ECONW1105 003 2016 1 / PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS …ahn2114/Teaching_Evaluations.pdf · Program Evaluation System Title: A&S Spring 2016 Standard Evaluation Dates: 04/25/2016 - 05/06/2016

Program Evaluation System

Title: A&S Spring 2016 Standard Evaluation Dates: 04/25/2016 - 05/06/2016

Course: ECONW1105_003_2016_1 / PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS Responses: 95/120 - 79.17%Number of Participants: 120

Enrollment of All Students: 121

Instructors: Brendan Andrew O'Flaherty

TA Graph Report for: Anh Hong Nguyen

What is your overall assessment of the effectiveness of the teaching assistant?

N=25

No basis for comment

0 (0%) 1

Poor 0 (0%) 2

Fair 0 (0%) 3

Good 1 (4%) 4

Very Good 12 (48%) 5

Excellent 12 (48%) 6

Median 5 Std Dev 0.58Interpolated Median 5.46Mean 5.44

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Course: ECONW1105_003_2016_1 / PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS Responses: 95/120 - 79.17%

Instructors: Brendan Andrew O'Flaherty Enrollment of Registered Students:120

Enrollment of All Students:121

TA Comments Report for: Anh Hong Nguyen

What are the strengths and weaknesses of your teaching assistant (discussion section leader, lab section leader, grader, or other assistant) as an instructor, and how might his or her teaching be improved?

Q1

Anh is super organized, cares about her students, and makes sure everyone understands material before

moving on.

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she's A++++

the reason i'm getting an A

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She was very helpful and clear.-

She was funny, respectful, and a great TA.-

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She knew what she was talking about and didn't mind taking any questions in the middle of recitation even if it

wasn't relevant to the current topic.

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She was very effective. She explained concepts and ideas really clearly and answered questions effectively. I

thought that the weekly sections with her were most effective in my comprehension of the material.

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She is chill.-

The first one answered all of them.-

Excellent TA. I've attended all TA's recitations and this was the one I stayed for the remaining of the course.

She knows her material and covers everything there is to know. Prepares will for the exam and guides

students to participate with the recitation.

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Seriously amazing, I loved Anh!!!!-

Anh is an extremely efficient and knowledgable teaching assistant. While other TA's sometimes were confused

or misinformed/ made mistakes, Anh never made a mistake. She never once forgot assignments that needed

handing back or lost her train of thought. My section continuously had top marks and that was probably due to

her. She answers emails clearly and in a timely manner. No complaints. Even though she is not native, she

speaks perfect English, clearly and eloquently. I don't think her teaching can be improved because she had no

weaknesses. She always prepared us adequately for all exams, and ALWAYS makes sure to ask if anyone has

any questions or issues before moving on from a subject. She is extremely professional and simultaneously

personable. Take her Section.

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Course: ECONW1105_003_2016_1 / PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS Responses: 95/120 - 79.17%

Instructors: Brendan Andrew O'Flaherty Enrollment of Registered Students:120



Anh is by far one of the best TA's I've had. She only has 50 minutes per class, but she does a great job of

explaining the material clearly. The recitation goes at a much quicker pace than the lecture which is beneficial

since more information is taken in by the students. I don't see any areas in which she can improve because

she is already an excellent TA.

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nice, smart and hard working-

Anh is good at explaining material. While it is clear that she doesn't spend as much time on the problem sets

and stuff as Cameron (an unfair comparison, in all honesty) but she is still helpful and her office hours always

helped me.

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Anh is an excellent discussion leader. She was able to articulate all of the important points very well-

Very approachable and helpful-

Anh is a good TA. She gets the lessons across in a way that everyone seemed to understand and she was a big

help on problem sets.

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She's very smart but she goes really fast when covering material. Sometimes it is hard to keep up unless you

really understand the material. I consider recitation as a place to learn more details and learn something that I

don't understand.

