Semester Set of One-Minute Papers

 

 

This set of questions is based on Howard Community College’s 10 characteristics of Quality instruction.  Donna Kirkley developed this set of questions (one pair for each week in the semester) so an instructor could measure the students’ perception of her behavior in each category.

 

 

WEEK ONE:                          Do you understand the course expectations and grading system in this course?

 

                                                What questions do you have concerning this course?

 

WEEK TWO:                         Do you see the material in this course as important to you both now and in your later life?

 

                                                What questions would you like for the instructor to answer for you at this time?

 

WEEK THREE:                     Do you feel that this instructor is specifically interested in you and your learning?

 

                                                What would you like to see this instructor change about the way she/he deals with students?

 

WEEK FOUR:                       How much time per week are you spending outside of this class preparing for this course?

 

                                                Are you spending more time, less time, or about the same amount of time you do for other courses?

 

WEEK FIVE:                         Is the material in this course presented specifically and clearly, with up-to-date examples?

 

                                                What could this instructor do to make this course content more precise and interesting?

 

WEEK SIX:                            Is this instructor providing you with timely and constructive feedback on your course work?

 

                                                What additional feedback would you like to have?

 

WEEK SEVEN:                     Does this instructor handle class meeting time efficiently and effectively?

 

                                                What could the instructor do to use the time better?

 

WEEK EIGHT:                      In this course, are you encouraged to use higher level thinking skills (critical thinking and problem solving), or is most of the coursework memorization?

 

                                                Do you have any suggestions about how the course material could be changed to encourage more assessment and analysis?

 

WEEK NINE:                        Are you always clear about what you are expected to learn in this course?

 

                                                Are the measurements of your learning (graded homework, tests, quizzes, etc.) appropriate?  If not, why?

 

WEEK TEN:                          Does this instructor express positive regard for the students in this class?  How?

 

                                                How do your classmates show their positive or negative regard for this instructor?

 

WEEK ELEVEN:                  Are you pleased with your performance in this course?  Have you completed all work to the best of your ability?

 

                                                If not, how could this instructor have helped you to do so?

 

WEEK TWELVE:                  What grade do you expect to earn at the end of this course?

 

                                                What do you have to do in the next three weeks to earn it?

 

WEEK THIRTEEN:              Would you recommend this course to other students?  Why or why not?

 

                                                Would you recommend this instructor?  Why or why not?

 

WEEK FOURTEEN:             What changes would you suggest this instructor make in the course material for the coming semester?

 

The One-Minute Paper *

 

 

Please answer each of the following questions in 1 or 2 sentences:

 

 

1)     What was the most useful/meaningful thing you learned during this session?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2)    What question(s) remain uppermost in your mind as we end this session?