End of Semester Evaluation, Spring 2000
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0001-1

I prefer print. If I were to have to go to the web, I think it would be harder due to the time and not being sure which resources to use.

Discussion involves the students more. Most teachers put students to sleep.

Focused helps put things in a better perspective. Coverage runs through things too fast.

Some people have a hard time putting thoughts to paper. Exams would help us bring up grades and make sure we were keeping up with reading assignments

Great course, if I could, I would take more classes offered by the professor. I learned more in this class than in my other history class (Modern Middle East). His (Kelly's) teaching style was great.

0001-2

I used encyclopedias

If they were on the web I just would have printed them out myself.

I thought the discussion put good assignments on the floor. In practice it makes use of every angle of the event. Every side is discussed.

Focused. Its one thing to know the material, but its more important to learn the material. Long term memory is more useful than short-term memory.

0001-3

The final paper.

When I read or study something in print, it allows me to interact more with what I'm reading. I can underline, write notes, and look back over what I've read without worrying about the failure of the technology I'm using.

Discussion not only allows me to voice my opinions and evaluate them, but also allows me to hear other students' opinions.

0001-4

With print they are always available to read and with the web, you may not be able to bring up the document.

Discussion makes us get involved in what we are learning, and with the lecture, I think we tend to forget what goes on.

focused allows you to really understand what is happening.

I prefer papers rather than exams, because with exams I tend to memorize the information, rather than learn and understand the information.

0001-5

I looked up some definitions for our last paper and I wanted to see what other info. I could find.

I don't always have time to log onto the net, so I like having the copies in front of me.

Lectures are so boring, there is more interaction in discussion classes.

focused offers info. On what was really important.

I feel that more is learned while discussing major points.

0001-6

Progression of individuals in society [First paper]

I like having things I can hold and read. I also highlight a lot.

Discussion helps me get my thoughts organized

I learned more on th focused. It was nice to have details.

I would have liked to have quizes or something b/c we'd get in groups and some people wouldn't study.

0001-7

Print is more convenient for those who have no computer.

Discussion allows everyone to be involved.

Even though this course was easy, meaning the papers (only) & discussion. The challenge in the class was to think and write like a historian, and that's what motivates people. Enjoyed your class!

0001-8

Because when if I had to look up the information then I would have ahd to print them myself.

A discussion makes you more involved in the material. In a lecture you can easily drift away from the material and sit there and daydream.

A more focused class definitely les you learn more about the material. It made a history class a lot less boring.

The class was very informative and still fun. The material that we covered in class can very easily become boring, but the stories about first-hand accounts, or the fact that you had first-hand experiences in the areas that we talked about made it interesting.

0001-9

Most of them. Hobbes, Rousseau, etc. The internet allowed me to get other information that the handouts didn't contain.

For my paper on Rousseau

The web is very helpful, but having the printed documents is a much easier experience for this class.

Actually a combination of both really makes a class much more enjoyable and understandable

It is good to have coverage of topics, but also have moments of focused study.

Papers make it easier for students to express how they view topics. Exams give the student a better opportunity to show how they retained all of the info.

Very nice course

0001-10

First major paper. Found info about Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau to aid in my understanding of the material

I prefer print (though the documents we had were off the internet) because it is less complicated, I.e., don't have to hunt for a computer, wait for it to print (the ATLC usually takes 45 minutes to an hour) and I believe that students should not become internet dependent.

Discussion courses require you to keep up with readings. Also, Kelly's ability to guide the discussions to where he wanted them to go was impressive.

The material covered were essential themes and events of W. Europe and we were able to comprehend rather than memorize and regurgitate.

Papers teach me more instead of cramming to understand the material I investigate until I know the circumstances backwards and forwards and actually develop an interpretation of my own.

Enjoyed it, learned a lot.

0001-11

Actually just because my computer is really old and slow, so things on the web take a long time.

I find lecture more interesting. Questions are answered more immediately and you don't seem to spend 30 min. on one or two points like in a discussion

Because a student takes history classes every year of their schooling, we know brief overviews already, but in depth coverage is important to learn more.

I'm not a confident writer. I don't think I am very good.

0001-12

Discussion gets you more involved, you can express your own opinion on a subject that might help another student understand.

Too much information

I learn more by studying than research. I feel I can b.s. my way through a paper.

