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{{B}}Students' Evaluation of Classroom
Teaching{{/B}} For the past two years, I have been working on students' evaluation of classroom teaching. I have kept a record of informal conversations{{U}} (51) {{/U}}some 300 students from at least twenty--one colleges and universities. The students were generally{{U}} (52) {{/U}}and direct in their comments{{U}} (53) {{/U}}how course work could be better{{U}} (54) {{/U}}. Most of their remarks were kindly taken --with tolerance rather than bitterness--and frequently were softened by the{{U}} (55) {{/U}}that the students were speaking{{U}} (56) {{/U}}some, not all, instructors. Nevertheless,{{U}} (57) {{/U}}the following suggestions and comments indicate, students feel dissatisfied with things--as--they --are in the classroom. Professors should be{{U}} (58) {{/U}}from reading lecture notes. "It makes their{{U}} (59) {{/U}}monotonous(单调的)." If they are going to read, why not{{U}} (60) {{/U}}out copies of the lecture? Then we shouldn't need to go to class. Professors should{{U}} (61) {{/U}}repeating in lectures material that is in the textbook."{{U}} (62) {{/U}}we've read the material, we want to{{U}} (63) {{/U}}it or hear it elaborated on, not repeated." "A lot of students hate to buy a{{U}} (64) {{/U}}text that the professor has written{{U}} (65) {{/U}}to have his lectures repeat it. ' |