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University of South Carolina Evaluating the Work of Your Student Jamil A. Khan, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering University of South Carolina TA TRAINING http://www.me.sc.edu/grad/TAtraining.html. Evaluation of this workshop University of South Carolina Q#1. What Q#2 are the three important traits of a good teacher? Fill in the blank: A carefully prepared detailed syllabus may prevent potential _______ during the semester Q#3 In one sentence, write down what you would want me to do differently if I were to teach this workshop again. Modeling Critical Thinking University of South Carolina Assign open ended-problem Solution should meet some constraint but is not unique Brain storm ideas Encourage out-of-the-box thinking Let me hear your ideas Effective teaching students who are having unusual difficulty and directing them to USC resources for help How to gauge your impact on students University of South Carolina Spotting How Reading signs, seek feed back Ask questions outside the class (one on one) Is the end of the semester student evaluation sufficient? Isn’t it end-of-the-pipe inspection? to know when to make changes in teaching the class Syllabus Other changes Taylor your teaching at the level of your students Honors class teaching Balancing your own research, class schedule with teaching schedule University of South Carolina Grading Student work (Why?) Plan DO Act Check The Shewhart Cycle Test Construction University of South Carolina Don’t go to outer space to pull test material Comment on trick question Test should show that you are meeting the course objectives Be concerned about the reliability of the test. Test questions should be clear. Have it checked out by your peers or by yourself Frequency of testing. I prefer frequent short tests leading to big test Make the test close to reality. In-class test are artificial I real life problem solving is different from in-class test Perspective University of South Carolina Grades measure what is known at the time of the test Students are very interested in grades In fact way too much focus Quality of the instruction may be reflected in grades Don’t teach like elementary school at the same time do not teach like a monster Remember learning is student’s responsibility, you can not do it for them You certainly can find out why a student is not learning Grading a teacher you have to demonstrate that you have the ability to grade University of South Carolina As You can demonstrate this by helping the students continuously improve Do you have the credentials? Be unbiased Grade should reflect connection between what was asked and what was turned-in Grades are feed-back This feed-back should focus on the work not the person Separate the work from the student Testing students during the semester University of South Carolina When to choose essay questions When to use short-answer questions • Class size Pop quizzes Regular short quizzes (announced) Projects University of South Carolina Are open ended but still has some limitations (constraint) Objective is to develop critical thinking Time constraint Know how far you can push the students Share the best method for completing the project It is always good to break-up the project into separate groups and assign weighted grades Papers University of South Carolina Teaches communication skills Follow proper format University of South Carolina Evaluating essays and answers to essay questions Oral Presentation University of South Carolina What do you look for Introduction Problem statement Body language and delivery Technical contents Audio visual aid and its use Conclusions Question/answers Grading a Laboratory Report COMPONENTS REQUIRED: University of South Carolina 1. Title page - lab title, author(s), lab section, date 2. Objective 3. Actual data sheet - with observers and date of experiments 4. Sample calculations 5. Results (tabular and/or graphical) 6. Discussion of results 7. Conclusions PREPARATION 1. GUIDELINES Use white, unlined paper with no tattered edges. 2. Must be typed. 3. Graphs and tables should be professional quality. No free-handing of curves permitted. Coordinates should be neatly labeled. All figures must have a number and a title.