The following are some results of the "St. Andrews Student Impressions of Teaching" anonymous survey. The opinions that I present here address the questions "describe strengths of this class or instructor", and, "describe weakness of this class or instructor". I have tried to represent an equal sampling of good and bad reviews. However, it is difficult when one category vastly outnumbers the other. (I'm not saying which)
Type |
Comment |
Strength |
Instructor is well-informed on subject and helpful on an individual basis (one-to-one) |
Weakness |
He was very busy and could not always help and was a little stressed at times |
Strength |
Kept everyone's attention, made class fun to be in – good environment |
Weakness |
Young. |
Strength |
Funny. |
Weakness |
Professor is still very new, so his teaching methods need practice (not much though) |
Strength |
You have fun and stay awake due to the instructor's weird sense of humor |
Weakness (my favorite) |
Tries to be so cool that he hurts someone else's feelings. |
Strength |
Class made you think and reason and problem solve for yourself. Brian took the time to help us if needed and explained things very well. |