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Midterm Evaluation: AA Writing S13 (Thayne)
This document contains student feedback on me as a teacher, class generally, class activities and
assignments, and student self-reflections.
Answer the following questions about your teacher: Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent
10. How well does your
teacher use class time? 0 0 4 9 14
11. How well do you
understand your teacher? 0 1 4 11 11
12. How well do you
understand your teacher’s
instructions?
0 0 5 11 11
13. How helpful are your
teacher’s answers when you
ask questions?
0 0 2 9 16
Very Prepared Somewhat Prepared Not Prepared
14. In your opinion, how
prepared is your teacher for
class?
26 1 0
Question Answer
15. Why do you feel this way
about how prepared your teacher
is?
good because she prepare the classes with power-point for explain easier
She gives really academic feedback
because I see in the classroom different ways that she do for her students
she always prepares power point for instructions
Because she always show us the schedule that she has for our class.
Because of the Power Point presentations and explanations, and how all
the information presented is useful and at the right time.
She always leads class correctly.
because she uses many sources to explain ideas and topics
Because I think she is prepared.
She always prepare the Poer Point file for the class, and she gives us new
resources every day.
she teacher hard and try to answer
She prepares a presentation every day.
fine
She is ALWAYS on time and very organized to start class
because always have an answer for my questiions.
everyday she has an activity for us.
Because she can solve any doubt we have
She always knows what is going to be next and has additional materials
for us to look at
because she always make powerpoint with everything, so so so
organized!
Because she comes to class with all the things we have to do and she
explains us in a way that we can feel motivated
Keep this way
The resources that she use, and how she knows the book
Because she teaches us the things we need to learn.
because she has a lot resource
Because she has a goal for the class every single day
Because she teaches about what we need to learn.
16. What is one GOOD thing
your teacher is doing?
try to teach us easily with examples
she is an hard worker and she care about the class atmosphere! We love
her!
conference writing, this is useful for improve our writing skills
preparing for class
She has a lot of patience. Also she tries to explain in a basic form the way
to do somethings.
The personal counseling at the Writing Conferences and the clear
presentation of principles and the way she answers our questions as
well.
She gives us constant homeworks.
using good examoles
teaching
Using Power Point presentation to teach us in class, and providing that
file on the blog for students.
answer well
She motivates and encourages well.
teaching us kindly
The way she explains
Practicing with us a lot.
she is always happy with a good mood!
She tries to personalize the learning rhythms
Gives personal feeds back
MOTIVATE US! HAHAHA, she's so good at it, and when we're super
tired, she gave us a little time to relax.
Motivating us to write more everyday
Motivating us
Motivate
She has patience to teach us.
teach us how to do in the toefl test
Motivating me
Explain with patience.
17. What is one thing your
teacher could CHANGE?
nothing
Nothing!
nothing
she focuses on motivation too much
I don't know.
The fact of sometimes being so hard with students who don't do
homework or talk in class, what may make them feel uncomfortable
instead of feeling motivated to change their behavior.
Nothing
provide more practice
nothing
No comment necessary
nothing
i don't know
nothing
Less strict
less activities are better because we can have a lot of feedback
nothing, she is a good teacher
I don't know
nothing
Nothing
Nothing
Strict
She is fine. she does not need change anything.
do some fun activity
sometimes I get lost because my listening skill is poor so I want her to
speak clearly
She is great she does not need to change.
Answer the following questions about your class this semester. Question Student Responses
1. What are some of things
you like about this class?
start with prayer and learn how to write essay
I like the moment of hard work alternate with fun "wind" made of classmates
and teachers enjoying teaching and learning.
learn about different topics. For example we learned about economic systems
Writing essays and integrated writings
The good teacher's preparation and knowledge, the correct form to write an
essay.
How the taught principles are objective and useful. I can feel how they are
chosen for specific things we'll need in our assignments.
I can improve writing skills.
organization of the lesson
They are helping me to improve my english.
It is useful for writing an essay, and in this class, teacher gives us a lot of
information.
presentations
writing essay was helpful
Teacher's organization, the way to explain the subject, the activities in class
that we are having good topics and we are concentrating our efforts in essays
but in a good way.
everyday we have a lot of work
That it prepares us to start developing academic papers
That we learn how to write papers correctly
The MOTIVATION of the teacher, haha. EVERYTHING! I'm improving a lot.
I like how we have the opportunity to practice toefl writings
Motivation from teacher
Motivation, TOEFL practice
I like everything in this class.
