| Faculty Member: | KAN MIN-YEN | ||
| Department: | COMPUTER SCIENCE | Academic Year: | 2010/2011 |
| Faculty: | SCHOOL OF COMPUTING | Semester: | 2 |
| Module: | INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - CS3245 | ||
| Activity Type: | LECTURE | ||
| Class Size/Response Size/Response Rate/Contact Session/Teaching Hour : | 31 / 12 / 38.71% / 13 / 26 |
| Qn | Items Evaluated | Fac. Member Avg Score | Fac. Member Avg Score Std. Dev | Dept Avg Score | Fac. Avg Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) (b) | (c) (d) | ||||
| 1 | The teacher has enhanced my thinking ability. | 4.583 | 0.149 | 4.098 ( 4.135) | 3.998 ( 3.987) |
| 2 | The teacher provides timely and useful feedback. | 4.333 | 0.225 | 4.100 ( 4.143) | 4.041 ( 4.062) |
| 3 | The teacher is approachable for consultation. | 4.167 | 0.322 | 4.148 ( 4.182) | 4.094 ( 4.121) |
| 4 | The teacher has helped me develop relevant research skills.* | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5 | The teacher has increased my interest in the subject. | 4.333 | 0.333 | 4.007 ( 4.083) | 3.915 ( 3.916) |
| 6 | The teacher has helped me acquire valuable/relevant knowledge in the field. | 4.500 | 0.151 | 4.126 ( 4.165) | 4.047 ( 4.028) |
| 7 | The teacher has helped me understand complex ideas. | 4.583 | 0.149 | 4.024 ( 4.021) | 3.941 ( 3.909) |
| Average of Qn 1-7** | 4.417 | 0.173 | 4.079 ( 4.121) | 4.002 ( 4.003) | |
| 8 | Overall the teacher is effective. | 4.500 | 0.151 | 4.133 ( 4.173) | 4.057 ( 4.028) |
* This includes skills in research methodology, research problems/questions, literature search/evaluation, oral presentation and manuscript preparation.
** If Qn 4 is NA, it will not be included in the computation of average score (Average of Qn 1-7).
Frequency Distribution of responses for Qn 8
| Nos. of Respondents(% of Respondents) |
| | | ||||||
ITEM\SCORE | | | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | | ||||||
Self | | | 6 (50.00%) | 6 (50.00%) | 0 (.00%) | 0 (.00%) | 0 (.00%) |
Teachers teaching all Modules of the Same Activity Type (Lecture), at the same level within Department | | | 145 (34.28%) | 220 (52.01%) | 48 (11.35%) | 6 (1.42%) | 4 (.95%) |
Teachers teaching all Modules of the Same Activity Type (Lecture), at the same level within Faculty | | | 229 (30.13%) | 377 (49.61%) | 112 (14.74%) | 30 (3.95%) | 12 (1.58%) |
Note:
1. A 5-point scale is used for the scores. The higher the score, the better the rating.
2. Fac. Member Avg Score: The mean of all the scores for each question for the faculty member.
3. Fac. Member Avg Score Std. Dev: A measure of the range of variability. It measures the extent to which a faculty member's Average Score differs from all the scores in the faculty member's evaluation. The smaller the standard deviation, the greater the robustness of the number given as average.
4. Dept Avg Score :
(a) the mean score of same activity type (Lecture) within the department.
(b) the mean score of same activity type (Lecture), at the same module level ( level 3000 ) within the department.
5. Fac. Avg Score :
(c) the mean score of same activity type (Lecture) within the faculty.
(d) the mean score of same activity type (Lecture), at the same module level ( level 3000 ) within the faculty.
