END-OF-COURSE RATINGS
HIS-202-01
Modern Latin America
Fall 2006

Q2. The instructor helped me to understand the subject matter of the course.

a. Moderately Agree. No comment.
b. Moderately Agree. Difficult to approach at times to get assistance. The guiding questions provided by the instructor for most reading assignments helped greatly.
c. Strongly Agree. Very available for meeting—super helpful in office hours.
d. Strongly Agree. Very helpful when I went to office hours.
e. Strongly Agree. Yes, see above and also I enjoyed the occasional mini lecture over various concepts that we had pulled from readings.
f. (Read Scale Wrong! See comments.) Strongly Disagree. No comment.
g. Strongly Agree. No comment.
h. Strongly Agree. No comment.
i. Strongly Agree. Very knowledgeable and helpful.
j. Moderately Agree. No comment.
k. Strongly Agree. Always helpful and willing to meet.
l. Moderately Agree. No comment.
m. Strongly Agree. No comment.
n. Strongly Agree. Silva knows his stuff!
o. Strongly Agree. He is a good discussion leader, and he was available outside of class to address additional questions.
p. Strongly Agree. No comment.
q. Strongly Agree. Obviously very knowledgeable and gives critical/helpful explanation . . .
r. Strongly Agree. Prof. Silva knows his stuff. He gives off an impressive, yet approachable air of knowledge.
s. Strongly Agree. Very good at leading class discussion and providing thought—provoking questions.
t. Strongly Agree. The meetings with Professor Silva about my paper helped me so much. I felt that the large paper was a good challenge and it was great to have the chance to meet and discuss the progress throughout the semester.
u. Strongly Agree. Always available when needed.
v. Slightly Agree. Silva is often so intimidating that people don’t feel comfortable speaking up in class or asking for help.

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