YEN-JIE LEE: I try to include a questionnaire during
the semester, in--
I think, it's actually in the middle of the semester--
along with the problem set.
So the reason is the following.
I would like to know how my class is doing.
Because every year, the composition of the students
is actually different.
Every semester is, actually, they are different.
And also students may have different background knowledge
semester by semester.
So doing this kind of questionnaire
will help me to understand where we are
and whether we are doing great, or are we actually
moving too fast or too slow?
Are we not giving enough help or giving too much homework?
And is everybody keeping up with the content
which we cover during the lecture?
And this kind of feedback is actually, particularly
useful during the semester.
Because during the semester, I still
have the chance to adjust the speed,
to adjust the content, which will
be suitable for the composition of the students
I get in the class this semester.
So that is actually why I try to ask them to provide feedback
on first, the speed of the course.
Second, how helpful is the lecture, and the instructor,
and also the recitation sections?
And finally, how is actually the problem
sets and the other materials actually
help you with the learning?
Do we need more for example ... do we need more solved
examples?
Do we need more ways to communicate
between the instructors and the students,
such that the students can get the help they need--
not only through the lecture, but also
through the Piazza program which we have during this semester.
And also by emails, and the recitations,
and the office hour, with the instructors and the TAs.
So with that kind of survey, we will
be able to get the feedback during the semester.
And we can actually adjust to actually fit
the need of the class.