| Faculty Member: | KAN MIN-YEN | ||
| Department: | COMPUTER SCIENCE | Academic Year: | 2010/2011 |
| Faculty: | SCHOOL OF COMPUTING | Semester: | 2 |
| Module: | INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - CS3245 | ||
| Activity Type: | LECTURE | ||
| Q9 | What are the teacher's strengths? |
| 1. | He makes the module easy to understand. |
| 2. | Explains concepts and ideas well. |
| 3. | Clear explanations, even the webcasts were quite well made. Makes the effort the respond to all students queries and doubts in a timely manner. |
| 4. | loud and clear articulation |
| 5. | One of the best lecture experiences I've had in NUS, it's been an enjoyable learning experience the entire semester. |
| 6. | Encourage discussion and independent thinking |
| 7. | Knows the material. HW's are well planned |
| Q10 | What improvements would you suggest to the teacher? |
| 1. | - |
| 2. | - |
| 3. | Get an LT next time, a lecturer of your stature deserves better equipment :) |
| Faculty Member: | KAN MIN-YEN | ||
| Department: | COMPUTER SCIENCE | Academic Year: | 2010/2011 |
| Faculty: | SCHOOL OF COMPUTING | Semester: | 2 |
| Module: | INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - CS3245 | ||
| Activity Type: | TUTORIAL | ||
| Class Size/Response Size/Response Rate/Contact Session/Teaching Hour : | 15 / 4 / 26.67% / 10 / 10 |
| Qn | Items Evaluated | Fac. Member Avg Score | Fac. Member Avg Score Std. Dev | Dept Avg Score | Fac. Avg Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) (b) | (c) (d) | ||||
| 1 | The teacher has enhanced my thinking ability. | 4.500 | 0.289 | 3.958 ( 4.030) | 3.957 ( 3.910) |
| 2 | The teacher provides timely and useful feedback. | 4.250 | 0.479 | 3.996 ( 4.102) | 4.019 ( 4.032) |
| 3 | The teacher is approachable for consultation. | 4.500 | 0.289 | 4.051 ( 4.107) | 4.079 ( 4.064) |
| 4 | The teacher has helped me develop relevant research skills.* | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5 | The teacher has increased my interest in the subject. | 4.750 | 0.250 | 3.831 ( 3.914) | 3.846 ( 3.799) |
| 6 | The teacher has helped me acquire valuable/relevant knowledge in the field. | 4.500 | 0.289 | 3.951 ( 4.009) | 3.963 ( 3.922) |
| 7 | The teacher has helped me understand complex ideas. | 4.500 | 0.289 | 3.941 ( 3.982) | 3.939 ( 3.878) |
| Average of Qn 1-7** | 4.500 | 0.289 | 3.954 ( 4.023) | 3.967 ( 3.934) | |
| 8 | Overall the teacher is effective. | 4.500 | 0.289 | 3.993 ( 4.060) | 4.014 ( 3.958) |
* This includes skills in research methodology, research problems/questions, literature search/evaluation, oral presentation and manuscript preparation.
** If Qn 4 is NA, it will not be included in the computation of average score (Average of Qn 1-7).
Frequency Distribution of responses for Qn 8
| Nos. of Respondents(% of Respondents) |
| | | ||||||
ITEM\SCORE | | | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | | ||||||
Self | | | 2 (50.00%) | 2 (50.00%) | 0 (.00%) | 0 (.00%) | 0 (.00%) |
Teachers teaching all Modules of the Same Activity Type (Tutorial), at the same level within Department | | | 94 (27.98%) | 183 (54.46%) | 48 (14.29%) | 7 (2.08%) | 4 (1.19%) |
Teachers teaching all Modules of the Same Activity Type (Tutorial), at the same level within Faculty | | | 165 (23.98%) | 354 (51.45%) | 150 (21.80%) | 13 (1.89%) | 6 (.87%) |
Note:
1. A 5-point scale is used for the scores. The higher the score, the better the rating.
2. Fac. Member Avg Score: The mean of all the scores for each question for the faculty member.
3. Fac. Member Avg Score Std. Dev: A measure of the range of variability. It measures the extent to which a faculty member's Average Score differs from all the scores in the faculty member's evaluation. The smaller the standard deviation, the greater the robustness of the number given as average.
4. Dept Avg Score :
(a) the mean score of same activity type (Tutorial) within the department.
(b) the mean score of same activity type (Tutorial), at the same module level ( level 3000 ) within the department.
5. Fac. Avg Score :
(c) the mean score of same activity type (Tutorial) within the faculty.
(d) the mean score of same activity type (Tutorial), at the same module level ( level 3000 ) within the faculty.
| Faculty Member: | KAN MIN-YEN | ||
| Department: | COMPUTER SCIENCE | Academic Year: | 2010/2011 |
| Faculty: | SCHOOL OF COMPUTING | Semester: | 2 |
| Module: | INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - CS3245 | ||
| Activity Type: | TUTORIAL | ||
| Q9 | What are the teacher's strengths? |
| 1. | After he explain the tutorial question, it really give us a big leap of understanding! Great! |
| 2. | - |
| Q10 | What improvements would you suggest to the teacher? |
| 1. | - |
| Faculty Member: | KAN MIN-YEN | ||
| Department: | COMPUTER SCIENCE | Academic Year: | 2010/2011 |
| Faculty: | SCHOOL OF COMPUTING | Semester: | 2 |
| Module Code: | CS3245 | No of Nominations: | 3 |
| 1. | loud and clear articulation and shows concern for students |
| 2. | Min has been a most excellent lecturer the entire semester. He is clear with all the materials and concepts he is teaching and gives good and timely feedback. He makes students feel comfortable in class and tries to get to know all the students, a pleasant gesture to the whole class. |
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