Dr. Sandra Nelson is an Associate Professor in the Physical Education program in the Spadoni College of Education. This letter is a review of the calendar year of 2016. The definitions of descriptors defined in the Promotion and Tenure Faculty Annual Evaluation Rubrics (cited in 2013-2014 Spadoni College of Education Policies and Procedures Handbook) were used to make the determinations of “outstanding,” “very good,” “good,” and “needs improvement.”
TEACHING:
In the area of teaching, Dr. Nelson taught a total of seven different courses which includes one section of four courses, two sections of internship seminar and one section of internship, spring and fall of 2016. Dr. Nelson taught two spring courses with one section of internship seminar with 10 students and one course of 5 students. During the fall Dr. Nelson taught three fall courses with enrollment ranging from 5 to 9 students, one intern and one student in internship seminar. Dr. Nelson stated that his quantitative student/course evaluations range from 4.75-4.83. Based on the information provided Dr. Nelson’s quantitative course evaluation dated indicates a total mean rating of 4.79 based on two courses taught. …show more content…
The qualitative portions of the course evaluation narratives revealed consistent comments referring to Dr. Nelson’s strengths in the classroom as being knowledgeable, caring and accessible. The areas needing improvement cited by the students were primarily surrounding the logistics of the course (e.g., amount of required assignments, being overwhelmed by her heavy workload, limited manpower and clarity of due
TEACHING:
In the area of teaching, Dr. Nelson taught a total of seven different courses which includes one section of four courses, two sections of internship seminar and one section of internship, spring and fall of 2016. Dr. Nelson taught two spring courses with one section of internship seminar with 10 students and one course of 5 students. During the fall Dr. Nelson taught three fall courses with enrollment ranging from 5 to 9 students, one intern and one student in internship seminar. Dr. Nelson stated that his quantitative student/course evaluations range from 4.75-4.83. Based on the information provided Dr. Nelson’s quantitative course evaluation dated indicates a total mean rating of 4.79 based on two courses taught. …show more content…
The qualitative portions of the course evaluation narratives revealed consistent comments referring to Dr. Nelson’s strengths in the classroom as being knowledgeable, caring and accessible. The areas needing improvement cited by the students were primarily surrounding the logistics of the course (e.g., amount of required assignments, being overwhelmed by her heavy workload, limited manpower and clarity of due