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Course: ECONW4251_001_2017_1 / INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Responses: 38/67 - 56.72%Number of Participants: 67


Instructors: Katherine Emily Ho



N=14


0 (0%) 1

Poor 0 (0%) 2

Fair 0 (0%) 3

Good 0 (0%) 4

Very Good 4 (29%) 5



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Course: ECONW4251_001_2017_1 / INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Responses: 38/67 - 56.72%

Instructors: Katherine Emily Ho Enrollment of Registered Students:67




Q1

Anh was very helpful to me. I could not go to recitations, but I always got a timely response if I emailed her

with questions... The more detailed my questions and the more I explained my thinking, the more she would

offer or contribute in response.

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Anh Nguyen was a very good TA, extremely clear in her organization and teaching. Examples corresponded to

the content the class and recitation were often very helpful

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Anh was an excellent TA. She explained concepts well, responded to emails, and frequently helped students

who asked for assistance.

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Extremely thankful to Anh for her patience with me throughout this course. I have definitely struggled with

this course, but she was always willing to repeat things I did not understand and do her best to explain the

topics in class in a concise manner. Extremely thankful for her and Arpita as they truly got me through this

course.

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Any very clearly and helpfully covered material from the problem sets that were not addressed in the lectures.-

Incredibly fast with emails. Always very helpful with questions.-

Great at explaining problems in the PSETs and leading recitation.-

Excellent--superb knowledge of content and delivery of material-


Title: Fall 2016 A&S Standard Evaluation Dates: 12/05/2016 - 12/16/2016

Course: ECONW4251_001_2016_3 / INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Responses: 28/54 - 51.85%Number of Participants: 54





N=14


0 (0%) 1

Poor 1 (7%) 2

Fair 0 (0%) 3

Good 2 (14%) 4

Very Good 2 (14%) 5

Excellent 9 (64%) 6


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Title: Fall 2016 A&S Standard Evaluation Dates: 12/05/2016 - 12/16/2016






Q1

Had very good recitations, easily accessible during office hours, and was very responsive to emails.-

Anh was a very responsive, thorough, well-informed TA. My experience in the class was greatly improved with

her instruction.

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-Very clear

-Approachable

-Easily adapts when students don't understand something

-Expertly goes over concepts in an intuitive way

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Anh is amazing. She actually cares for you which is the most important quality a TA can have at the point in

their career. She is always willing to help even by email whenever you have equations. She is very clear. Give

you a lot of tools to do well in this class.

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Anh was an invaluable resource. She was very good at breaking down concepts and always patient with basic

questions.

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Very helpful and prompt in answering questions.-


Title: A&S Standard Course Evaluation Dates: 12/07/2015 - 12/16/2015


Number of Participants: 73




What is your overall assessment of the

effectiveness of the teaching assistant?

N=32

No basis for

comment

1 (3%) 1

Poor 0 (0%) 2

Fair 2 (6%) 3

Good 5 (16%) 4

Very Good 6 (19%) 5


Median 6 Std Dev 1.22Interpolated Median 5.61 Mean 5.16

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What are the strengths and weaknesses of your teaching assistant (discussion section

leader, lab section leader, grader, or other assistant) as an instructor, and how might his or

her teaching be improved?

Q1

I was very pleased how fast she responded to my emails. Also, she answered my questions that helped me

understand the material better.

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Well organized recitation, helpful and approachable, very fair grading-

Ahn has been a great TA.

She is always prepared and willing in recitations and office hours. She also cares about the students- she knew

the names of everyone who went to her recitation and emailed us when there was a mistake in her notes.

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Extremely clear at delivering complex concepts. Very friendly, approachable, knowledgable, quick-witted, and

hardworking on behalf of the students.

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Anh made her own lesson plans and was able to explain advanced concepts clearly and concisely. She went

through several practice problems during her recitations, and was always happy to explain course material

during office hours. Phenomenal TA overall.

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Anh is incredibly organized and it's clear that she has put in time and effort to prepare for the recitation

sessions.

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Too harsh, not very nice.-

The grading wasn't very clearly explained.-

Recitations could have been more structured with a clear agenda of topics to be covered. It would have been

immensely helpful if the TA had prepared practice problems and worked through them clearly during

recitation.

