Course Evaluations Fall 2009: Mind, Brain and Behavior

Psychology 290-40: Mind, Brain, and Behavior	Average Score (out of 5)
Demonstrates knowledge and skills in the subject area	4.90
Makes classroom presentations that are understandable and clear	4.65
Is enthusiastic about the subject matter	4.85
Treats all students in class with respect	4.95
Deals fairly with students in this class	4.90
Makes presentations that enhance learning	4.75
Is prepared for each class session	4.65
Is concerned that students learn something meaningful in this class	4.75
Encourages student participation and questions	4.80
Returns tests and/or assignments quickly enough to help me in the rest of the course	4.65
Uses appropriate teaching tools effectively	4.85
Coves the topics that are listed in the syllabus	4.75
Gives tests that correspond to lectures, discussions, assigned readings, and other course activities	4.80
Uses allotted class time effectively	4.85
Is available for help during his scheduled office hours	4.81
Starts and ends class on time	4.95
The student has acquired knowledge, skills and/or abilities in this course	100%
I would recommend this course to others	100%
I would recommend this instructor to others	100%
I actively sought assistance from this instructor outside of scheduled class times	35%
This Course is a requirement for my degree or certificate	70%
My Grades reflect the effort I put into class	84%
My level of effort in this class was	3.65
Absences	2.06
Expected Grade	2.71
Actual Class Average	2.78

Open ended Student Comments:

1. Please write any comments you have about the instructor, the course, or the text to explain or expand upon your ratings:

• "Very Interesting class. I learned a lot. It was my favorite class"
• "Best teacher I have had. Funny."
• "I enjoyed the instructors method of teaching. The course was very fun but I must say I did not even use the book, I didn't need to, the instructor was very thorough."
• "Funny instructor, boring course material, and decent text book. Without the comedic interjections and anicdotes [sic] from the instructor, the class would have been unbearable. Good job linking the extremely dry and boring material to real life scenarios and interesting stories."
• "The instructor is knowledgeable in subject he is teaching which helps in learning the material."
• "Your tidbites [sic] of extra info are very helpful."
• "Instructor was very educated in the subject and was very easy to understand and could relate the subject well to students."
• "Instructor is well informed, good sense of humor."
• "Mitch you are the best instructor. You crack me up."
• "More time for papers."
• "Teacher is very passionate about his field and is an awesome teacher."
• "Great with talking to younger people."
• "Fun instructor."
• "The instructor made this class fun which helps keep you interested in learning the material."
• "Good teacher, humorous. Course was tough, but good. Text: Ok."

2. What elements of this course were most effective for you as a learner?

• "The slides/notes being online + videos."
• "Having the slides on WebCT did help."
• "The stuff about mental Disorders."
• "The relation between class material and the real world."
• "Teacher was informative and entertaining"
• "Presentations as a visual aide helps to communicate the material effectively."
• "Lectures are awesome power points could use some work."
• "The science reviews, although difficult to reada t first, were very interesting."
• "power points"
• "ALL"
• "The lectures"
• "I liked having notes available online, then I could take them to class + add to them"
• "The way Mr. Harden tought [sic] each day."
• "Text book"
• "The environment and personality of the instructor =)"
• "Quizzes ppt his personal experience + lectures"

3. Please provide any suggestions you have to improve this course.

• "go a little slower"
• "When it comes to the brain we know alot about it, but there are more components in the brain than we know. So please take it slow."
• "less hard words + tests."
• "Loose the requirement of the book."
• "Give a more narrow test matter. Star powerpoints so we know what's more important."
• "Just have one written assignment."
• "If possible, grade tests/assignments quicker and keep WebCT grades up to date."
• "handouts - return info on papers"
• "Not a fan of short answer questions."
• "maybe have study guides each test."
• "All good!"
• "Have slides available on WebCT before lectures so we can take notes on them."
• " =) "
• "Online quizzes were helpful. You should do those for all chapters b/c it forces us tor ead for content for specific topics. Better choices in the science reviews please. Interesting none the less. Some were hard to interpret but they are necessary for any psychologist's / scientist's future. Work longer on first chapter. Stress all the structures and have more reinforcement for that chapter. (e.g. more wks in class focus)"

4. Other comments?

• "great class!"
• "Loved the class even though I might not have done so well?"
• "nope"
• "More assignments, b/c I suck at taking tests with my whole test anxiety issue"
• "Maybe more review for tests? =) "
• "Keep it up. Best teacher I've had. By far the funniest and most exciting."
• "You rock, can't wait for the summer."
• "Awesome."
• "Make review sheets! This is a hard course. But good. Review sheets will definitely help."