| 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 | ||
| Qn | Items Evaluated | Fac. Member Avg Score | Fac. Member Avg Score Std. Dev | Dept Avg Score (All Fac. Members) | Fac. Avg Score (All Fac. Members) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The teacher has enhanced my thinking ability. | 3.874 | 0.786 | 3.866 | 3.864 |
| 2 | The teacher provides timely and useful feedback. | 3.888 | 0.741 | 3.861 | 3.890 |
| 3 | The teacher is approachable for consultation. | 3.924 | 0.721 | 3.958 | 3.990 |
| 4 | The teacher has helped me advance my research (if applicable). | 3.714 | 0.803 | 3.651 | 3.675 |
| 5 | The teacher has increased my interest in the subject. | 3.749 | 0.857 | 3.695 | 3.706 |
| 6 | The teacher has helped me acquire valuable/relevant knowledge in the field. | 3.899 | 0.780 | 3.863 | 3.871 |
| 7 | The teacher has helped me understand complex ideas. | 3.894 | 0.813 | 3.884 | 3.862 |
| 8 | Overall 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
| Scores | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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%) |
| Grades | A | B | C | D | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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%) |
| Grades | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
| Grades | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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%) |
| 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. |