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Dear Mr./Dear Ms Joseph Shearer (as private and confidential)

Report: Course Evaluation, to the Teachers

Dear Mr./Dear Ms Shearer,

This email contains evaluation results for Instructor profile / LECeval11:

The global indicators are listed first, followed by the individual average values, consisting of the followingscales:

In the second part of the analysis the average values of all individual questions are listed.

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05/29/2015 Class Climate evaluation Page 1

Joseph Shearer

Instructor profile Spring 2015 ()No. of responses = 46

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1. In your experience with this class, during the semester, how often did you do the following?1. In your experience with this class, during the semester, how often did you do the following?

Asked questions in class or contributed to classdiscussion.

1.1)NeverVery Often n=46

av.=3.17md=3dev.=0.85

Made a class presentation.1.2)NeverVery Often n=45

av.=1.58md=1dev.=0.92

Prepared two or more drafts of an assignmentbefore turning it in.


av.=2.57md=3dev.=1.11

Worked on projects or papers that requiredintegrating ideas or information from varioussources.


av.=3.47md=4dev.=0.76

Worked with other students on projects duringclass.


av.=3.16md=3dev.=0.9

Worked with classmates outside of class tocomplete an assignment.


av.=2.54md=2.5dev.=1.29

Participated in a community-based project as partof your coursework.


av.=2.2md=2dev.=1.1

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Used the internet to work on an assignment.1.8)NeverVery Often n=46

av.=3.57md=4dev.=0.69

Used email to communicate with your instructor.1.9)NeverVery Often n=46

av.=2.63md=2.5dev.=1.1

Discussed grades or assignments with yourinstructor.


av.=3.74md=4dev.=0.53

Talked about career plans with your instructor.1.11)NeverVery Often n=45

av.=2.56md=3dev.=1.18

Discussed ideas from your readings or class withyour instructor outside of class.


av.=2.62md=3dev.=1.21

Worked harder than you thought you could tomeet the instructor's standards or expectations.


av.=3.33md=3.5dev.=0.76

Missed class.1.14)NeverVery Often n=46

av.=1.54md=1dev.=0.69

Received prompt feedback from your instructorabout your performance.


av.=3.72md=4dev.=0.54

2. During the current semester, to what extent did the instructor in this course do the following?2. During the current semester, to what extent did the instructor in this course do the following?

Explained the course requirements and learningobjectives clearly.

2.1)Not at AllCompletely n=45

av.=3.93md=4dev.=0.25

Clearly defined the grading criteria of the course.2.2)Not at AllCompletely n=46

av.=3.96md=4dev.=0.21

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Gave assignments that were consistent with thecourse objectives.


av.=3.93md=4dev.=0.25

Gave assignments that contributed to yourunderstanding of the subject.


av.=3.91md=4dev.=0.35

Connected subject matter to the real world.2.5)Not at AllCompletely n=46

av.=3.85md=4dev.=0.36

Used good examples to clarify points.2.6)Not at AllCompletely n=46

av.=3.91md=4dev.=0.28

Lead discussions that were helpful to yourlearning.


av.=3.83md=4dev.=0.44

Was available to you when you neededassistance.


av.=3.78md=4dev.=0.47

Evaluated your work in ways that helped youlearn.


av.=3.78md=4dev.=0.47

Provided feedback that gave you direction forimprovement.


av.=3.91md=4dev.=0.29

Created a comfortable learning environment.2.11)Not at AllCompletely n=46

av.=3.93md=4dev.=0.33

Created an overall engaging learning experience.2.12)Not at AllCompletely n=43

av.=3.93md=4dev.=0.26

3. Learning Objectives3. Learning Objectives

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To what extent did you meet the learningobjectives of this course.


av.=3.36md=3dev.=0.71

4. Overall Rating4. Overall Rating

My overall rating of the instructor is:4.1)UnsatisfactoryOutstanding n=46

av.=3.91md=4dev.=0.28

My overall rating of this course is:4.2)UnsatisfactoryOutstanding n=46

av.=3.72md=4dev.=0.46

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5. Comments5. Comments

Please provide comments about the instructor or course.5.1)

Bio 139 was a tough course, I wish i could have dedicated my self to it more. Professor Shearer was very engaging and applied hisknowledge to the world in interesting ways. Overall he was one of the best teachers i have had. I have never been more proud to get agrade of C in my life.

