Student Course Evaluations
I believe that student input is very important to a professor's teaching performance. I carefully examine all of the feedback that students give me both directly and anonymously through course evaluations. Below you can download in PDF format the complete and unedited student evaluations from the courses that I have taught at Gettysburg College. If numbers are not your thing, there are also Selected Student Comments from the student evaluations.
Course Evaluations Average Score Summary
The following summary chart is based on Gettysburg College's end-of-semester student course evaluations. Students select between Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, and Excellent for each question. Using a 5-point scale, I have provided the average score of the seven course evaluation questions for the classes I have taught at Gettysburg between Fall 2017 and Spring 2022.
Original Course Evaluations
When I joined Gettysburg College in Fall 2017, they used a fairly typical end-of-semester hand-written student course evaluation. I have provided scans of the original evaluations for download in PDF format. I also have provided a transcribed summary version. That way you can save yourself the trouble of trying to decipher students' hand-written comments. Beginning Fall 2019, Gettysburg switched to online course evaluations. The college outputs the information collected as a detailed evaluation summary report. I have provided the complete, unedited, reports for download.
Selected Student Comments
Overall Instructor
"Professor Standlee is a professor that I am so glad I had during my time in college. As someone who hopes to teach at the college level one day, I will remember her compassion and understanding that was so helpful and needed during an unprecedented semester." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Professor Standlee is the best! She is very kind, engaging, and organized and is always inclusive to everyone. This class is very interesting and did not stress me out, which I appreciate!"Introduction to Sociology
"I adore Professor Standlee. She is intelligent, compassionate, and helpful. I look up to her as a mentor and as a model for success in the field of sociology." Intro to Sociological Theory
"This professor cares for her students and wants them to succeed. She even ensures that were are doing good mentally and to reach out if we are struggling. She is a very understanding professor." Introduction to Sociology
"I really enjoy how this professor reflects frequently on her teaching and effectiveness and actively works to better herself there for her student's learning." Intro to Sociological Theory
"She is very nice and fair. As a student, I felt comfortable asking for help and talking to her." Intro to Sociological Theory “
"Professor Standlee is genuinely one of the nicest professors I have had. She obviously cares deeply about not only the subject she is teaching but also the students. She actively works to meet the students' needs, especially during such overwhelming times." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Really enjoyed having her as a professor and she makes me want to learn and do good work." Gender Inequalities
"She made my day so much better with this class. I appreciated the open, welcoming, and understanding atmosphere she created for her class, especially while discussing difficult topics." Gender Inequalities
Overall Course
"A must for students in order to gain the skills and mindset needed to think rationally and flexibly in our current society and how we address past and existing issues." Introduction to Sociology
"I did not think I would like this course in the beginning, but it turned into my favorite class. Now it is a subject I would like to continue to study." Gender Inequalities
"It was great. The books were great choices that provided unique perspectives and a lot of information. I liked the topics and how we looked at different aspects of society and the issues like gender, race, class, etc. Intersectionality is something that i knew, but not formally and it was nice to learn about this among other topics or ideas formally and understand where they come from and what they mean. Today people learn a lot from social media or their friends, so it is nice to learn about concepts fully and not just the bits and pieces that you read here one day and somewhere else two weeks later." Introduction to Sociology
"Way more interesting and useful material than I expected. So glad I took this course and took it with Standlee." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Learned/did many interesting things that made the class enjoyable." Introduction to Sociology
"Super interesting and not one sided (focuses on gender inequality for BOTH men and women)." Gender Inequalities
"I very much enjoyed discussing and learning about the various theories we covered in this course and Professor Standlee showed a lot of depth in her knowledge on the subject matter." Intro to Sociological Theory
"This course covers difficult material, but Professor Standlee did an excellent job trying to teach it in a way that makes sense and was interesting." Intro to Sociological Theory
"I wish I had time to take another one of her classes! She is very intelligent and I learned a lot of interesting information!" Gender Inequalities
