College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Office of Academic Programs

Student Appraisal of Teaching Assistant

FALL 2014
Course
ENTOM 4550 LEC 001

Instructor
Centrella

Gender
2 Male
4 Female
0 Declined

0
0
4

Student Year
Freshmen
2
Sophomores
0
Juniors
0

Approximate Grade in Course

4
2
0

A
B
C

0
0
0

D
F
S

0
0

U
Declined

School or College

Seniors
Grad Students
Other/Declined

5
1
0
0
0

Ag & Life Science

Architecture
Arts & Sciences
Engineering
Hotel

Approximate Cum Average

1
4
0

4.0
3.5
3.0

0
1
0

2.5
2.0
1.5

0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

Course Intended/Required for Major

Human Ecology
ILR
Unclassified/ExMu
Graduate School
Declined

Average is:

1.0
n/a
declined

6
0
0

4
1

Yes
No

0
1

Undecided
Declined

Reason for Taking Course

Cornell Ave.
Transfer Ave.
Declined

4
1
6

Required for Major

Has Great Reputation
Subject Matter of Interest

1
1

Required for Grad Work

Other

1=very low or never; 2=low or rarely; 3=medium or sometimes; 4=high or frequently; 5=very high or always
Resp. 1

Resp. 2

Resp. 3

Resp. 4

Resp. 5

No Resp.

Mean

Std. Dev.

8.

Seems knowledgeable in the subject matter

4.6700

0.5200

9.

Is well prepared for class

5.0000

0.0000

10.

Uses class time efficiently

5.0000

0.0000

11.

Stimulates deeper thinking about the subject

5.0000

0.0000

12.

Makes me feel free to ask questions

5.0000

0.0000

13.

Provides clear and comprehensive explanations

4.6700

0.5200

14.

Communicates interest in helping students learn

5.0000

0.0000

15.

Is willing to help students outside of class

5.0000

0.0000

16.

Coveys enthusiasm in teaching the material

5.0000

0.0000

17.

Is organized in presenting the material

4.6700

0.8200

18.

Involves everyone in class

4.8300

0.4100

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Office of Academic Programs
Student Appraisal of Teaching Assistant

FALL 2014
Course
ENTOM 4550 LEC 001

Instructor
Centrella
1=very low or never; 2=low or rarely; 3=medium or sometimes; 4=high or frequently; 5=very high or always
Resp. 1

Resp. 2

Resp. 3

Resp. 4

Resp. 5

No Resp.

Mean

Std. Dev.

19.

Grades Equitably

4.8300

0.4100

20.

Comments on my work in ways that help me learn

4.6700

0.5200

21.

Realizes when students do NOT understand

4.6700

0.5200

22.

Overall the quality of my TA's teaching is:

5.0000

0.0000

Self-reported Info about Student:

23.

Your interest in taking the course before you enrolled

4.5000

0.5500

24.

Your effort to learn in this course (studying, doing

assignements, thinking about ideas)
The amount that you have learned in the course thus far

4.5000

0.8400

4.3300

0.8200

25.

Average

Standard Dev

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Office of Academic Programs
Student Appraisal of Teaching Assistant

FALL 2014
Course
ENTOM 4550 LEC 001

Instructor
Centrella

Student Comments
Overall Mary was a great TA. I think the class really benefitted from her presence, especially because she is very knowledgable about the material but thinks in a very different way than
Pr Thaler.
Very helpful with the statistics required for the lab portion of the class. Great personality.
I think that some of the group/debate assignments were graded a bit strictly, because although a lot of work was put into them, it's sometimes difficult to relay this when presenting.
However, Mary was very helpful with stats and assisting with the lab experiments both inside and outside of class. She is a very good TA and her lecture in class was well-presented.
Mary Centrella was a great TA. She showed that she cared about student learning, her comments on our assignments were thoughtful and helpful, and her enthusiasm for the subject
showed in her teaching. She was also more than willing to meet with students outside of class to help with lab or class assignments.
Good job!