All hail King Joe!! Professor Shearer is the coolest/weirdest Professor ever, and his class is no joke. You will learn and you will learn a lotin his class. He is one of the best instructors I've had so far and although I never want to be in his class again, I wouldn't be to mad if Iwas. Welp I guess I'd better get studying!! :-)

Although this is a rough class and a rough teacher, with that being said he is fair with everyone and he tries to ensure success withstudents and tries not to let you fail in the class

BIO 135 was the hardest class I have taken at Gateway, but King Joe made it fun and challenging. He is very knowledgeable in the subjectand explains things clearly while using real life examples. This is not a class you can procrastinate by any means, but if you study thematerial and follow the syllabus, you will pass the class. I recommend not missing any classes because there is so much materialdiscussed in each session and he provides information on the main points you should be studying. I feel like this class will prepare you forany college course. Go to his college success seminar and use his techniques to studying and being a successful student. He goes overevery test with each individual student to show you exactly where you’re at and where you need to be to get your desired grade. He isthere to provide you with excellent education, so take advantage.

Biology is a subject I could care less about, it is a lot of information that needs to be processed by the brain in a short amount of time. I amfighting hard for a "B", not on Mr. Shearer lack of doing his job, but on mine for the lack of the ability to retain information, a sign of old ageI take it, but JOE is teaching it simplified without degrading the subject, school or his teaching ability. It is a hard subject, just as I am sure itis hard to teach a subject that is not known by many students. Let me say this, as a 48 year old grown man who has been in the work force for over thirty years, Joe Shearer is a positive to yourschool and the students lives he touches. He goes out of his way to see both succeed with his HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. KCTCSshould use him as a roll model and example of what a great teacher should be. He truly cares for his students. One of the best I have everhad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool teacher, but he should give at least some credit for late work.

Gateway students are fortunate to have an instructor like King Joe. He is very passionate about what he teaches. He encourages studentsto get involved in their student community and will not hesitate to look silly if it means that students will become engaged in the worldaround them.

Great instructor, keeps everyone engaged and makes it as fun as possible while still learning

He has been an awesome professor. I would definitely take another one of his classes and recommend other students to take him as well.This class is hard, and Shearer knows it too. He gives busy work, which helps your grade if you do it all. He does his best to tell you whatyou need to do to maintain or bring up your grade. I was scared coming into this class, but he made it feel like it was any other class. ILOVE KING JOE!!! And thank you!

He is a great teacher who obviously cares a lot about his students. He is very good about making sure you know how you are doing inclass, what your grade is, and encourages you along the way. A lot of time and effort has been put into this class to make sure that wesucceed like pictures of the lab models and narrated powerpoints posted on blackboard.

He is a great teacher. The only thing I disliked about his class was test would be over packet(s) of notes and no review. So studying wasreally difficult because I would study and think I would get an awesome grade but I wouldn't because I would remember the wrong thingsand forget the things I needed to remember just because it was so much to remember and to study. I cannot personally take all my time tostudy for this one class I have other classes I have to maintain and my home life and daughter. I think he should either give test more oftenthat wouldn't take an entire class to take the test or he should give a review for the longer test. I also dislike that after the test we only gotthe answers back not the questions that were asked so we couldn't really see what we got wrong and needed to study more about. He didgo over and beyond trying to teach us during lecture trying to make it stick whether he made a joke or something he tried really hard tomake sure we understood what he was talking about. Over all he is a great teacher and person.

I enjoyed this class and feel I learned a lot. I wished it was at alittle slower pace at times because it was a lot of info to take in and a lot ofmemorization but overall the instructor did great explain things so that I could understand and I liked his method of teaching and notoverloaded with homework!

I love how challenging the class is, the instructor did a great job in making sure his students understand the content discussed. Theamount of time put into studying outside of class directly corresponds with the grade you have in the class. Anatomy and Physiology is notmeant to be easy, that is why I choose this professor here at Gateway and not at another community college.

I thought that my instructor was a very good instructor. While he was one of the harder teachers that I had, I respect him for that and hehas pushed me into studying harder. I really enjoyed his class and his teaching style.

I went into this class scared because I heard that it was hard. Mr. Shearer is an amazing teacher and I never have ever had class like this

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at Gateway. He makes the class challenging but I mean he wants you to learn. This semester I have learned so much. He helps you outand doesn't just surprise you on tests, he always tells you what concepts and some of the bonuses that would be on them. People whodon't do the weekly assignments will of course have a lower grade. You can get a decent grade in the class by doing the weeklyassignment, but unfortunately some people are just lazy. I have not missed one assignment in his class. Like I said before, he is anamazing teacher and I wish he taught more science classes at Gateway!

