SOC TEACHER ASSESSMENT REPORT SYSTEM

STUDENTS' RATINGS ON TEACHER

Faculty Member:	CHENG WEI
Department:	DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)	Academic Year:	2007/2008
Faculty:	SCHOOL OF COMPUTING	Semester:	1

Module:	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS - CS2105
Activity Type:	TUTORIAL

Class Size / Response Size / Response Rate :

77 / 62 / 80.52%

Qn	Items Evaluated	Fac. Member Avg Score	Fac. Member Avg Score Std. Dev	Dept Avg Score	Fac. Avg Score
				(a) (b)	(c) (d)

1	The teacher has enhanced my thinking ability.	4.145	0.807	3.879 ( 3.761)	3.864 ( 3.794)
2	The teacher provides timely and useful feedback.	4.403	0.664	3.955 ( 3.799)	3.952 ( 3.840)
3	The teacher is approachable for consultation.	4.484	0.718	4.073 ( 3.842)	4.048 ( 3.882)
4	The teacher has helped me develop relevant research skills.*	NA	NA	NA	NA
5	The teacher has increased my interest in the subject.	4.113	0.832	3.733 ( 3.624)	3.734 ( 3.664)
6	The teacher has helped me acquire valuable/relevant knowledge in the field.	4.242	0.803	3.902 ( 3.764)	3.895 ( 3.805)
7	The teacher has helped me understand complex ideas.	4.274	0.750	3.898 ( 3.768)	3.862 ( 3.798)
	Average of Qn 1-7	4.277	0.771	3.906 ( 3.759)	3.892 ( 3.797)
8	Overall the teacher is effective.	4.290	0.776	3.967 ( 3.819)	3.959 ( 3.857)

* This includes skills in research methodology, research problems/questions, literature search/evaluation, oral presentation and manuscript preparation.

** If Qn 4 is NA, it will not be included in the computation of average score (Average of Qn 1-7).

Frequency Distribution of responses for Qn 8

Nos. of Respondents(% of Respondents)

	\|
ITEM\SCORE	\|	5	4	3	2	1
	\|
Self	\|	29 (46.77%)	23 (37.10%)	9 (14.52%)	1 (1.61%)	0 (.00%)
Teachers teaching all Modules of the Same Activity Type (Tutorial), at the same level within Department	\|	196 (25.00%)	333 (42.47%)	187 (23.85%)	53 (6.76%)	15 (1.91%)
Teachers teaching all Modules of the Same Activity Type (Tutorial), at the same level within Faculty	\|	236 (24.66%)	434 (45.35%)	216 (22.57%)	56 (5.85%)	15 (1.57%)

Note:
1. A 5-point scale is used for the scores. The higher the score, the better the rating.
2. Fac. Member Avg Score: The mean of all the scores for each question for the faculty member.
3. Fac. Member Avg Score Std. Dev: A measure of the range of variability. It measures the extent to which a faculty member's Average Score differs from all the scores in the faculty member's evaluation. The smaller the standard deviation, the greater the robustness of the number given as average.
4. Dept Avg Score :
(a) the mean score of same activity type (Tutorial) within the department.
(b) the mean score of same activity type (Tutorial), at the same module level ( level 2000 ) within the department.
5. Fac. Avg Score :
(c) the mean score of same activity type (Tutorial) within the faculty.
(d) the mean score of same activity type (Tutorial), at the same module level ( level 2000 ) within the faculty.

STUDENTS' COMMENTS ON FACULTY MEMBER

Faculty Member:	CHENG WEI
Department:	DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)	Academic Year:	2007/2008
Faculty:	SCHOOL OF COMPUTING	Semester:	1

Module:	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS - CS2105
Activity Type:	TUTORIAL

Q9	What are the teacher's strengths?
1.	Extremely dedicated and explains concepts very well... thanks for all the guidance and nudges in the right direction.
2.	Very helpful and detailed in his explanations.
3.	Patient
4.	clear explanations given for the qns. hardworking. will email us regarding tutorials qns or queries.
5.	Makes sure the students understand.
6.	Makes an effort to go beyond teaching tutorials: offers additional information beyond classrooms, corrects own mistakes during lessons by emailing us the errata, does useful summary.
7.	Very considerate of the students. Occasional email explaining concepts covered in tutorial. Clear diagram drawn during tutorial.
8.	enthusiastic
9.	ok
10.	very good explanation and very skilled in this area. Excellent!!
11.	NA
12.	active, answer a lot of questions clearly.
13.	He is a very nice and friendly tutor. He is very dedicated person as he is willing to clarify our doubts.
14.	He is a great tutor, very friendly and approachable. One of the best tutor I've been taught so far in NUS.
15.	explains in detail, email correspondence is fast and really good!
16.	He's excellent
17.	Very committed and highly approachable.
18.	This tutor is one of the best tutors in the campus. He conducts his tutorial very well and is very friendly and approachable. He will stay back after tutorial to confirm no one has anymore questions to ask him before he leaves the room.
19.	Very approachable and always try his best to explain complicated ideas and questions to let us understand.
20.	Excellent knowledge. Willing to go all the way to make the student understand
21.	He sent emails after his tutorial sessions to rectify any mistakes if he say something wrong or have additional things to say about the concept being taught. Approachable for help.
22.	Able to explain the tutorials. Try to explain complex idea in simpler form.
23.	V hardworking in providing information and clarifying doubts
24.	n/a
25.	Very approachable. show great passion in teaching.
26.	explains concepts very clearly, VERY HELPFUL!!
27.	Able to articulate well and bring idea across in tutorial lesson.
28.	He gives after tutorial service. As he may give out some wrong information during the tutorial but he will send us an email after the tutorial to let us know the correct answer.
29.	helpful. clear. provides out of classroom support generously
30.	He know how to use analogy to explain complex ideas.
31.	sincere in passing on knowledge
32.	He is one of the tutor whom i like alot. He always go all the way to help his students. He is always willing to teach. even outside tutorial hours. An approachable guy.
33.	He is patient and put in a lot of effort in helping us understanding complex ideas and clearing out doubts.
34.	very patient and willing to help
35.	Knowledgable.
36.	Approachable
37.	Very approachable and a great teacher.
38.	Able to explain some of the concept in details
39.	Does his best to explain complex problems to students
40.	Very helpful. Clarifies answers during tutorials

Q10	What improvements would you suggest to the teacher?
1.	Engage the class a little more in interactive discussion..
2.	Maybe try to improve on spoken English language.
3.	keep up the good work =)
4.	Should try to end tutorial on time.
5.	Give slides instead to save time.
6.	be more like in university than in high school. do not teach students how to solve stupid exam questions, talk more on more practical stuff.
7.	no idea
8.	no need to improve. just keep on.
9.	NA
10.	He is very kind to students. However, he should be a little mean to us, to motivate us more on the module.
11.	make the tutorial sessions a bit more interactive!
12.	no
13.	Nil
14.	Nil
15.	N.A
16.	no suggestions
17.	n/a
18.	Chase away the previous class that is always late in releasing students
19.	He need to improve his communication skills.
20.	No improvements.
21.	very good
22.	Use a marker with more ink 'cos we can't see the writings. Start tutorials straight away rather than teaching concepts first. Take note of the time as students may have classes after the tutorial.
23.	N.A
24.	NIL

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