Student Course Evaluations
Instrument 8: Midterm Course Survey in Physics 352
Project: A Course in Laser and Optical Physics at Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Funding Source: NSF:
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Purpose: To get feedback from students about a course
Administered To: Undergraduates in a Web-based Physics course about biofilm
Topics Covered:
- Academic Habits: study habits
- Course Evaluation: satisfaction, effectiveness, ease of use, instructor,
delivery, pace, activities, assignment, technology use
Format/Length: 18 open-ended questions
Midterm Course Survey in Physics 352
Please take the time to think about the following questions.
Your input and feedback are very valuable and this is your
chance to help change the course for the better.
Labs
1. Is the assigned lab work useful for learning the concepts?
2. Are the labs and the lectures well coordinated with one
another?
3. Do you have enough time for the labs? Too much time?
4. Do you usually understand the lab assignments? Are they
well written?
Lectures:
5. Do you find the lectures clear and easy to follow? If not,
what needs to be improved?
6. Do I give enough examples? Do I go too quickly or too slowly
though the examples?
7. Do I speak loudly and clearly enough? Is my chalkboard
work legible and clear?
8. Are my Power Point presentations useful? What problems
do you encounter with them?
9. Do I allow enough time for you to ask questions? Do you
feel comfortable asking me questions? If not, do you have
any suggestions as to what I can do to improve?
Quizzes and Exams:
10. Do you find the quizzes and exams fair? If not, why not?
11. Are they sufficiently challenging? Do they give you a
chance to show what you know and test the limits of your knowledge?
Homework:
12. Are the homework assignments helping you to learn the
material?
13. Approximately how many hours a week do you spend studying
for this class? Do not include time spent in lectures or lab,
but do include time spent on homework and group or individual
study out of class.
14. What can be done to improve the use of homework in this
class as a learning tool?
Group Work:
15. Are the in-class group projects useful tools for learning
the concepts?
16. Are the in-class group projects useful tools for learning
to solve problems in optics?
17. What can be done to improve the in-class group work?
Anything else you can think of that needs improvement or
comments you'd like to make? Please write on the back of this
page and feel free to suggest anything you think might help
you and your classmates learn the material more effectively.
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