Truman Faculty Evaluation Administration
DISCLAIMER: Results for instructor ratings refer to past implementations of the course. Teachers, methods, and policies may evolve and change for a particular course from semester to semester.

History of Economic Thought - ECON 313

Smith, Steven

100 Students Enrolled

The instructor was an effective communicator.

Disagree: 2Neutral: 3Agree: 22Strongly Agree: 28
Answer%Number of Responses
Disagree4% 2
Neutral5% 3
Agree40% 22
Strongly Agree51% 28
Total Number of Respondents: 55

The instructor was approachable.

Disagree: 4Neutral: 8Agree: 25Strongly Agree: 18
Answer%Number of Responses
Disagree7% 4
Neutral15% 8
Agree45% 25
Strongly Agree33% 18
Total Number of Respondents: 55

Grading was fair.

Disagree: 4Neutral: 7Agree: 22Strongly Agree: 22
Answer%Number of Responses
Disagree7% 4
Neutral13% 7
Agree40% 22
Strongly Agree40% 22
Total Number of Respondents: 55

I learned a lot in this course.

Strongly disagree: 1Disagree: 1Neutral: 2Agree: 17Strongly Agree: 33
Answer%Number of Responses
Strongly disagree2% 1
Disagree2% 1
Neutral4% 2
Agree31% 17
Strongly Agree61% 33
Total Number of Respondents: 54

The concepts in this class were predominately presented in... (check up to two):

Lecture: 55External readings: 40
Answer%Number of Responses
Lecture58% 55
External readings42% 40
Total Number of Respondents: 55

On average, the number of hours I spent on coursework outside of class, per week:

2 or less: 113-4: 185-6: 187-8: 49 or more: 3
Answer%Number of Responses
2 or less20% 11
3-433% 18
5-633% 18
7-87% 4
9 or more6% 3
Total Number of Respondents: 54

My grade was based primarily on...

Exams: 45Quizzes: 7Papers (0-9 pages): 6Papers (10 or more pages): 3Papers (10+ pages): 1No primary component: 7
Answer%Number of Responses
Exams65% 45
Quizzes10% 7
Papers (0-9 pages)9% 6
Papers (10 or more pages)4% 3
Papers (10+ pages)1% 1
No primary component10% 7
Total Number of Respondents: 55

Most of the test material in this class came from... (check up to two)

Readings: 41Lecture notes: 53
Answer%Number of Responses
Readings44% 41
Lecture notes56% 53
Total Number of Respondents: 55