TOK Student Course Evaluation, Mr. Ergueta's 2011 Juniors

Now you can grade me and the course! Please check the most appropriate box and write any comments you may have.
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  1. Assess the teacher's:

            1 2 3 4 5      
      Knowledge of course material Excellent  Poor  
      Interest and passion for course material Excellent  Poor  
      Organization of course  Excellent  Poor  
      Encouragement to students to see topics from different standpoints Excellent  Poor  
      Involvement of students during class time in fair and balanced way Excellent  Poor  
      Accurate and fair assessment of student progress Excellent  Poor  
      Availability to give extra help to students Excellent  Poor  


  1. Assess how well the course achieved the following:

            1 2 3 4 5      
      Imparted an enduring understanding of basic issues regarding knowledge Excellent  Poor  
      Taught how to identify key knowledge claims made in all walks of life, and the issues inherent in them, and to deal with them appropriately Excellent  Poor  
      Taught high-level critical thinking ("TOK") skills, and how to apply them in writing and verbally Excellent  Poor  
      Taught the strengths and limitations of different ways of knowing and areas of knowledge Excellent  Poor  
      Encouraged consideration of genuinely interesting alternatives to your previous assumptions about school subject areas (math, natural science, etc)  Excellent  Poor  
      Added depth to your development of your thinking about basic issues regarding human nature, society, science, art Excellent  Poor  
      Made TOK interesting/useful/fun Excellent  Poor  
      Prepared you for IB assessments Excellent  Poor  


  1. Comment on what the teacher did well:


  1. Comment on what the teacher could try to do better/change/add:


  1. Note that I deliberately assign little or no reading for homework, with the consequence that much of class time has to be devoted to acquiring basic knowledge through reading and discussing texts. Do you have any comments or suggestions about what should be done in class versus what is done as homework?


  1. Please assess the effectiveness of each of the instructor's teaching methods listed below:

            1 2 3 4 5      
      "TOK moment" discussions Excellent  Poor  
      "Popcorn" reading and discussions Excellent  Poor  
      Skits Excellent  Poor  
      Small group discussions Excellent  Poor  
      3-point notes of lessons from class session Excellent  Poor  
      Unit superquizzes on Quia Excellent  Poor  
      Teacher explanations in class Excellent  Poor  
      One-to-one special help sessions with teacher Excellent  Poor  
      Preparing your own unit essay Excellent  Poor  
      Unit essay feedback from teacher Excellent  Poor  
      Reading/diagramming of model TOK essays Excellent  Poor  
      Observing TOK presentations of seniors Excellent  Poor  
      Preparing your own junior year TOK presentation Excellent  Poor  
      Observing TOK presentations of classmates Excellent  Poor  
      The Diigo web service and TOK Friend Diigo Group Excellent  Poor  
      The class wiki website Excellent  Poor  
      The posting of class videos on Vimeo Excellent  Poor  
      The grading policy based 80% on class participation Excellent  Poor  
      The texts selected to be read by the class Excellent  Poor  
      The topics chosen as focuses for study by the class Excellent  Poor  





Mr. Ergueta
Wilmington, DE