Faculty Member:  SIM JOON, EDWARD
Department:  COMPUTER SCIENCE Academic Year:  2003/2004
Faculty:  SCHOOL OF COMPUTING Semester:  1
Module:OPERATING SYSTEMS - CS2106
Activity Type:TUTORIAL

No. of Respondents:198
QnItems EvaluatedFac. Member Avg ScoreFac. Member Avg Score Std. DevDept Avg Score (All Fac. Members)Fac. Avg Score (All Fac. Members)






1The teacher has enhanced my thinking ability. 3.874 0.786 3.866 3.864
2The teacher provides timely and useful feedback. 3.888 0.741 3.861 3.890
3The teacher is approachable for consultation. 3.924 0.721 3.958 3.990
4The teacher has helped me advance my research (if applicable). 3.714 0.803 3.651 3.675
5The teacher has increased my interest in the subject. 3.749 0.857 3.695 3.706
6The teacher has helped me acquire valuable/relevant knowledge in the field. 3.899 0.780 3.863 3.871
7The teacher has helped me understand complex ideas. 3.894 0.813 3.884 3.862
8Overall the teacher is effective. 3.934 0.768 3.934 3.942
Average of Qn 1-7 3.855 0.788 3.835 3.845

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 (All Fac. Members): The mean of all the scores of the activity type for each question for all modules offered by the department.
5. Fac. Avg Score (All Fac. Members): The mean of all the scores of the activity type for each question for all modules offered by the faculty.


Overall Effectiveness of Teacher (Qn 8) : Frequency Distribution

Scores54321

Fac. Member

43 (21.72%)106 (53.54%)44 (22.22%)3 (1.52%)2 (1.01%)

Dept (All Fac. Members, All Activity Types, Same Level)

880 (15.50%)2861 (50.40%)1588 (27.97%)238 (4.19%)110 (1.94%)

Fac.(All Fac. Members, All Activity Types, Same Level)

933 (15.41%)3069 (50.70%)1689 (27.90%)251 (4.15%)111 (1.83%)

Module:  OPERATING SYSTEMS - CS2106


Students' Expected Grades on Module : Frequency Distribution

GradesABCDF

Module

58 (29.44%)92 (46.70%)40 (20.30%)7 (3.55%)0 (.00%)

Dept(All Modules,Same Level)

440 (25.32%)876 (50.40%)366 (21.06%)48 (2.76%)8 (.46%)

Fac.(All Modules,Same Level)

459 (24.61%)956 (51.26%)393 (21.07%)49 (2.63%)8 (.43%)

Students' Perceived Level of Difficulty on Module : Frequency Distribution

Grades54321

Module

47 (23.38%)103 (51.24%)51 (25.37%)0 (.00%)0 (.00%)

Dept(All Modules,Same Level)

262 (14.84%)875 (49.58%)596 (33.77%)25 (1.42%)7 (.40%)

Fac.(All Modules,Same Level)

264 (13.95%)927 (49.00%)667 (35.25%)26 (1.37%)8 (.42%)

Note: The higher the perceived level of difficulty, the higher the score.


Students' Overall Opinion on Module : Frequency Distribution

Grades54321

Module

32 (15.92%)100 (49.75%)56 (27.86%)12 (5.97%)1 (.50%)

Dept(All Modules, Same Level)

136 (7.71%)812 (46.06%)663 (37.61%)122 (6.92%)30 (1.70%)

Fac.(All Modules,Same Level)

140 (7.41%)868 (45.93%)728 (38.52%)124 (6.56%)30 (1.59%)

STUDENTS' COMMENTS ON FACULTY MEMBER

Faculty Member:  SIM JOON, EDWARD
Department:  COMPUTER SCIENCE Academic Year:  2003/2004
Faculty:  SCHOOL OF COMPUTING Semester:  1
Module:OPERATING SYSTEMS - CS2106
Activity Type:TUTORIAL

