Evaluations
Stephen Hamrick
Spring 2006
English 211
10:00-11:40 TH
Section # 000637
Minnesota State University Moorhead Student's Evaluation of Course and Instruction
This evaluation is designed to aid the faculty member in improvement of instruction. It may also be used in university decisions affecting this instructor. Your answers will be kept anonymous and the faculty member will not have access to these forms until after grades for the course have been submitted.
A. What did you like Most about the course?
B. What did you like Least about the course?
C. Would you recommend this instructor to your friends?
D. Any additional comments regarding the course or instructor?
A. The teacher, class participation, discussions, readings.
B. N/A
C. Definitely.
D. Prof. Hamrick was very concerned about us as his students and strove to make the class the best that it could be! Thanks
A. I enjoyed the in-depth conversations we had in class. The professor did a great job of direction the class. I felt I learned a lot in this class.
B. I didn’t like how he would call on us individually. I suppose it was good f or me, though, because I never speak up in class.
C. Yes if they were willing to work hard.
D. N/A
A. –good course syllabus – the reading.
B. –the test.
C. Yes.
D. –learn a lot – prof very knowledgeable.
A. the good teaching.
B. N/A
C. Yes.
D. N/A
A. The improvements it made in my reading/writing.
B. At times, students weren’t allowed to fully voice an argument or dissent.
C. Yes, with a cautionary note.
D. N/A
A. The fact that we were pushed to do the best work we could.
B. Online participation, it was hard to make sure I participated every week since I don’t have the internet at home and I work directly after class.
C. YES!!
D. N/A
A. the open forum atmosphere, the ability of everyone to provide their own thoughts & insights or be silent if desired.
B. the rushed/hurried feeling, before one section was fully grasped wee were onto the next.
C. For an easy slide-through class: No To better understand material and get the most out of your education: YES.
D. N/A
A. reading Paradise lost.
B. Professors expectations were a little to high for a 200 level course.
C. Yes, because my way of thinking has changed and so has my writing.
D. none.
A. I enjoy Professor Hamrick’s energy and enthusiasm as well as his approachable nature.
B. I dislike the requirement of posting online every week. When it is forced, I feel like the posts are not quality.
C. Yes.
D. The class was tough, but doable. A challenge in a good way-Professor Hamrick was always very fair to everyone, never biased and always very respectful of differences.
A. I really liked class discussions of text.
B. How much of the course materials and assignments were on the internet. If you don’t have the internet at home it is kind of hard to get everything done.
C. Yes.
D. N/A
A. The instructors enthusiasm about the subject and the computer presentations.
B. N/A
C. Yes.
D. N/A
A. There isn’t one thing I like most, I can’t pick.
B. The length of the tests. Each test was the length of a midterm.
C. Yes and no. It would depend on my friend and if they are prepared to do a lot of work.
D. N/A
A. Learning the history connected to the texts giving me a better understanding of the reading assignments.
B. The requirements & expectations of professor seemed dramatic for the level of the class.
C. Not as a sophomore with limited lecture class experience.
D. Very knowledgeable about the subject matter. He kept his personal life & views separate from text especially involving religion.
A. I enjoyed the reading of the pre-renaissance? literature such as Beowulf & Sir Gavain.
B. The more involved theories such as Feminist Criticism & Neo-Platonism
C. I would as long as they truly wanted to learn and are committed.
D. It was very nice to experience a professor who enjoys his work and course material.
A. The attention that was paid toward in-depth analysis of the reading that was covered in the course as well as the helpful historical information and background.
B. The online quizzes were rather abbrassive and I’m not sure I learned a great deal from them.
C. Yes, I found him very supportive and helpful with the analysis and writing.
D. Dr. Hamrick composed himself in a very professional. yet friendly manner that I enjoyed very much.
SAME CLASS
In the space below, comment on the instructor’s performance in this class, his/her degree of preparedness and any other aspect of his/her teaching you would like to mention. Also comment on reading, workload, exams and papers, and rate this course in relation to other English courses you have taken.
Prof. Hamrick was always on fire to teach. His ability to make every word in a text subject for discussion was always fun. He called on students so that we were always ready to be put on the spot but he worked with us if we didn’t know the answers. He really pushed learning new methods and preparing us for later English courses. The paper were difficult because the texts were read were difficult, but he was very willing to work with us in class and out of class to help. The tests kept us up to speed with what we were learning as well. This was the hardest English class I have taken compared to any others, but I learned the most and enjoyed this one the best.
I thought Prof. Hamrick did a great job of explaining the text in class. He did a great job of directing the class where he wanted them to go. Also, the discussions during class were very helpful. I didn’t, however, like that we had to do discussions on-line. I didn’t feel that they were very helpful. This is definitely the hardest I’ve ever worked in a class. I found it very satisfying and rewarding.
-Professor very organized, knowledgeable in topics, and prepared to help students. -Exams are pretty fair. –Explication, explication, explication. did I mention you learn how to explicate? –Good class discussions – could allow students more options for discussion. –Good lectures & powerpoints.
I thought this class was excellent. I wouldn’t recommend changing anything.
Dr. Hamrick was always prepared for class. He put a lot of time and effort into slides and the D2L site. He brought handouts and visuals, which were helpful. The papers and exams were stressful. Especially the 1st exam, it was built up too much. Very productive class, but also hard work.
I thought I was going to hate this class but it ended up being one of my favorites of the term. Hamrick is an excellent professor in every regard and I thought the papers, quizzes, exams and general workload to be quite reasonable. The only negative: Down with online participation!
