IDE 120 Evaluations

Section / Day / Time / TA 1 / TA 2
3F / Monday / 1:00-3:00 / Josh Bettis / Katie Ragan
3E / Monday / 3:00-5:00 / Krishna Kolan / Sean Smith
3J / Monday / 5:00-7:00 / Linda Trang / Katie Ragan
3A / Tuesday / 1:00-3:00 / Josh Bettis / Paul Cardwell
3B / Tuesday / 3:00-5:00 / Josh Bettis / Chris Bramlett
3C / Wednesday / 1:00-3:00 / Linda Trang / Tim Peters
3D / Wednesday / 3:00-5:00 / Chris Bramlett / Tim Peters
3G / Thursday / 1:00-3:00 / Krishna Kolan / Mike Eckert
3H / Thursday / 3:00-5:00 / Krishna Kolan / Mike Eckert

Rating scale: 4 - Excellent, 3 - Superior, 2 - Average

1 - Inferior, 0 - Failing, NA - Not Applicable

Evaluation of TA 1

Interest and enthusiasm for the subject matter……..... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Ability to solve problems that arise in the lab……...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Willingness to answer questions...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Availability after scheduled laboratory class...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Punctuality and attendance...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Knowledge of material...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Consistency and fairness of grading...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Promptness in returning graded assignments...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Overall evaluation of graduate teaching assistant...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Evaluation of TA 2

Interest and enthusiasm for the subject matter……..... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Ability to solve problems that arise in the lab……...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Willingness to answer questions...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Availability after scheduled laboratory class...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Punctuality and attendance...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Knowledge of material...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Consistency and fairness of grading...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Promptness in returning graded assignments...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

Overall evaluation of teaching assistant...... 4 3 2 1 0 NA

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IDE 120 Evaluations, continued

As part of a continuing process to make this laboratory more meaningful and more effective we are requesting your honest response to the following items.

  1. Overall, this laboratory requires

______more ______about the same ______less

work than other one-credit-hour laboratory classes which I have taken.

2. Laboratory presentation and reporting requirements were

______more ______about the same ______less

than that required in other one-credit-hour laboratory classes which I have taken.

  1. Experiments reinforced the lecture material from the IDE 110 (mechanics of materials) course

______usually ______sometimes ______seldom.

  1. The laboratory lectures in conjunction with the mechanics of materials course gave adequate theoretical background to understand the experiments

______usually ______sometimes ______seldom.

  1. The laboratory web pages are designed to supplement the mechanics of materials text and to serve as a bridge to the experiments. I would rate the web pages as:

______very effective ______average ______ineffective.

6. Overall, as an educational experience I would rate this course

______better ______about the same ______worse

than other one-credit-hour laboratory courses which I have taken.

  1. Please provide any constructive comments that you wish to make toward improving this laboratory course.

______