EVERYTHING
sharing my essay, thesis statement or topic sentens
Everything about this class I like it.
write
2. What activities and
assignments in this class
have helped you to learn
best?
integrated writing
All the activities on the books and all of the resources of the teacher are
great!Excellent theory and practice.
teacher's suggestions
writing essays and weekly journals
Essays and paragraphs.
The essays (Compare and Contrast and now the Classification)
Journal on blue book for 20minutes.
practice writing essays
Writing essays
Writing the essay
integrated writing
learning knowhows to write essay
Essays,homeworks
analyzing the mistakes of our essays.
intergrated writing
Prewriting and activities that help us to start writing
Essay, writing conference
WRITE!!! writing essays with an specific topic made me learn a lot, also the
journal.
When we write essays and we have to search information about different
topics to write about
Writing a essay
Journal, TOEFL practice
Add some information from some resources online.
the intergrated writing
assignment which uses text book.
Write about different tipics
write the essay that is related to toefl
3. What do you want to do
more of in this class?
integrated writing
I think the work the students and the teacher is excellent and I think me as a
students I could practice and practice more and more.
Integrated essay practice
writing journals and revise essays for others
I think that our teacher knows what to do in each class.
30 min Essay and Integrated Wrinting, but I can understand all the principles
necessary to be taught. Considering it, maybe these TOEFL essay are in a good
amount.
More integrated writing
more example how to organize essay, use transition words
write more essays
Nothing
30 minute essays
writing
More essays
more feedback.
we have essays but we need more practice in writing
Practicing integrated writing
Work on my esay in class, so I could ask questions
More fun activities, like games.
I would like to have more feedback
Going more to lab
Integrate writing
I feel so great in this class.
intergrated writing or toefl writing
practice for improving thesis statement
I am okay with that.
teach us how to improve toefl
4. What do you want to do
less of in this class?
nothing
The class is great!
nothing, I think all the activities are productive
motivation... I am enough motivated.
I think that everything is OK.
Nothing. I think all the assignments and activities are really helpful.
Nothing
less talk sometimes
nothing
Nothing
I don't know
nothing
Nothing
writing, just kidding. I like this class just at it is because i am learning.
talk with classmates about the homework, I think it can be better as a class
Exercises in the book
I don't know.
I would like to have less long homeworks
Homeworj
I think all resources are good
I am glad to take this class. I am okay in everything.
homework
Nothing special
This class is wonderful
learn how to write in toelf
5. In this class I think
__________________ is
difficult.
to write integrated writing
It's difficult to talks about academic topic in really short time!It's a challenge!
start to write
writing about references
Connectors (are)
Integrated Writing
In this class, I think making draft is difficult.
using credible sources
writing essays
the part of reference
nothing
using AWL in essays
journal
The topic of essays
integrated writing
essay
that it is easy to understand what we learn in class, but applying it is the most
complicated.
Nothing
write fast
writting fast
Citing
Use academic vocabulary in the essay
Find infromation
how to write toefl test
looking for the information I choose for the topic on the computer
I don't have any comment.
the structure of writing
6. In this class, I would
like to study…
TOEFL topic more
This class is already really complete
different techniques to prepare to TOEFL test
how to make my essays like native students
I think that the topics are organized to learn during this semester.
more TOEFL examples.
In this class, I would like to study TOEFL independent writing.
use transitions words accurate and in the right position in essay, organisation,
supporting sentences
nothing special
how to write essays in formal
writing is fun and activity
writing skills
writing essay
more practice in brainstorming
more sentences examples
about the history of writing
Examples if a good writers
more about introduction and organization
More about the different types of essays that will be asked in the toefl
The same
Academic vocabulary
More about new topics. like are normal in this time.
the things about toefl
about having strong thesis statement
about topics that are interesting now around the world.
hwo to write in acdemic way
7. If I could add one more
thing to the syllabus, it
would be…
nothing
More reading about literature.
I think the current syllabus is ok
nothing
I think that the topics are organized to learn during this semester.
A list of helpful websites to prepare to the TOEFL
nothing
some links to use
nothing more
No comment necessary.
more writing
another academic topic.
little break
even though it is 12:15 pm and the bell rang, students don't need to lose points
if they are entering in class, just if it is 12:16
interactive computer proograms
the syllabus is great
Nothing
the free writing day. In this day everybody would write about their lives, and
experiences, and in the end each one should read loud,and this would be a
way to know each other better.
how you grade all our homeworks
Less space
Nothing
It was okay the syllabus.
some interesting activity
nothing
I am okay
toefl writing
8. On an average day, it takes me ______
minutes to complete the homework for this
class.
