Biology - Spring Semester 2014 - Evaluation (Ruesler)

Your responses to this survey will be kept anonymous. Please answer these questions honestly and thoroughly. Your answers will be used to shape this course in the future!


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. How effective was each of the following in helping you to understand the course material and/or prepare for class?

    1 is the least effective, while 5 is the most effective.*

          1 2 3 4 5     check here if this question does not apply to you
      taking notes during class   
      using your laptop to organize your class files   
      completing unit worksheets on Quia.com   
      having an online copy of the textbook   
      having a hard copy of the textbook   
      contributing to class discussions (asking/answering questions, etc.)   
      getting quick feedback on quia.com   
      using practice activities on quia.com   
      reading the textbook in preparation for class   
      preparing for the midterm and final   
      having regular review quizzes   


  1. How often did you do each of the following?

    1 - Never
    2 - Once or twice over the semester
    3 - Once each unit
    4 - At least twice each unit
    5 - Very often*

          1 2 3 4 5    
      complete reading assignments for homework   
      use your laptop to take notes during class   
      use activities on quia.com to review   
      re-take old quizzes on quia.com for practice   
      create flashcards using iFlash   
      create flashcards on paper   
      study for upcoming quizzes in groups   
      use your flex block to prepare for biology   
      use the class website to view the homework assignments   


  1. What events (e.g., labs, lectures, web activities, student presentations, homework, portfolios) in class did you find most helpful and/or most enjoyable?
    Please explain.

    Reminder of some labs and activities we've done this semester:
    - Earth 2.0 species pages
    - growing bacteria during the environmental microbes lab
    - Botanical Gardens field trip and lab
    - animal websites
    -frog dissection*


  1. What events in class need improvement? Please be specific and explain why you feel this way, and how these events might be improved.*


  1. Do you feel that your instructor was consistently prepared for class and responsive to students' questions and concerns? Please explain.*





Kim Bathker