Q9  What are the teacher's strengths?
1.Explicit explanation and patience,kindness.
2.Clear explanations. Goes beyond classroom materials to explain concepts.
3.He tries his best to get you to understand the subject and will answer any questions the best he can
4.He makes us think a lot deeper and is very patient in explaining things that we do not understand. :)
5.able to involve the class to participate in discussion actively
6.Good in explaining difficult concepts
7.the amount of effort that Edward puts in for each tutorial is commendable
8.He's a great teacher with his friendly disposition and the effort he puts in to make sure we understand the concepts.
9.He makes the tutorial very interesting and i enjoy his tutorials very much
10.Explains course material clearly and concisely.
11.Very very good in explanation and very clear
12.You're good and enthusaistic and living it up though taking several classes in one go.
13.An effective tutor.
14.good
15.nice way of tackling problems so that students can understand them.
16.clear explanation of complex ideas, very helpful and friendly
17.Very friendly and approachable, always smiling and joking, jovial
18.nil
19.able to explain the concepts clearly
20.nil
21.encourage students to take a proactive attitude towards learning
22.na
23.none
24.Knowledge of the subject, tact
25.The teacher is dedicated and helpful.
26.Approchable
27.He has a deep knowledge about the field. The most significant point about him is that he is ready to share and discusses with his students. He has an exceptionally motivative method of teaching
28.knowlege and explanations
29.Further explain the concept according to his understanding.
30.He is quite knowledgable.
31.approachable.
32.Can explain the concepts well
33.nil
34.Explains all qns in the tutorial and helps to explain concept not covered thoroughly in the lectures
35.Explains the questions in the tutorial well.
36.Helpful and approachable.
37.speak good English, active, make the tutorial class active
38.A very good tutor. Can explain difficulties clearly.
39.Kind and helpful, as well as generous.
40.no opinion
41.Clearly convey the idea.
42.very enthusiastic and cheerful
43.quite a friendly guy. willing to teach us.
44.Good knowledge in the subject. Learnt a lot from him during tutorial.
45.He improves my understanding of the subject.
46.Always tries to explain in the simplest method possible. Gives clear explanations, and help in our understanding.
47.NA
48.Willing to put in effort in explanation and is very approachable.
49.Jovial, able to connect with the students.
50.Approachable
51.no comments
52.knowledge strength
53.He is very enthusias and very good at explaination
54.Help to get a better understanding of complex idea
55.He is very paitient wif us ... including the times when the class do not know how to answer the question. He explained the concepts very clearly to us.
56.His teaching is effective. Through letting students think rather than providing us with answers directly, I think that student learned a lot more.
57.He does not matters about the answers but the process and understanding the concept. This is really helpful in letting student understanding the concepty instead of just focusing on the correct answer.
58.Helpful and tries to explain as detailed as possible.
59.can't think of anything
60.Try to let us understand the concept before each answer
61.NA
62.I think the tutor is quite good at explaining most ideas during the tutorial.
63.Seem to know the module relatively well.

Q10  What improvements would you suggest to the teacher?
1..
2.no comments
3.Nil
4.shud explain things better and not expect me to give answers
5.sometimes have difficulty trying to get his message.
6.Keep it up! But don't expect students to know how to do C programming after learning CS1101 and CS1102.
7.The teacher should not assume that most students know the answer to all easy questions
8.nil
9.nil
10.na
11.none
12.None
13.none. you are good! :)
14.No commend
15.Try to be less demanding from students.
16.nil
17.Keep up the good work
18.nil
19.N/A
20.Be less cavalier and sarcastic. Don't brush or laugh away questions - how ever silly they might be.
21.Time management for tutorials - try to finish going through the important questions first.
22.read more before going to tutorial class
23.N.A.
24.no opinion
25.Nil
26.sometimes should have a more rigid answer
27.spend more time with the student.
28.No improvement to suggest.
29.None, i think he's fine.
30.NA
31.Explanation can be confusing at times, mabye can try to organise the explanation before giving it out?
32.Nil
33.no comments
34.none
35.he is better not to get into stuck during the tutorial.
36.nil
37.Explain some basic concepts before starting the class
38.--
39.nothing
40.N.A.
41.NA
42.No comments
43.Nothing really.



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