Instructions: Please answer the following questions honestly and thoughtfully. Return the completed evaluation to 116 Brown Laboratory no later than 4 PM Tuesday, May 18. Make sure you check-off your name on the course roster there. For Question 39 of this evaluation, you will need to reread the course syllabus.

1. Consider the following items and rate them with respect to how important they are for success in CHEM-342.
 

Item	Extremely  Important	Very  Important	Reasonably  Important	Slightly Important	Not  Important
a. Personal Initiative
b. Library Research Skills
c. Taking Notes in Class
d. Writing Skills
e. Collaboration with Classmates
f. Oral Communication Skills
g. Prior Knowledge
h. Memorization
i. Learning New Information
j. Problem Solving Skills
k. Conceptualization
l. Attendance

2. Reconsider the items a through l in relation to other science courses you have had. Circle those items which, in your experience, are more important in CHEM-342 than in those other courses. (Circle as many as are appropriate.)

3. On average, I spent ___ hours a week on work related to CHEM-342.
 

For statements 4 through 35, put a check in the box that best reflects how strongly you agree or disagree with each.
 

Statement	Strongly  Agree	Agree	No Opinion/  Undecided	Disagree	Strongly  Disagree
4. Scrambling groups is something that should be done in this course again next year.
5. I found the demonstrations helped my understanding of the articles we read.
6. Peer evaluation of student performance within groups was a worthwhile activity.
7. I would prefer to have had a tutor dedicated to my group than to have to share the tutor with another group.
8. Instead of group work, I think CHEM- 342 should have more faculty lectures.
9. I think examinations in CHEM-342 should focus more on content. (1, 2)
10. The assignments I turned in were graded and returned promptly.
11. A considerable amount of the material in CHEM-342 reviewed material I had studied in other courses.
12. Visitors to the class during the semester were an unwelcome distraction for me.
13. My group's concept map reflected mostly the efforts of one or two group members.
14. I think grades in CHEM-342 should be based solely on individual performance.
15. I frequently talked about subjects and issues arising in this course with people not enrolled in the course.
16. I feel that I can apply the general principles I learned in CHEM-342 to problems in other courses.
17. As a result of this class my ability to find, read, and analyze information has improved.
18. I feel confident that I can read and understand research articles.
19. I am comfortable working in groups.
20. I feel comfortable sharing information.
21. I feel comfortable asking help from others.
22. I feel comfortable in relying on information obtained from others.
23. Given the opportunity, I would like to take another class designed like this one.
24. Discussion of the mystery molecules each class helped me make connections to things I had learned in other chemistry courses.
25. I found the quotations on the board thought provoking.

 

Statement	1-Excellent	2	3	4	5-Very Poor
26. Overall, I would rate this class:
27. Overall, I would rate this instructor:

Rate each of the articles you studied with respect to its overall contribution to your learning and the goals of the course.
 

Article	Extremely Important	Very  Important	Reasonably  Important	Slightly  Important	Not  Important
28. Stokes (1864)
29. Zinoffsky (1886)
30. Svedberg and Fåhraeus (1926)
31. Herrick (1910)
32. Diggs et al. (1933)
33. Pauling et al. (1949)
34. Ingram (1957 & 1958)
35. Allison (1954)

Narrative Responses.

36. In an informative sentence or two, describe or characterize CHEM-342 to someone
who might consider taking the course.

37. Identify or describe some thing(s) that Professor White does particularly well.

38. Identify or describe some way(s) that Professor White could improve his teaching (and your learning).

39. Reread the course syllabus and provide some thoughtful feedback. e.g. Did the syllabus adequately describe the course? Are there aspects of the syllabus that are unclear or misleading that should be revised? What is missing that should be included? Feel free to discuss this question with your classmates.

40. Reflect on the course and identify those aspects that you think could be improved.
Please suggest ways for improvement.