UCSB Hist 2c: World History since 1700: MIDTERM EVALUATION


Submitted May 16, 2006, 7:46 PM

How many lectures have your missed so far (of 12):
d. 5 or more
What percentage of the assigned textbook chapters have you read:
b. 75%
How *personally* valuable do you find what you read in the textbook? (not: because it helps me study for the exams)
b. somewhat useful/ok for a requirement
What percentage of Equiano's "Interesting Narrative" did you read?
a. 90-100%
How valuable do you consider what you learned from the first paper assignment? (My goals were to have you working with a primary source, recognizing arguments and assessing evidence, and also to practice presenting your analysis.)
a. very valuable
How many section meetings have your missed (or slept through/been totally unprepared for)?
e. none
When you prepare for section, how much of the assigned portion of reader do you usually read *before* section?
a. most or all
How valuable do you find what you are learning in section--for your understanding of what history is and what historians do?
b. somewhat useful
Who is your TA?
b. Ricardo
How valuable is section for your understanding of the course content?
a. it is good augmentation and reinforcement
How did you find the midterm IDs?
a. easy, fair
The midterm study guide was (choose one):
a. very helpful
The midterm essay question was:
a. fair
The source interpretation was:
b. hard/confusing
How often have you found the course website useful?
a. often
Would you prefer to have more context/theory lectures that provide a framework for the detailed narrative in the textbook, or content-rich lectures like Prof. Roberts' on Japan?
b. more of a mix in each lecture
If you could change just one thing about lecture, what would it be (if other, note in text comment box below):
a. more images
Which statement best reflects your main feeling about the 2nd paper?
b. I have no ideas for a topic
Please comment on the course: What gripes do you have? What do you like about it? If you don't attend lecture often, why not? What can I do to improve lecture or the the course? Do you have any topics you REALLY want to see covered?
I have no idea



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