STUDENTS' RATINGS ON TEACHER

Faculty Member:  KAN MIN-YEN
Department:  COMPUTER SCIENCE Academic Year:  2006/2007
Faculty:  SCHOOL OF COMPUTING Semester:  1
Module:DIGITAL LIBRARIES - CS5244
Activity Type:LECTURE
Class Size  /  Response Size  /  Response Rate :15  /  8  /  53.33%
QnItems EvaluatedFac. Member Avg ScoreFac. Member Avg Score Std. DevDept Avg ScoreFac. Avg Score
(a)     (b)(c)     (d)






1The teacher has enhanced my thinking ability. 4.375 0.518 3.837 ( 4.030) 3.851 ( 4.068)
2The teacher provides timely and useful feedback. 4.625 0.518 3.830 ( 4.163) 3.867 ( 4.186)
3The teacher is approachable for consultation. 4.625 0.518 3.860 ( 4.199) 3.910 ( 4.239)
4The teacher has helped me advance my research (if applicable). 4.500 0.535 3.616 ( 3.954) 3.656 ( 3.967)
5The teacher has increased my interest in the subject. 4.375 0.744 3.695 ( 4.054) 3.721 ( 4.090)
6The teacher has helped me acquire valuable/relevant knowledge in the field. 4.375 0.744 3.886 ( 4.121) 3.922 ( 4.153)
7The teacher has helped me understand complex ideas. 4.250 0.707 3.777 ( 3.963) 3.800 ( 4.003)
Average of Qn 1-7 4.446 0.601 3.798 ( 4.073) 3.829 ( 4.106)
8Overall the teacher is effective. 4.375 0.518 3.923 ( 4.141) 3.949 ( 4.174)

Frequency Distribution of responses for Qn 8

Nos. of Respondents(% of Respondents)


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ITEM\SCORE

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5

4

3

2

1


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Self

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3 (37.50%)

5 (62.50%)

0 (.00%)

0 (.00%)

0 (.00%)

Teachers teaching all Modules of the Same Activity Type (Lecture), at the same level within Department

|

93 (31.21%)

169 (56.71%)

26 (8.72%)

5 (1.68%)

5 (1.68%)

Teachers teaching all Modules of the Same Activity Type (Lecture), at the same level within Faculty

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123 (32.37%)

215 (56.58%)

32 (8.42%)

5 (1.32%)

5 (1.32%)

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 (Lecture) within the department.
 (b) the mean score of same activity type (Lecture), at the same module level ( level 5000 ) within the department.
5. Fac. Avg Score :
 (c) the mean score of same activity type (Lecture) within the faculty.
 (d) the mean score of same activity type (Lecture), at the same module level ( level 5000 ) within the faculty.

STUDENTS' COMMENTS ON TEACHER

Faculty Member:  KAN MIN-YEN
Department:  COMPUTER SCIENCE Academic Year:  2006/2007
Faculty:  SCHOOL OF COMPUTING Semester:  1
Module:DIGITAL LIBRARIES - CS5244
Activity Type:LECTURE

Q9  What are the teacher's strengths?
1.Able to capture the class in interesting and motivating discussions, and is very willing to answer student questions. The very detailed feedback he gives when marking his assignments, even for those 5% to 10% ones, is much appreciated and is a rarity in NUS modules.
2.Knowledgable, kind, nice
3.He is approachable and provides useful feedbacks.

Q10  What improvements would you suggest to the teacher?
1.A slight problem with time management during lecture - sometimes class discussions drag too long and the class runs over time.
2.N.A

STUDENTS' NOMINATIONS FOR BEST TEACHING

Faculty Member:  KAN MIN-YEN
Department:  COMPUTER SCIENCE Academic Year:  2006/2007
Faculty:  SCHOOL OF COMPUTING Semester:  1

Module Code:CS5244No of Nominations:4

1.Good lecturer :)