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Anh's recitations are quite helpful! She is really patient and she does prepare a lot for the recitations. She also

helps me a lot in understanding some difficult questions.

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Anh was excellent! Her recitations were very organized and I appreciated that she handed out notes before for

us to follow along with. She was also very helpful with problem sets during office hours.

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Both TAs were extremely harsh graders, they would take off points for not answering questions that weren't

even part of the homework question - for example when I asked Anh where I lost a point, she said "your

answer is right but you didn't include this additional part" - this additional part was not even in the homework

question so how was I supposed to know to include it? It is extremely frustrating to deal with because their

expectations are not the same as the homework.

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Anh explains concepts concisely and clearly. She is always very helpful when answering questions, be they in

person or over email.

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Anh was a great TA! She was really clear in recitations, and came prepared every week to explain difficult

concepts. She was also really helpful in her office hours.

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Anh's recitation sessions were awesome. She is very dedicated to make every student understand the subject

and its implications. Wish Anh could have taken over some of the lectures as well. She is definitely Professor

material.

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#1: She actually came prepared to her recitations. SHE WROTE PROBLEMS and notes for us to work through.

Nate didn't.

#2: She is very friendly, patient, enthusiastic and for whatever reason, interested in this subject.

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Anh is a wonderful TA: Always attentive and patient.-

The TA did a great job on answering question and helping the students. I particularly appreciate her note on

the TA session.

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Could have provided more explanation on some of the problem set corrections-

Anh's one weakness may be her super rigorous grading. Sometimes I thought she may have been too harsh

on the PSETs. Besides that though, she clearly cares about TAing and she clearly has a mastery over the

material both in her structured recitation explanations and in any questions I send her way.

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No comment - unclear which TA graded which problem sets but some of the problem sets felt like they were

graded rather harshly. The grading on the midterm exam, however, felt very fairly graded.

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Title: A and S DEFAULT Course Evaluation Instructor/TA Form Dates: 04/27/2015 - 05/07/2015




Instructors: George S Olley


TA's ability to raise challenging questions N=10

Poor 0 (0%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 0 (0%) 3

Very good 1 (10%) 4

Excellent 9 (90%) 5

6 N/A 0 (0%)


1

TA's ability to help clarify course material N=10

Poor 0 (0%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 0 (0%) 3

Very good 1 (10%) 4

Excellent 9 (90%) 5

6 N/A 0 (0%)


2

TA's ability to encourage student participation

effectively

N=10

Poor 0 (0%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 0 (0%) 3

Very good 1 (10%) 4

Excellent 9 (90%) 5

6 N/A 0 (0%)


3

TA's responsiveness to student questions,

opinions and criticisms

N=10

Poor 0 (0%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 0 (0%) 3

Very good 1 (10%) 4

Excellent 9 (90%) 5

6 N/A 0 (0%)


4

TA's feedback on assignments and

examinations

N=10

Poor 0 (0%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 0 (0%) 3

Very good 1 (10%) 4

Excellent 9 (90%) 5

6 N/A 0 (0%)


5

TA's ability to communicate effectively with

students

N=10

Poor 0 (0%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 0 (0%) 3

Very good 1 (10%) 4

Excellent 9 (90%) 5

6 N/A 0 (0%)


6

Overall effectiveness of the TA N=10

Poor 0 (0%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 0 (0%) 3

Very good 1 (10%) 4

Excellent 9 (90%) 5

6 N/A 0 (0%)


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Instructors: George S Olley Enrollment of Registered Students:35



Comments on TA effectivenessQ1

Smart and effective! Very Good TA-

Anh is one of the best TAs I've ever had. She was always so helpful and put in so much time explaining

everything to each student. She was also really understanding of students who may have needed more time

to understand the material and made sure everyone understood before moving on in Recitations and office

hours. Seriously a brilliant TA - she made the course very clear and obviously knows what she is talking

about.