Prof. Extremely knowledge on the material Helpful and open to students. Passionate about material. Course Seemed to “skim” to much Lots to cover, little time to cover HUGE WORKLOAD Enjoyable material. Very good course.
Prof. Hamrick is very knowledgeable about his subject, and imparts that knowledge in a manner both interesting and thorough. I thoroughly enjoyed the course. The only negative comment I have is that the workload is heavy for lower level survey course; in fact, it had the heaviest workload of any 200 level course I’ve taken in the past 4 years. I sincerely appreciated Prof. Hamrick’s understanding as I was plagued with illness this semester –he generously extended due dates when illness prevented me from meeting them.
Hamrick seemed very prepared for every class. The last paper seemed a little pointless to me. The reading was doable. Give more time between paper 3 and paper 4. Expectations about the class and the students were higher than what they should be for a 200 level course. Hamrick is a very easy person to talk to and is willing to work with you so that you understand what is all going on. He is concerned with how students are doing in his class.
I enjoyed this class as far as discussions and content. I enjoyed the online aspect as well, however not the requirement of posting every week. The tests were hard, but doable. perhaps space the papers more evenly, or towards the beginning instead of towards the end, as there was a large gap between the first paper and last ones – the reading and workload was doable as well. So far one of the hardest English classes I have taken.
He was always very well prepared for class. We went very in depth into all of the texts, and I learned a lot about how to get meaning out of them. The thing I didn’t really like about his teaching method was that so much of the course depended on the internet. I don’t have it at home so I always had to go somewhere else to get those course materials, take the quizzes ,and comment on the message board just because I don’t have the internet. This course was excellent though.
The Prof. was very professional and personable. He’s teaching methods were very effective and I understood the writing assignments a bit more this time around “Explication” is a difficult concept to grasp only because the word is so daunting. The course should rally be a 300 level course because of the workload and the text being assigned are complicated. I feel its equivalent to that of the American Surveys. It was a good class and Prof. Hamrick livened the material with his present day application.
I really liked professor Hamrick, however it’s the work for the class that I didn’t like. Sometimes the reading assignments were to difficult. The papers were alright, but the explication could be a little difficult. I did not like the tests. There were too many vocabulary words to remember. Remembering lines of poetry, poets, and/or speakers was completely useless. No matter how many times I’d read the poetry I could never remember authors, speakers, and lines. Short answers were okay, however I found the third part to the extreme, this is a 200 level class, it shouldn’t be that difficult, for most it’s the first English class they have taken. I’ve learned that if you can make it through Hamrick’s class you can make it through anything.
For the level of the course the expectations on the students was a bit over the top. It did force the student to attempt tot perform at a much higher level then most are/were accustomed to, which forces learning but also may induce an exceeding amount of stress. Dr. Hamrick was always prepared for class and easily approachable with questions. Open to criticism and/or praise as the class moved along through the semester. The final paper project should have been introduced earlier in the semester with required dates to have steps completed.
Mr. Hamrick enjoys his work and is very knowledgeable in his field as far as his ability to answer classroom question regarding the course info. He is very prepared and has a good use of computer tools to aid his class. The use of Desire to Learn is very important I believe and the Trope recognition drills are helpful. The reading is a burden gratefully carried (I only wish I could read all of Paradise Lost) which I intend to do over the summer. Exams are fair and papers given plenty of time to accomplish.
I enjoyed Dr. Hamrick’s teaching methods and found his lectures to be informative and insightful. He was prepared for nearly every class and anything that was overlooked was soon accounted for. The only thing I didn’t like was the online quizzes, I did not find them very helpful. The reading and the essays assignments were challenging, but I feel as though I’ve learned a lot from them. The essays and exams were fair, yet quite challenging as they took a substantial mental effort. In comparison to other English courses I’ve taken English 211 was extraordinarily better, however, I’ve only taken 102 which was for too elementary.
SAME CLASS
Course Engl 211 Time 10:00-11:40 TH Instructor Stephen Hamrick Date Spring 2006
# of Evaluations returned 16
1) Did the lectures adequately discuss the texts?
1 2 3 1 4 4 5 11 N/A .
2) Was sufficient time devoted to each text?
1 2 2 3 2 4 7 5 5 N/A .
3) How well did this class prepare you for future classes?
1 2 3 1 4 4 5 11 N/A .
4) Were the teaching methods used effective?
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5) Were tests and/or papers "reasonable" in length?
1 2 1 3 3 4 6 5 6 N/A .
6) Was adequate time given to complete assignments?
1 2 3 3 4 6 5 7 N/A .
7) How would you rate the instructor's attitude toward students?
1 2 3 4 5 5 11 N/A .
8) Was the instructor available during his/her office hours?
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9) Rate the instructor's overall teaching performance.
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10) Comment on the quality of the text(s).
11) Other comments:
10) Each text we read was challenging and taught us new methods & skills as we went through it.
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10) I thought the text was great as far as my knowledge. I hadn’t ever read the literature that we read in class before. As far as footnotes, etc., I thought it was good.
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10) Good, hard to understand at first.
11) none.
10) I will definitely keep this text.
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10) The texts were all really amazing. Everything we read had so many different meanings.
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10) The texts were alright, however difficult to understand at times.
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10) Texts were very nice, nice variety of main authors, both men and women.
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10) Texts used were an adequate depiction of what was expected: a survey of British writers from middle and Renaissance age.
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10) I like the Norton anthology because it contains such a vast amount of information and various works with in a given time period. I also found the Bedford to be quite helpful.
11) I enjoyed this course even though it was a bit challenging and frustrating at times. I am happy that I chose Dr. Hamrick for my instructor because he made the experience worthwhile.