Teaching Evaluations for Winter 2005

The following were provided anonymously at UM from 58 out of 70 undergraduate students in Econ. 309: Experimental Economics:

Scale: 5=Strongly Agree, 4 = Agree,...,1= Strongly Disagree

Question: Overall, this was an excellent course

Mean Rating: 4.11

Question: Overall, the instructor was an excellent teacher

Mean Rating: 4.16

Question: I gained a good understanding of concepts/principles in this field

Mean Rating: 4.20

Question: The instructor treated students with respect

Mean Rating: 4.5

Provide comments:

"Fabulous class; one of my favorites."

"I liked being able to test theories we learned in other classes. I thought it was an interesting course and I really enjoyed it."

"Overall, I liked this course. I appreciated that Dr. Rigdon was well prepared for each experiment and made them as efficient as possible."

"You had great overhead slides...keep using/making them."

"I really appreciated Professor Rigdon's attention she gave students outside of class."

"I like how the Professor is very positive when someone makes a comment in class; she is good at turning someone's wrong answer into something that makes sense."

"Professor Rigdon, You do a good job at explaining aspects of a new field of economics not many students knew about, and you do it with enthusiasm. Thanks for a good term and teach me about a *very* interesting topic."