulness of in-class activities
4.2 (0.98)
4.1 (0.78)
4.1 (0.77)
4.4 (0.75)
4.3 (0.68)
3.5 (0.87)
4.5 (0.53)
3.4 (0.97)
SOC326 Spring 2008
SOC326 Fall 2007
SOC326 Spring 2007
SOC326 Summer 2006
SOC326 Fall 2006
SOC326 Spring 2006
SOC326 Summer 2006
SOC280 Fall 2005
Usefulness of outside assignments
4.0 (1.06)
4.0 (0.75)
3.8 (0.78)
3.8 (0.89)
3.8 (0.95)
3.4 (0.87)
3.6 (1.35)
3.2 (0.90)
Usefulness of course materials
4.1 (0.99)
4.0 (0.85)
3.8 (0.93)
4.3 (0.85)
3.9 (0.94)
3.4 (1.02)
3.7 (0.95)
3.4 (1.00)
Students treated with respect
4.7 (0.75)
4.6 (0.59)
4.7 (0.47)
4.5 (0.83)
4.8 (0.47)
4.4 (0.70)
4.8 (0.63)
4.1 (0.92)
Difficulty level of the course
3.2 (0.81)
3.2 (0.70)
3.1 (0.75)
2.9 (0.62)
3.1 (0.70)
3.0 (0.72)
2.7 (1.06)
3.0 (0.73)
Value of time spent on course
4.0 (1.20)
4.0 (0.87)
4.1 (0.78)
4.0 (1.05)
4.1 (0.90)
3.3 (1.06)
4.1 (1.29)
3.4 (1.02)