Conduct of Class
"Professor Standlee is an unbelievably talented professor. I enjoyed her teaching style and feel I learned more in this class than in any I have taken this semester, maybe even all year." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Professor Standlee is an excellent moderator of challenging discussions and is mindful of the needs of students." Gender Inequalities
We were constantly encouraged to ask questions when we had them, throughout lectures or class discussions. I think the design of the course with dedicating some days to lectures and some days to discussion was a good balance, and allowed us to learn concepts and then further understand them." Intro to Sociological Theory
"I really liked the lecture style because it's how I learn best. It was also cool that students were able to conduct their own lessons because we had to know the material enough to teach it instead of just regurgitating it." Introduction to Sociology
"One of my favorite parts of Professor Standlee's class is that she has both lecture and discussion sessions. With theory, it is difficult to make the material interactive, but Professor Standlee manages to do a great job. She asks about our experiences and perspectives, which makes the class far more interesting. She also makes easy-to-follow powerpoints for her lectures, which helps me because I am a visual learner." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Always kept class on task at hand but allowed us to discuss as a group and creatively think 'outside the box.'" Gender Inequalities
"The clear explanations, encouragement and knowledge. Professor Standlee really helped me open up." Introduction to Sociology
Course Materials
"The power points were amazing. They were concise, yet full of information at the same time. I really appreciated how you could synthesize the long readings into those slides, to make sure that we noticed the key ideas. They were also very helpful in writing the midterms and essays as well." Introduction to Sociology
"I always knew ahead of time when the next class assignment was due and what it was. It was all due to how precise the syllabus was for this course." Introduction to Sociology
"I really loved the overview book. That helped so much to understanding the readers. I also loved that we had reading notes because it made writing the essay exams so much easier, also forced me to do the reading." Intro to Sociological Theory
"The readings were all very effective and relevant to each topics (I cannot think of a better book for each!). The website has all of the notes and PowerPoints which is extremely helpful when writing papers." Introduction to Sociology
"Professor Standlee did an excellent job of providing interesting readings and videos without assigning too many overwhelming works. She was great about breaking down some of the more complicated course materials as well." Intro to Sociological Theory
"All the materials that we had for this class was excellent for the topics we learned and went into depths on reasons why." Gender Inequalities
"Syllabus helped a lot because it had a lot of good useful information. Readings were good to give a good base of knowledge for class discussions. Films and handouts and everything else were interesting." Introduction to Sociology
"Some of the material was dense and it was hard to comprehend at first but Prof. Standlee made it comprehensible." Intro to Sociological Theory
Exams
"The essays made me reflect/use my transferable skill and get to apply what I learned in previous classes to real life." Introduction to Sociology
"I think using take home essays was a more enjoyable way to really engage in the material and think critically about it." Intro to Sociological Theory
"I think the social issue papers really were useful as I thought about this class in so many ways." Gender Inequalities
"Though sometimes difficult, the assignments really improved my understanding on material we learned which ultimately helped me on exams." Intro to Sociological Theory
"The essays helped broaden my understanding on an issue, and I was able to take that issue and research a part of it that was interesting to me." Introduction to Sociology
"The notes were a good way to keep track of what we had learned, but were sometimes exhaustive. I do think that the final paper that we did in late April was at a not so great time - I think it should have been earlier in the semester. But overall our assignments/essays were a pretty good measure of learning in the class." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Presentation, discussions and readings allowed us to delve into the topics with a better understanding." Gender Inequalities
"Professor Standlee assigns dense, but very interesting readings. She makes sure to account for our other classes, so there are never too many readings to handle. She assigns reading notes and discussion questions to check our understanding of the material, and she is happy to help us fix any gaps in understanding." Intro to Sociological Theory
Feedback
