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Course Assessment Student View: Intersection Report

The intersection report displays data on a course taught by a specific faculty member.

Sample Faculty/Course Report

 

A. Select a Question – Using the drop down box, choose the question for which you want to see data here. The questions are:

• I think the overall quality of the course was
• I put a great deal of effort into the course
• I was intellectually engaged in the course
• The objectives of the course were clear to me
• I found the course to be well organized
• The assignments reinforced my understanding of the course material
• I think the overall effectiveness of the teaching was
• The professor challenged me to think critically about the course material

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B. “Select a Graph”  - This option allows you to view the graphical data. There are three types of graphs: a mean graph, a response distribution graph by %, and a pie graph.

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C. Data tables - Here is where you view the question response mean (average) and response distribution across categories data as percentages.

• "Total Responses" indicates the total number of students who answered the selected question. This number is total number of responses per term.
• "Question Mean"  indicates the mean (average) value of the responses. This number is on a scale of 1-5 with 5 as the best possible score.
• "Mean Description" provides the translation of the numeric score to English descriptions (which correlate to the categories you saw while completing assessments) – "good," very good," etc.
• "Response %" -  this set of data displays the response distribution across categories.This allows you to see, for example, 003-General Physics I taught in the fall of 2010 had 89 students completed assessments, and 40% of them responded with "very good."

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D. Question Mean Graph - This graph displays the mean/average response over time.

E. The Mean Details section of the report provides more detailed data in a table format. Data is broken out by term providing both a historical view of the course and the opportunity to view trends in the data.

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F. Student Comments – This section displays all the responses to the student-initiated questions in the assessments. These are the reactions and views of your peers.

1. Comment on the methods of evaluation chosen by the instructor, e.g. tests, papers, and examinations and the workload expected of students
2. Comment on the structure of the class, for example the mix between lecture and discussion
3. How did this course influence your academic experience at Dartmouth?

 

 

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  • [C] Course Report
    
  • [F] Faculty Report