I'm not going to lie, this class is very hard. I took this class thinking that with my prior 8 years as an EMT that I would be able to pass thisclass with flying colors. I worked so hard to pass this class, and I felt accomplished at the end of the semester. My advice for anyonetaking this class is to make sure you do your BUSY WORK!!! Seriously, I would spend hours on my weekly assignments and labs and thepay off of the knowledge you receive from your researches and lectures. The weekly assignments will help you to fill in the gaps of thelecture and give you a better understanding of the complete picture of which ever subject you are on. King Joe is an amazing teacher andthis class made me want to change my major and follow my dreams.

If I had to take this class again it would be with King Joe for sure. He made learning fun and easy. Even though I'm not doing as well as Iplanned. This course is not as easy as I thought.

It was a fun course I wish we had more time on tests but other than that. Everything was well explained. You can ask questions. Veryrelaxed. Very organized teacher is great he cares about the students.

Joe is an awesome instructor that has a great way of making the students understand the concepts. I really enjoyed how he taught andintroduced new material while connecting it to the real world. He has the best interest of his students in mind and can tell that he reallywants us to succeed in nursing. He focuses on big topics that will covered and used in the nursing program as well as real life aftergraduation. I would recommend his class to anyone that wants to be successful in the medical field in the future.

King Joe has definitely topped my ratings of all my pervious professors. He makes this class interesting and fun and I enjoyed being in hisclass. He pushed me this semester, even when I wasn't at my best or didn't do my best he pushed me and had faith in me to do what Ineeded to do for the class. Couldn't have asked for a better teacher! I will miss having him, wish he could follow us all and teach usthrough the entire program!!

King Joe is a great instructor. He explains everything as clearly as he can and if you are confused about something he would be more thanhappy to help you. He may be tough but he wants to see his students succeed in his class not fail. Make sure you do all of the weeklyassignments. It really does affect your grade!! He really knows what he is talking about. Just make sure you do all of the assignments andreally study and you will be fine!

King Joe is amazing! I loved having Dr. Fritz for A&P1 but I think that KJ could have made that class a bit more understandable for mepersonally. The class conversations were always informative if not even a bit funny, which helped certain concepts stick. I now can look atmyself and be confident moving forward that my teachers are not smarter than me, only educated first.

King Joe is an amazing professor. He is really passionate about seeing his students succeed. I enjoyed his so very much. I feel as if Ilearned and retained a lot more that I had ever expected. I'm glad that I took his class instead of deciding just to quit without my associatesdegree.

King Joe you rockIIIYou are an outstanding instructor and I very much enjoyed your course!!!

Mr Shearer was one of the toughest instructors I have ever had. He was tough but fair. He was always available to help you in any way hecould. Bio 135 was not an easy subject, but he made his lectures so that there were small breaks when explaining the subject matter, thisgave you a chance to relax before going forward. He gave you plenty of chances for extra credit in order to boost your grade. He is aninstructor that care and wants you to pass, and will do everything in his power to help you do so.

My opinion of this class is hard but the instructor helps you through, that is what makes you work hard and get through it.

Mr. Shearer does an excellent job at presenting the information the class needs to know for assignments and tests. He is very clear onimportant concepts and relates those concepts to practical experience. It's very inspiring to have an instructor who is so passionate aboutteaching.

Mr. Shearer has assisted in preparing me to be successful as a nurse. The time he takes to go over concepts and to apply them in arelative way makes learning easier. He takes time with his students and is very passionate about teaching and ensuring students aresuccessful.

Mr. Shearer is an outstanding instructor. He is very tough, and will tell you that from the beginning, but it helps you work harder and masterthe content that is given to you. Go to lecture and lab, and ask questions to help you better understand, and you will do fine.

Mr. Shearer was a great teacher. he helped you out if you needed help with anything in class. He was great at making things clear in hislectures and related things to the outside world. i would recommend him for anyone having to take BIO 135 or any other science class.

Mr. Shearer, is truly concerned about his students success in his class. He makes his class interesting and entertaining. I looked forward togoing to Mr. Shearer's class, because he is passionate about what he does and very good at it as well. I would have liked to have had the option of taking BIO 139, three days a week because the material is difficult to understand at times. Itwould have been extremely beneficial to have had tutoring for BIO 139. It was offered on Monday only and the time it was offered onMonday the six of us who would have gone to tutoring, had another class during the time it was offered. I feel like tutoring for BIO 139 isessential and critical to doing well in this class. I feel like my grade was negatively impacted by not having the flexibility or availability of atutor. Friday is always a great day to offer tutoring because many students, like myself,don't have class on Friday.