Class average: 42 minutes
Class Range: 20 – 100 minutes
Very
Difficult
Difficult Somewhat
Difficult
Somewhat
Easy
Easy Very Easy
9. How difficult is the
information in this class? 0 3 13 9 1 1
Answer the following questions about class activities and homework:
18. What homework assignments
have helped you the most in this
class? Why?
journal because during write journal I could looking back my
assignments again
The exercise in the books and the essay assignment.When students can
practice, they can apply their knowledge.
exercise in the lab because teacher is timing our work
journals
Essays because I have to research and write with my own words.
Essays. Because they are the best way to apply all the taught principles.
Journal on blue book.
writing academic essay because its good practice for college papers
Essays, because is what we need to do.
Writing the Essay, because writing essays well is my main goal that I
want to achieve in this class, even though it is hard.
writing
doing research
research activity
Books, because we can practice at home
the drafts because can see my own mistakes
homework in the book, because we practice before we do the activity in
class
Textbook exercises, because they give us extra tools to develop our
writing.
Work on essay. I knew why I need to study. In order to write my essay
well
Write the huge essay.
When we write about a prompt
Essay. Good practice
Essay
Write an essay.
for the academic writing ,because that is good for me when i go to
university
Hw which uses text book, because there are some helpful information in
the book.
19. What activities have helped
you the most in this class? Why?
discuss with my classmates because during discussing the topic I could
know others' think
The integrated essay in the lab.
write an essay in the lab
discussion
Practice writing in the LAB some paragraphs.
Integrated Writing. Because it is another way to apply principle and
practice them.
Writing in lab. I can practice writing in limited time.
using powerpoint
Learn different information about types of essay from the reading in the
book.
Journal, because it helps me to understand what I did and what I was
wrong.
writing
brainstorming, writing drafts, getting feedback
intergrate writings
Essays drafts, we have the opportunity to change every week
integrated writing because it makes me think a lot.
integrated writing
Journals are very useful because they help us to think about what we
have done and what we could do to keep improving.
Sharing our work with classmates, when I could receive feed back
group activities, because when we talk we learn more, because you do
have to understand to explain to someone else.
When we discuss about our essays
Integrating writing. Good practice
Conference
Everything is useful
for the academic writing ,because that is good for me when i go to
university
30 minutes essay, because I can see what I need to improve
20. What are some activities and
homework assignments from
other language classes you
would like to see in this class?
give more informations that will help us to write essay
No. This class is really excellent.
game
I don't know.
In can't think in anything now.
Journal writing.
30 minutes essay
nothing
Nothing.
none
nothing
Nothing
one sentence example per student.
the vocabulary that we have each week
It would be great to have an assignment to describe an event, pice of art
or the book we've read
vocabulary, AWL
I think that all the assigments she gives us are ok
Games
Speaking
Find information on internet.
i do not know
21. What could the teacher do to
make class time more productive
for you?
teach more
She already gives more than 100 percent!
use every minute in the class
nothing
I don't know.
I think it already is really productive.
Communicate with each other.
provide more information about transition words
nothing more
No comments necessary.
she is doing well
give feedback, write more
now is fine with me
Practice more brainstorming
more interactive activities with alll the group
more time for the activities because sometimes are difficult
Use less time on describing and rather do things, write
I don't know, it's already productive.
Take more time to help us with our essays
Games
Nothing it is productive
Practice in class.
thai is already good enough
Don't know
22. What suggestions do you
have for changing this class to
better fit you as a learner? Please
be specific.
do my best
To do every class of 2 hours!
nothing
nothing... it is enough
I don't know.
I fell realy comfortable the about the way it is.
Writing class is always last class, so all students are exhausted at this
time. We need active activities.
good example of using others essays
I need to do my part
Writing conference is very useful for learning and understanding. If
there are more conference, it should helpful for all.
nothing
exercises
nothing at all
Nothing
more activities together would help us more to learn from our
classmates.
students are noisy, maybe we can talk as a class to say about paying
attention to Mrs. Thayne
-
Speak less, write more and disc robe things which are interesting for us
I don't know
Give me more feedback about how am I doing
Everithing is ok
Nothing
Practice with students.
nothing
I would be better If I could have more opportunity to speak.
