Spring 2002 Health & Learning

Following the Evaluation Reports are all of the comments I received from the students in each of the sections. I have copied those comments exactly as they appeared on the evaluation sheets because I believe it is important to view these comments in the exact way they were given. No attempts were made to correct any aspect of these statements (ie Lori → Laurie, professor → instructor, etc...).

Additional Comments:

Aspects of this course that were especially successful?

-I liked the open communication in the classroom. The class was student centered.

-applying our knowledge with posters and group work. This is the 1^st class I’ve ever taken that I didn’t need to “cram” for the test because I already knew the information.

-working as groups to go over class activities.

-CPR/1^st Aid Certification, articles

-I liked that this course did involve independent thinking

-exceptional teacher A+ for the course

-I learned a lot of content that I will be able to put into practice

-the statistics and material

-the course was excellent and I think anyone that works with children should take it. It prepares us as teachers to be ready for students issues.

-health ed. Perspective

-critical & practical thinking

Aspects of this course that need to be improved?

-need more assignments. Maybe a questionnaire or quiz to go along with articles to be sure the material is clearly understood. Articles should be printed and handed out because some students have limited access to the internet.

-it really sucked having to print off the articles. They take forever to download and print, and it’s expensive! Maybe you could printout one copy and make copies of it and pass the out instead.

-none

-internalize, don’t stick with old syllabus

Any comments about class management (syllabus, examinations, class cancellations, office hours, etc.)?

-very good syllabus

-we did get out of class early frequently – maybe we could have covered more, added some new topics? The class was so interesting that I actually wanted to stay for the entire hour/fifteen.

Additional comments on the instructor or the course?

-Laurie Wagner did a wonderful job in teaching this course. She had a vast amount of knowledge on each topic & was passionate about the subject content. I enjoyed learning from her & I learned a great deal.

-I was very disappointed that you let Ross dominate the classroom discussion. Every single day I hated coming to this class only to hear his incoherent babbling. His presence ruined the learning environment.

-Laurie was personable, friendly, and knowledgeable – an ideal instructor for this course.

-very knowledgeable about material. Very respectful of everyone in the class

-she did a wonderful job of teaching. Handled discussions very well, allowed everyone to talk, dealt with difficult student extremely well. I really admire her.

-very intelligent instructor! She knows her stuff!

-you did an excellent job this semester – I learned a great deal! J

-I feel Laurie handled the class very well. Some students were rather difficult with her but she respected everyone & everyone’s comments.

-Lori Wagner did an excellent job teaching this course. She presented all the information in a manner we could all understand and she tried to develop activities that correlated with the material, to help us better understand it visually.

-Mrs. Wagner is a great instructor!

-L. Wagner did a great job with this class. I learned a lot from her!

-she didn’t make me (us) feel like the little man, there was always room for our opinion

-I would recommend this class to people. She taught me a lot about how to deal with certain matters in the school.

-she made the class fun and interesting

-promising

-Laurie Wagner is an excellent instructor who understands the importance of making students think. Many of us have had profs. Who do not make us do so, and a few of my classmates, I feel, were not prepared for her awesome teaching style.