Student Ratings of Instruction Instrument

(revised January 25, 2001)

Instructions: Please select the response that best answers each question or statement for you.

Student/Course
 

Much Less

Less

About the Same

More

Much More

Compared to other courses of similar credit value:

         

1. how much effort did you put into learning the material covered in this course?

1

2

3

4

5

2. how much did you learn in this course?

1

2

3

4

5

3. to what degree were you intellectually challenged in this course?

1

2

3

4

5

4. how often did you seek outside help with this course?

1

2

3

4

5

5. how difficult was this course?

1

2

3

4

5

6. how was the workload of this course?

1

2

3

4

5

           
 

Very Poor

Poor

Satisfactory

Good

Very Good

7. Overall, how would you rate this course?

1

2

3

4

5

Instruction/Instructor

 

Very Poor

Poor

Satisfactory

Good

Very Good

8. The degree to which important points were stressed in this course was

1

2

3

4

5

9. The instructor’s preparation for this course was

1

2

3

4

5

10. The instructor’s encouragement of class participation, discussion, or questions was

1

2

3

4

5

11. The organization of the course material was

1

2

3

4

5

12. The clarity of the presentation of the course material was

1

2

3

4

5

13. The degree to which tests and other graded activities reflected course content was

1

2

3

4

5

14. The instructor’s availability to students was

1

2

3

4

5

15. The instructor’s helpfulness to students was

1

2

3

4

5

16. The degree to which the class stayed focused on course objectives was

1

2

3

4

5

17. The instructor’s interest in the content (or material) of this course was

1

2

3

4

5

           

18. Overall, how would you rate this instructor?

1

2

3

4

5

Background

 

No interest at all

Mildly Interested

Average

Interested

Very interested

19. What was your level of interest in this subject matter before taking this course?

1

2

3

4

5

20. What was your level of interest in this subject matter after taking this course?

1

2

3

4

5

           
 

Yes

No

I don't know

   

21. Is this a required course for you?

1

2

3

   

22. Is this course in your major?

1

2

3

   
           

23. What grade do you expect in this course?

A

B

C

D

F

Open-ended Questions

What did you like best about this instructor/course?

 

How could this instructor/course be improved?