23. What are some activities or
homework assignments you
would like your teacher to do in
this class?
variety assignments
heads up!:D A new app!
prompt of TOEFL
more journals
I don't know.
Analyzes of good TOEFL example essays.
Writing in lab.
300 words essay
nothing special
No comments necessary.
writing
i don't know
fine right now
Write a journal every day. I used to do this last semester as a
homework,and it was always due on mondays
write about topics we like
more writing activities with the AWL
-
Pick the topic
just more games, because is fun.
More games so that it can be more fun
Games, movies
Vocabulary
I am okay she gives the right homework.
fun activity ,homework assignments is ok for me so far
short time of practice for thesis statement
Answer the following questions about yourself as a student: Think about yourself as a student. Do you try? Do you pay attention in class? Do you participate in class? Do you do your
homework? Do you really try to improve your English? Do you have a good attitude?
Very Prepared Somewhat Prepared Not Prepared
24. How prepared are you for
class every day? 12 12 1
Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent
25. Grade yourself as a student. 0 2 6 12 5
26. Why did you give yourself
this rating as a student?
because I want to be a good learner and I am preparing for the class
I try really hard even when I have a deprivation of sleep hours because
of my job.
Because I do my best in every assigment
that is how i think what i am
Because sometimes I'm tired so I can't pay attention.
Because I do my best.
I do homework everyday, and I`m on time.
i can do better i mean spent more time on doing my homework using
more resources
Because I don't think I'm pushing my self.
Even though I am not good at writing, I try to write as well as I can.
i work hard
I give attention to the class 100%
do homework every class in time
I always do the homework and participate in class
because it s not easy for me and i am doing my best
sometimes I am sleepy
Because I am really interest in improving my writing
I could do better
because I look the blog everyday, and I try to do my homework
everyday and to improve my skills.
Because I try to do my best
I need to improve some skills
I can put more effort in my class
96
because i always to the homework
Because I don't understand sometimes so I just get confused
27. What is something you will
do to be a better student during
the rest of the semester?
do my best- do my homework better, practice more
Sleep more.
keep up as writer integrated essay
focus on class
I will rest more time to pay attention in class.
Better manage time in order to give more time to practice.
Homeworks.
focus on my goals
Push my self harder
Do my best ! I think I could do more.
dun know
keep doing what I do now
maintain this attitude
Practice more at home
pay more attention to my weaknesses
pay attention to the teacher
Find more time for the home work
Plan my time better, then I won't be as tired as I'm in the class everyday.
Try to put more enfaces in this class
More organized
Put more effort in my essay
Paid attention.
to review
Just need to pay attention on the teacher
28. What is the one good thing
you and your classmates are
doing?
discuss
encourage each other in this challenging process of learning
feedback of essays
question and answer for each other
Asking questions.
Participating in class and working in the assignments. I'm learning a lot
with my classmates.
Improve our writing skills.
using academic vocabulary
Trying to be good
Sharing the ideas or strategies, which is useful for writing.
I are doing homework and assignments on time.
participating
homeworks
we share oppinions in the afternoon
we give a good feedback to our classmates
Force ourself to write about things we don't know a lot about
speak in english, and calling each other to remember about homework.
They are always trying to help me with the things I don't understand
Homework
More effort in my essay
Participation
study in the group
Don't know
29. What is one thing you and
your classmates could change to
make class better?
do our best
To continue to pray everyday and to love each other as a family.
use efficient the tools that we have
focus on class, do not use phone
They could pay more attention.
Give more time to practice writing.
More concentration on class.
do not interrupt teacher
do our best
Be quite! I mean, 'do not make a lot of noisy which is not related in class.'
Try not to distract much in the class
concentrate more
Pay more attention in class
we can pay more attention in class
stop laughing about others ans using our phone
Be more awake
stop to speak our native language.
We could try to pay more attention in class without making too much
noyse
Organization
Asking more questions
Only speak English.
nothing
some of our class mates don't pay attention.
30. Is there anything else you
would like to tell me about class?
Or any questions you have about
class?
nothing
I love my class!
no there's not
so far, it has been doing well, cheer up.
No.
This survey was too long, haha. But thank you for everything.
Nothing
good example of learning english
no
No comments necessary.
No
nothing
No
i like this class, it just depends on the students to improve their skills
Why we are not practicing our AWL voucabulary in your class?
Thank you for prayers at the beginning of class
YOU'RE AMAZING! I love the class, is always so fun, even though is the
last class, and you always motivate us.
No
No
None
no
no
none