Professor Joe Shearer, King Joe, to most of his students, reflects the values and ethics of the perfect professor. He is intelligent,passionate, and possesses a degree of care and concern for his student's success that I have encountered in few professors, even at a

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traditional four year institution. I cannot say enough about the effort, time, and energy that this professor invests in his students learning ona daily basis. Prof. Shearer's class is fun, engaging, and challenging and is designed to fully prepare you for the next level. In addition, Iknow based on my involvement on campus that Prof. Shearer is involved in many campus organizations, including piloting S.T.E.M. club!Professor Shearer is truly an amazing teacher and person and any student who has the pleasure of taking him is very lucky.

Really enjoyed the class. I learned a lot. The only thing I disliked about the class was how side tract the instructor got.

The course had exceeded my expectations. The material was very challenging, but Mr. Shearer explained the material that made itunderstandable. He made the class fun and interesting. I can honestly say that in all my years of attending colleges, he is by far myfavorite professor. I could not imagine taking such on such a demanding subject with another professor.

The course is hard. The teacher is cool. If you stay focus on the class work you can get through the class with a good grade. If you slackoff and miss a lot of class and think it is a joke. You will FAIL no doubt about it.

The course is very difficult, however, the instructor made it enjoyable while making it understandable at the same time.

This class is not easy unless you make it easy! You will need to keep up with readings and study often to pass this class. Mr.Shearer is agreat teacher he is engaged with the students learning in his classes! He makes handouts that follow lecture/power points and alsonarrates them to retain the knowledge in your memory. Also he has a amazing Facebook page called King Joe's Science Page that helps alot with his lab test. Mr.Shearer posts many picture of the models in the classroom to study off of and it is truly helpful. So I wouldencourage students to take advantage of the resources and study study study.

This class was challenging, but if you put in the studying and go to all the classes, you shouldnt have a problem passing. Do your weeklyassignments. They have an impact on your grade in the end. Tests were hard, it covered a lot of material.Overall great class.

This class was more challenging then I had originally expected. I was challenged. Mr Shearer made this an interesting class and isdefinitely passionate about teaching.

This course is very helpful, King Joe is not only a great person but a great instructor. He clearly defines points giving in class, and doesALL HE CAN to see you succeed. That is all you can ask for from an instructor/teacher, someone that is genuine about how they feel andabout seeing you succeed, Class could be challenging if not studying and applying your self. Overall, class was very beneficial and idefinitely recommend doing all you can to get in BIO 135 if you need this class. Great experience and learned a lot that i will use in myfuture endeavors.

This course sucked because it covered everything in a short time and it was just hard to remember everything. King Joe made it aspainless as humanly possible and it actually was pretty fun even though the course was hard. He was very helpful and explainedeverything very clearly and in detail. I hope I have him as a teacher again with my other anatomy/health science classes.

This has been probably one of the hardest yet best courses I have taken to date. The material is in depth and hard as it should be for thecourse but completely retain able. The tests are hard and really make you think differently with Professor Shearers style of teaching butyou are provided all the tools and help if you really want to pass and do well. If you want an A you are GOING to earn it but thats how itshould be. The atmosphere in the class is fun and laid back but you retain and learn a lot which is a hard combination to find. Shearer isone of a kind for sure and Gateway is lucky to have him. I would recommend his class to anyone as long as they want to work, earn it, andare there to learn and not just get by. By far one of my favorite classes in my time at Gateway.

This was one of the most challenging and enriching courses I have taken at the college level. This course was what I consider "the realdeal" in that if you can succeed in this course, you should be equipped to handle future courses of equal or greater difficulty. Success wasnot impossible in this ,however. Prof. Shearer provides the necessary information and resources to get the most out of this course. Hekeeps the pace of the material appropriate, and has a good sense of the things that you need to know. You'll feel like you actually gotsomething out of the course. Prof. Shearer genuinely wants everyone in the class to do well, but it is ultimately up to the student to makethat happen. No "hand holding" in this class. Grades are earned, yet he makes himself available and seems to go to great lengths toprovide additional resources outside of the classroom, as in the case of his Facebook science page. There's a genuine passion in hislectures and my night course seems to fly by even though it is almost 3 hours long. He will joke and be friendly, but it isn't all fun andgames. When it comes to the content of the course, he takes it seriously, and has a knack for making difficult A&P concepts easier tounderstand. At times you'll feel overwhelmed, but it all seems to flow and come together at the right time. This course is an asset to thescience program at Gateway and an asset to anyone pursuing a career in the health or biology fields.

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