"Professor Standlee is always available to assist students and is incredibly warm and friendly." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Professor Standlee provided helpful, constructive feedback and was always available to help us out." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Professor Standlee is an incredibly fair grader and always provides feedback. I like her use of rubrics." Gender Inequalities
"Very reasonable and willing to help and offer support for improvement." Introduction to Sociology
"I feel like the grading matching the effort, or lack thereof when I did not put in as much effort as I could have." Introduction to Sociology
"Grades and comments were generally prompt and feedback/comments/and room for questions was always present." Intro to Sociological Theory
"The grades were always given back with a week or less where everything was explained." Gender Inequalities
"She was always available for help, wanting us to do our best." Intro to Sociological Theory
How Much Learned
"I have really enjoyed Professor's class and have learned more than I ever thought I would. She is a great professor and really cares about her students. She is genuine and understanding when things come up. I loved this class." Introduction to Sociology
"I originally began this class with very little knowledge of theory, but I feel very well-versed in theory now. I actually really enjoyed learning about the different theories, and I now feel very prepared to take an upper-level theory class." Intro to Sociological Theory
"A lot of thought-provoking topics, but I really gained the ability to thoughtfully talk about this issue (the group presentation was especially helpful here)." Gender Inequalities
"I am taking the MCAT in a month and learning about the healthcare system and inequalities in society as well as many of the theories we have gone over are pertinent to the Behavior section. I have gotten a lot out of this course." Introduction to Sociology
"I felt like I am applying the sociological concepts I learned now to daily life, more than I did after I had my SOC 101 class. This class helped me see the world from a completely different perspective and shaped my own standpoint on an array of sociologies themes." Intro to Sociological Theory
"The assigned books for the course contained perspectives I hadn't seen before and really opened my eyes to certain issues in our society." Introduction to Sociology
"If I did already know something, Professor Standlee gave me even more information!" Intro to Sociological Theory
Professor Standlee provided a great deal of information about the subject during this course, but did so in a way that kept everyone's attention." Sociology of Mass Media and Popular Culture
Last Thoughts
"Professor Standlee is an amazing Professor. You can tell she is passionate about what she teaches and is patient with students of all education levels about the subjects. She's informative, interesting, while also making class engaging and impactful." Introduction to Sociology
"Prof. Standlee is hands down the best professor to have during remote learning. She was so accommodating to not only the means of remote learning but the toll it takes on us students mentally. All professors should use her as a guide." Gender Inequalities
"Professor Standlee is so kind and understanding. Her lessons are clear and to the point and she offers a new way of thinking to the class. She is awesome!" Sociology of Mass Media and Popular Culture
"I loved this class. Professor Standlee is very knowledgeable in all aspects surrounding this class and beyond. She has done a great job ensuring that we all understand the material and has given us the opportunity to be the teachers for the day. I would take this class again if I could because the students were also so engaged in the material and so willing to participate. I enjoy classes like that." Gender Inequalities
"I enjoyed taking part in this course for my major requirement and I strongly believe that professor Standlee has been my favorite professor thus far at Gettysburg College. The weekly discussions in class were informative, and there was always room for student-led discussion. In addition, once COVID-19 hit and we had to turn over to remote learning, although we weren't able to have the same discussions face to face, the professor posted an online forum where the students were able to apply what they have learned each week and relate it with real world experiences. I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course." Intro to Sociological Theory
"Love Prof. Standlee! Extremely fair and unbiased teacher with a great passion for what she does. Can't wait to take her classes in the future." Introduction to Sociology
"This course exposed me to things I would have never thought about especially regarding the poverty unit and I am glad I signed up for it! Professor Standlee is incredibly kind and intelligent. Great class! funny" Gender Inequalities
"Honestly probably one of the best taught classes I've ever taken." Introduction to Sociology
"Standlee was not only funny but fair. She helped me through academic & personal stuff. The assignments were fair & made sense. She made a course about dead white men really fun & interesting." Intro to Sociological Theory
“She should have a Ted Talk.” Intro to Sociological Theory (high praise indeed!)
astandle@gettysburg.edu • Gettysburg College • (717) 337-6194
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