0001-13

I believe the web has more information. [MIS student]

Discussion courses, the students are more involved and more interested in the class b/c they get a chance to express their own opinions.

I prefer focused b/c you spend more time on a topic & are more likely to learn and remember it.

Personally exams are easier than papers, but I became a better historical writer from this course

0001-14

I prefer print because print is easier to make notes on the paper and I don't have to keep scrolling back when I want to re-read something.

Discussion made the class more interesting because discussion allows a wide range of opinions to be stated and evaluated.

I prefer focused because the topics made the class much more interesting. A course that is "coverage" is just a professor giving dates and facts, and I don't learn as much in that format.

Papers allow more research for me which leads to gaining a greater knowledge of a certain subject.

I really enjoyed the structure of this class. I have learned more in this history class than any I have taken here at Tech.

0001-15

I prefer print because its tangible. I can look at the document, highlight key points and go back easily to any part I may want to reread.

The discussions made you think more critically, especially when you were forced to argue for a particular side of an issue.

The focused approach led me to make connections between topics and to get a better understanding of some key topics. I like having learned a lot about a little rather than a little about a lot.

Papers more accurately measure how a student has grasped the material. Any one can memorize names and dates to pass an exam, but writing a paper takes research and comprehension of the material.

0001-16

I prefer print b/c they were very handy. I could bring them anywhere (example: bus, library, or before I go to bed).

Discussions got everyone involved in the class, plus a lot of the documents we read were very controversial.

Other classes just pile on information. I end up leaving class and not remembering a thing.

I prefer paper, but it's hard for me b/c I am not a writer.

I would recommend this class to other students.

0001-17

Karl Marx was researched to get a deeper perspective of his ideals.

Print is obviously better for us lazy students because you don't have to exert much effort in finding information.

Discussions are more involving

Getting in depth on subjects is interesting

I am not great at writing papers

0001-18

I did research for my John Locke paper and I did resesarch for Thomas Malthus paper

Malthus paper

More access to web even if you don't own a computer the library is well equiped with access.

I prefer the process of discussion--it stimulates thought.

I like the focused part of history-I learned more an retain more than just knowledge of a lot of events or dates.

Very informative. I learned more about history and human nature. I found that history is a very important part of life. I once fumbled for an answer to why do you study history? Why do you live in the past? I now know that history teaches us the origin of human development. I know that by looking at the past we, as a society can learn to build a better future. I know I sound like the national spokesman for the history channel, but I love history. Thank you Dr. Kelly.

0001-19

The web has too much information. It is easier to use print to narrow it down.

I prefer discussion because I learn better by interacting.

I really like focused because I get to understand why things happened and relate it to how the people felt at the time.

I prefer papers rather than exams, because with exams I tend to memorize the information, rather than learn and understand the information.

0001-20

All of them. First to find more background information and to find opinions that would challenge/support my own.

Last paper, I'm trying to incorporate Hollywood's view of communism

I prefer the web only so it is more accessible and if I wanted a printout to highlight I could print it myself.

Lecture was only one perspective whereas discussions open the class to 30 perspectives with a professor's reasoning to clarify subjects.

"Other" history courses do that. This course let us see the background and roots to the history.

One I'm better at papers and 2 free thought and creativity is allowed on papers.

More classes need to focus on free thought and understanding rather than dates and events. Both types of classes are useful.

0001-21

The paper on Darwin

I like interaction

I like variety. But if I could learn as much as possible about one interesting topic, It might be more effective on learning

Appreciate your help

0001-22

Darwin, 1st major paper

I prefer print because it is esier to read and doesn't hurt your eyes.

I felt more involved in the class and I feel that a lot of points were brought up by students that may have been overlooked by the teacher.

I would prefer a class that covered more historical material just because I think it would be neat to learn more about other events.

I prefered papers because it gave me the opportunity to state my opinion thoroughly.

It was very informative and was the funnest class I have had so far.

0001-23

The paper on Darwin

Darwin

Web sources are sometimes very time consuming

I prefer a course that is a combination of the 2-like towards the end of the semester

Focused is better because you can appreciate its historical significance

Very different. Very effective. I sometimes left the class happy, sometimes a little ticked about comments made by students during discussions--it was great! I learned a lot.