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Course: ECONW2105_001_2014_3 / THE AMERICAN ECONOMY Responses: 25/51 - 49.02%




TA's ability to raise challenging questions N=25

Poor 1 (4%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 1 (4%) 3

Very good 5 (20%) 4

Excellent 6 (24%) 5

N/A 12 (48%) 6


1

TA's ability to help clarify course material N=25

Poor 1 (4%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 1 (4%) 3

Very good 5 (20%) 4

Excellent 7 (28%) 5

N/A 11 (44%) 6

Median 4.5 Std Dev 1.12Interpolated Median 4.50 Mean 4.21

2

TA's ability to encourage student participation

effectively

N=25

Poor 2 (8%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 2 (8%) 3

Very good 4 (16%) 4

Excellent 6 (24%) 5

N/A 11 (44%) 6


3

TA's responsiveness to student questions,

opinions and criticisms

N=25

Poor 1 (4%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 2 (8%) 3

Very good 5 (20%) 4

Excellent 7 (28%) 5

N/A 10 (40%) 6


4

TA's feedback on assignments and

examinations

N=25

Poor 1 (4%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 2 (8%) 3

Very good 5 (20%) 4

Excellent 7 (28%) 5

N/A 10 (40%) 6


5

TA's ability to communicate effectively with

students

N=25

Poor 1 (4%) 1

Fair 0 (0%) 2

Good 2 (8%) 3

Very good 4 (16%) 4

Excellent 6 (24%) 5

N/A 12 (48%) 6


6

Overall effectiveness of the TA N=25

Poor 1 (4%) 1

Fair 2 (8%) 2

Good 2 (8%) 3

Very good 4 (16%) 4

Excellent 6 (24%) 5

N/A 10 (40%) 6


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Course: ECONW2105_001_2014_3 / THE AMERICAN ECONOMY Responses: 25/51 - 49.02%

Enrollment of Registered Students:51



Comments on TA effectivenessQ1

To be fair, I mainly communicated with the TA through email and I know that she answers questions efficiently

and knowledgeably. However, she does not participate in class or teach, and thus she is not a big component

of this class.

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I did not have any contact with the TA-

Anh is great-

Never met the TA but the grading and behind the scene work was fair-


Title: Session D Dates: 06/27/2016 - 07/01/2016

Course: ECONS4251_001_2016_2 / INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Responses: 6/14 - 42.86%Number of Participants: 14


Instructors: Anh Hong Nguyen

Instructor Graph Report for: Anh Hong Nguyen

What is your overall assessment of the effectiveness of the instructor?

N=6

Poor 1 (17%) 1

Fair 1 (17%) 2

Good 0 (0%) 3

Very good 2 (33%) 4

Excellent 2 (33%) 5


1

The instructor's teaching methods helped me achieve the course's learning goals.

N=6

Strongly disagree 1 (17%) 1

Disagree 0 (0%) 2

Uncertain 1 (17%) 3

Agree 3 (50%) 4

Strongly agree 1 (17%) 5


2

The Instructor was knowledgeable in the subject area.

N=6


Disagree 1 (17%) 2

Uncertain 0 (0%) 3

Agree 2 (33%) 4


Median 4.5 Std Dev 1.17Interpolated Median 4.50Mean 4.17

3

The instructor encouraged useful participation and collaboration with fellow students through discussion and other activities.

N=6


Disagree 1 (17%) 2

Uncertain 1 (17%) 3

Agree 1 (17%) 4


Median 4.5 Std Dev 1.26Interpolated Median 4.50Mean 4.00

4

I understood how the instructor graded my assignments.

N=6


Disagree 1 (17%) 2

Uncertain 0 (0%) 3

Agree 4 (67%) 4



5

The instructor provided timely and useful feedback on my assignments.

N=6


Disagree 2 (33%) 2

Uncertain 0 (0%) 3

Agree 2 (33%) 4



6

The instructor was available via email and/or office hours for one-on-one consultation.

N=6


Disagree 1 (17%) 2

Uncertain 0 (0%) 3

Agree 3 (50%) 4



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ECONW1105 003 2016 1 / PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS …ahn2114/Teaching_Evaluations.pdf · Program Evaluation System Title: A&S Spring 2016 Standard Evaluation Dates: 04/25/2016 - 05/06/2016