STUDENT END-OF-COURSE EVALUATION QUESTIONS

FOR ALL LIBRARY SCIENCE COURSES

(draft approved at August 21, 2003  team meeting)

For questions 1-20 please use the following scale:

1) Strongly Agree   2) Agree   3) Neutral    4) Disagree    5) Strongly Disagree

About your learning:

1. I am able to define my information needs.

2. I am able to accurately document (cite) sources of information.

3. I am able to plan an effective research strategy.

4. I am able to understand how library resources are organized.

5. I am able to effectively use Boolean operators for online searching.

6. I am able to use controlled vocabulary effectively to find information.

7. I am able to critically evaluate the quality of an information source.

8. I am able to find information in a variety of formats such as books, journal articles, videos, etc.

9. I can differentiate between scholarly and popular sources.

10. (Course specific question may be inputted here)

11. (Course specific question may be inputted here)

About the instructor’s teaching:

12. Course materials helped my understanding of the subject.

13. The course content was presented effectively.

14. The instructor was available to assist students.

15. Work was graded according to announced guidelines.

16. The instructor treated students with respect.

17. (Course/instructor specific question may be inputted here)

18. (Course/instructor specific question may be inputted here)

Campus Wide Questions:

19. Overall, this was an effective instructor.

20. Overall, this was an effective course.

Additional comments for learning and teaching improvement:

21. State the most important thing you learned in this course.

22. State one thing that would improve the course most.

23. State one thing the instructor did best.

24. State one thing the instructor could do better.

Last modified 08/21/2003 . Please send comments to Carol Hansen, Professor and Instruction Services Librarian.