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Social Sciences TA Evaluation for Jones, Jennifer Jean POL SCI 121C DIS 3(67213), Fall Qtr 2014

Responses: 11/33 (33.33%)

ATTENDANCE

1. How often did you attend discussion sections?2 Never0 Once0 2 - 3 times2 4 - 5 times3 6 - 7 times1 8 times3 More than 8 times

2. How often did you meet with the T.A., outside of the section time, to discuss the course material?7 Never1 Once2 2 - 3 times1 4 - 5 times0 6 - 7 times0 8 times0 More than 8 times

PRESENTATION

3. T.A. was competent in course material:2 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 30 4 (OK or Average)0 52 67 7 (Among Best)

4. T.A. was able to make presentations clearly:2 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 30 4 (OK or Average)0 51 68 7 (Among Best)

5. T.A. was responsive to students:2 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 30 4 (OK or Average)0 50 69 7 (Among Best)

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6. T.A. was able to integrate the lecture and discussion material:2 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 30 4 (OK or Average)0 52 67 7 (Among Best)

7. T.A. was present and on time for discussion sections/o�ce hours:2 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 30 4 (OK or Average)0 53 66 7 (Among Best)

8. The discussion sections were useful to the success of the course:2 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 31 4 (OK or Average)1 50 67 7 (Among Best)

9. I would expect another course with this T.A. to be:2 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 30 4 (OK or Average)0 54 65 7 (Among Best)

EFFECTIVENESS

10. Rate your T.A.’s general teaching e↵ectiveness:0 Poor0 Inadequate0 Less than adequate0 Adequate1 More than adequate4 Very good6 Excellent

COMMENTS

11. <No question text>

1. What were the strongest points of the TA in discussion section or o�ce hours?

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• Everyone knows that Jen Jones is one of the best TAs in Political Science. I couldn’t havegotten through this boring class without her!

• Great communication, enthusiasm and knowledge of the material.• Jennifer was probably one of the best TAs I have had a UCI. She is very interested

and engaged in the course and is very knowledgable about the material. She makesdiscussion sections enjoyable and does a lot to ensure that her students are learning andunderstanding what is going on. Her section website with notes and the use of messageboard are extremely helpful! She is a very understanding TA, I wish were TAs at UCiwere like her!

• She really tried to get students feedback but students, at times, were just non-responsive.She did work hard to try and spark debate and conversation in class but students madeit hard for her to do so when they do even answer questions.

• She was always available, helped in explaining concepts, and always tried her best!• she was very nice• The TA was very passionate and approachable, so it was great to get her insight on the

material. The discussions were intriguing. Due to work and other commitments, I wasunable to attend more sections. Wish I did.

• 4 blank answer(s).

2. Do you have any recommendations for your TA that would help that person be a more e↵ectiveTA in the future?• I believe that all TAs should coordinate and have the same grading rubric. Otherwise, it

is very unfair. My friends who was in the other section got a 91 on her midterm whereas Igot a 71. I read over her midterm and it was very similar to the content on my midterm.The wide gap is a little unfair. But besides that you were great!

• Keep be awesome! Thanks for a great quarter!• keep it up :)• more examples• No, I would her ask her out though, but she’d probably reject me, she’s pretty hot.• Not at all, I just hope your future discussions are a little more responsive• 5 blank answer(s).

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Social Sciences TA Evaluation for Jones, Jennifer Jean POL SCI 121A DIS 5(67145), Winter Qtr 2015

Responses: 12/28 (42.86%)

ATTENDANCE



PRESENTATION




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• Assigning course readings and going over them during discussion.• encouraging discussion and e↵ectiveness at making the readings more comprehendable.• Jen used students as resources to summarize reading which helped especially with dense

topics. Holding students accountable really created a sense of fairness and I enjoyed beingin her section.

• simpleness• TA was very responsive to all questions and encouraged critical thinking about the readings

assigned in class.• 7 blank answer(s).

2. Do you have any recommendations for your TA that would help that person be a more e↵ectiveTA in the future?• Have back up plans when someone doesn’t show up or does not come prepared.• I feel that Jen Jones focuses a lot on participation, would like her to put more input on

her take on readings/articles.• N/A• stay awesome• The reading summaries each week are really helpful• 7 blank answer(s).

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UCI EEE Evaluations

Social Sciences TA Evaluation for Jones, Jennifer Jean POL SCI 21A DIS 10(67040), Spring Qtr 2013

Responses: 15/27 (55.56%)

ATTENDANCE



PRESENTATION




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• Jen was very helpful, clear and concise. She is passionate and enthusiastic about politicalscience and has a lot of knowledge about American politics. Her discussions were helpfuland she was able to clearly answer all of my questions and help with giving tips on howto do well on the midterms and final. Awesome TA!

• listens to your points, encourages discussion, open, enthusiastic• She is an excellent communicator who gets her point across straight. She helped me

improve my second midterm score from a D+ to a solid B by telling me what my weaknessis from the exam. Her thought is organized, allows me to keep up with the information.She can easily relate students’ ideas to the essence of lecture and tie it e�ciently. I enjoycontributing my ideas and thoughts to the discussion due to this TA’s leadership and greatpersonality.

• She is familiar with the course! Sparks questions to help students think. Comes to classprepared!

• She was kind and encouraged people to think• She was very engaged in the conversations & encouraged us to participate• 9 blank answer(s).

2. Do you have any recommendations for your TA that would help that person be a more e↵ectiveTA in the future?• bring up more challenging topics to discuss• None :D• Not really, she’s the best TA I ever have so far.• Sometimes it was a little too much thinking• TAlk more about what would be on the tests• Try to make slides to clearly explain what you’re talking about.• 9 blank answer(s).

