ESCI 101 Course Evaluation

Why Evaluate the Course?

Online courses are new entities in the academic world. As such, there are many issues left to hammer out which can improve the quality of your online experience. Some issues, like lack of interaction with the professor & other students, or managing your personal time, may never be overcome. However, as a teacher, I'm very interested in your opinion of this course. Please take the time to fill out this form - it is completely anonymous. Thanks!

Evaluation Form:

1. Did you find the chapter materials posted online to be helpful?
Yes
No

2. Did the lecture exams reflect the material you studied from the textbook?
Yes
No

3. Were the labs and exercises too much work on top of the lecture exams?
Yes
No

4. Which one did you most enjoy working on?
Labs
Exercises
Both equally

5. Should I try to make more of the labs so that they can be done completely online?
Yes
No
It's a nice mix right now

6. Describe your interaction with the professor.
I would have liked more interaction
It was fine like it was
He sent me too many e-mails

7. Would you take this science course again?
Yes
No

8. Were the rock and mineral kits easy to work with?
Yes
No

9. What would you change about the labs and exercises?

10. What was your favorite part of this course?

11. What was your least favorite part of this course?

12. Do you think that your grades have accurately reflected your accumulated knowledge of Earth Science?
Yes
No

13. Were you pressed for time to complete all the course requirements?
Yes
No

14. Is there anything else I could have done to enhance your online experience?

15. What did you think of the design of the course website?

16. Finally, I'd appreciate any other comments you may have about this course.