Block 1 AP Language and Composition Course Evaluation Survey 2008

An anonymous student final evaluation of the course.


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. How has this course improved your ability to communicate?


  1. How has this class increased your respect for yourself and/or others?


  1. What was the best part of this class and why?


  1. In what way would you change this course to make it better?


  1. Please share any comments you would like to make about this class or about the instruction in this class.


  1. Please rate the intellectual challenge of the pace of this class, with 1 being very low, 10 very high, and 5 perfect.
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  
    Low  High


  1. Please rate the intellectual challenge of the content of this class, with 1 being very low, 10 very high, and 5 perfect.
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  
    Low Value  High


  1. Please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statements:*

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      Mr. O'Leary deals fairly with students. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary has high expectations for student conduct. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary stops inappropriate student behavior. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary respects me. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Students respect Mr. O'Leary. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary is interested in me as a person. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary has high expectations for student work. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary can explain/present classwork in more than one way. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary provides activities that help students understand the coursework. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary tells us how we can use what we learn. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary knows his subject well. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary expects us to take responsibility for our own learning. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary is organized. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary gives homework related to the subject. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary makes learning interesting. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary uses different ways to assess my learning. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary evaluates my work fairly. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary is available to help me. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary enjoys teaching. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary informs me of my grade. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary designs quality activities and assignments. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  
      Mr. O'Leary's tests and quizzes are fair. Totally Disagree Totally Agree  


  1. Please rate the educational value of each named assignment/activity/subject*

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      Document of Learning Portfolios (DLP) Low Value High Value  
      Summer Assignment Sharings Low Value High Value  
      Grammar booklets and quizzes Low Value High Value  
      AP literary Devices list  Low Value High Value  
      AP literary Devices Overhead Lessons Low Value High Value  
      Huckleberry Finn Summer Reading Low Value High Value  
      Huckleberry Finn Summer Writing assignment Low Value High Value  
      Multiple Choice Practice Booklets Low Value High Value  
      Revolutionary Period Essay Readings Low Value High Value  
      Thoreau Readings (Walden) Low Value High Value  
      Natural Truth Activity Low Value High Value  
      Reading of The Scarlet Letter Low Value High Value  
      AP Essay Writing tests Low Value High Value  
      Class sharing of essays Low Value High Value  
      Pithy quote writing assignments Low Value High Value  
      Pithy quote alternative writing assignments Low Value High Value  
      Rhetorical device writing assignments Low Value High Value  
      The Great Gatsby reading assignment Low Value High Value  
      Weekly Survey Feedback Forms Low Value High Value  
      Invisible Man Summer Reading Low Value High Value  
      Billy Budd video Low Value High Value  
      Invisible Man Summer writing Low Value High Value  
      This course evaluation survey Low Value High Value  
      Catcher in the Rye Reading Low Value High Value  
      Melville Poetry Activity Low Value High Value  
      Reading of Moby Dick Low Value High Value  
      Randomized Line-Ups Low Value High Value  
      Small Group Discussions Low Value High Value  
      Large Group Discussions Low Value High Value  
      D.H.Lawrence on Hawthorne Low Value High Value  
      Huck Finn Multiple Choice Question Booklet Low Value High Value  
      Mencken's "Mark Twain's Americanism" Low Value High Value  
      Ellison's "Mark Twain and Huck Finn" Low Value High Value  
      The Crucible video Low Value High Value  
      Synthesis Essay Readings and writing Low Value High Value  
      Monday sharing of survey results Low Value High Value  
      Weekly Surveys Low Value High Value  
      AP Student Sample Essay activity Low Value High Value  


  1. Thanks for taking the survey. Mr. O






Mr. O'Leary
English Department
Conval High School
Peterborough, NH