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UCI EEE Evaluations

Social Sciences TA Evaluation for Jones, Jennifer Jean POL SCI 21A DIS 6(67036), Winter Qtr 2013

Responses: 11/22 (50%)

ATTENDANCE

1. How often did you attend discussion sections?0 Never0 Once0 2 - 3 times0 4 - 5 times0 6 - 7 times1 8 times

10 More than 8 times


PRESENTATION




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• I feel Jones has been a great discussion leader who interacts with the class and also helpsenlighten many of the ideology behind American politics. Jones has been an essential toolin the political science class and I feel on of her strongest points is been able to challengethe students by allowing them to take the knowledge they learn into the real world.

• I like how she catered to the discussion of the students and adapted for each discussion. Ialso appreciated how she helped prepare us for our midterm.

• Organized, stimulated the students interest in the subject.• Separating into groups.• Took time to help us answer questions. Helped clarify confusing concepts from the lectures

and readings.• very clear. helps students understand the material by breaking the material down so the

class can easily understand. gives students a chance to participate and give input. veryknowledgeable about the course material. relates with the students.


2. Do you have any recommendations for your TA that would help that person be a more e↵ectiveTA in the future?• I feel up to this point, Jones has been doing an excellent job in teaching the class! I feel

she should get a raise or something for doing such a good job.• I know she asked if we had any questions about the readings/lecture, but I would have

liked her to summarize both a little each week (because it would be good review for usand remind us what we struggled with).

• maybe talk more about what is relevant to the midterm/finals from the readings ratherthan about what the students can talk more about, because that isn’t as helpful sometimes,as the students do not always read the material

• More thorough discussion• 7 blank answer(s).

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Social Sciences TA Evaluation for Jones, Jennifer Jean POL SCI 21A DIS 5(67025), Fall Qtr 2012

Responses: 16/27 (59.26%)

ATTENDANCE




PRESENTATION




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7. T.A. was present and on time for discussion sections/o�ce hours:0 0 (N/A or Unsure)1 1 (Among Worst)0 20 31 4 (OK or Average)0 53 6

11 7 (Among Best)



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• Explaining the important points in lecture and clearing describing what would be relevantto study for the midterms and final.

• Her strongest points dealt with connecting all the class materials with all the topicsthroughout the weeks.

• I really liked class discussions. It seemed like we were the most active when we all bouncedpoints o↵ each other. I also thought getting into small groups was helpful, if we didn’ttake too long and came back together quickly.

• Jen is a very good and well-qualified TA that did a fantastic job in the classroom, inte-grating both Prof. Beckmann’s lectures and reading homework into the class. She wasvery good at leading the classroom discussion and did her best to make sure that everyonewas on the same page as far as the material went.

• She had clear explanations• She had hands on experience• SHe knew what she was talking about, and she tried to have us engaged in class.• She made me listen in class and made the material interesting.• The strongest points were Jen’s valuable insight as to how Beckmann grades and what he

tests students on. This prepared us well for exams and projects.• Very clear and tries to get everyone to understand the material, wants all students to

interact and participate• Very knowledgable on the subject. Communicates well.• 5 blank answer(s).

2. Do you have any recommendations for your TA that would help that person be a more e↵ectiveTA in the future?• I thought there was a good range of di↵erent activities. I think leading more discussions

would be a really good idea!• Maybe go into depth on more topics instead of a selective few.• n/a• no keep doing what youre doing• None• None, Jen is great!• None.• None I can think of other than maybe having regular reading quizzes to make sure that

everyone did the homework so they don’t do poorly on the tests?• provide handouts.• 7 blank answer(s).

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Social Sciences TA Evaluation for Jones, Jennifer Jean POL SCI 21A DIS 6(67026), Fall Qtr 2012

Responses: 13/27 (48.15%)

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PRESENTATION

3. T.A. was competent in course material:0 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 31 4 (OK or Average)1 51 6

10 7 (Among Best)



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8. The discussion sections were useful to the success of the course:0 0 (N/A or Unsure)0 1 (Among Worst)0 20 31 4 (OK or Average)0 52 6

10 7 (Among Best)


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• clear & she knew what she was teaching about• Jen came prepared to all of the sections and made the material interesting and engaging.• Jen was always willing to get work done. Jen came to class ready to teach her class, and

as a result our class really learned a lot.• One attempt is performing group discussions on important concepts and information es-

sential to lecture understanding. This TA did use many outside examples to further discussunderstanding of the material.

• She is very good at engaging the students in the discussions and other class related mate-rial.

• She was able to connect the material in lecture with the material in discussion and clearup any questions we had. She elaborated on what was presented and gave more feedbackon the material. She was excellent in explaining everything.

• She was very approachable, and also knew her stu↵. Would always come prepared andtalked a lot about what is happening during lectures, which refresh our understanding ofthe course material.

• She would go over the concept with us and allow us to take in the information and makeus understand it.

• TA knew all the material and was very passionate about the subject. Seems very easygoingand easy to talk to.

• Very helpful and assigned work that allowed students to get a better understanding of thelectures.


2. Do you have any recommendations for your TA that would help that person be a more e↵ectiveTA in the future?• Continuing being the great TA that she already is.• Maybe to go over more core topics into one discussion rather than just 1 topic for 50

minutes, which can be more helpful.• No, she is good at everything.• none• Nope• Not everyone is interactive with the class, but the discussion would become engaging

if there are important issues relevant to the lecture material that people would care todiscuss.

• Not much. Just keep doing what she is doing.• 6 blank answer(s).

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