MATH 3370 | jaspannu

MATH 3370 Introduction to The Theory of Statistical Inference

FALL 2015, SPRING 2016, FALL 2016, SPRING 2017, SUMMER 2017, FALL 2017, SPRING 2018, SUMMER 2018

(N = 326)

Responses: Strongly Agree=5, Agree=4, Neutral=3, Disagree=2, Strongly Disagree=1

Q1 The design of the course helped me achieve its learning objectives..............................................4.0

Q2 Overall, I learned a great deal from this course. ...............................................................................4.0

Q3 The course material was delivered clearly..........................................................................................4.0

Q4 The instructor was generally available to students seeking advice.................................................5.0

Q5 The instructor(s) stimulated my interest in the subject....................................................................4.5

Q6 The instructor's teaching aids/methods including technology helped students learn.................3.9

Q7 Overall, the instructor is a good teacher.............................................................................................4.5

Q8 Gives students the opportunity to participate in class discussions when appropriate.................4.9

Q9 Treats each student with dignity, consistence, and fairness.............................................................4.5

Q10 Papers, projects, and/or exams were graded and returned in a timely fashion..........................5.0

Q11 Additional comments – Strengths and areas for improvement.

Dr. Pannu has an uncommon enthusiasm for her field of study; it is always easier to attend a class, such as this one, in which the instructor has a strong desire to teach.
Very experienced.
Teaches good.
Statistics have always been an intimidating, unfamiliar topic to me, but the instructor made it understandable and enjoyable.
Teaches in a way to help students learn. Well organized in presenting criteria and clear on what is expected. Offers good supplemental learning material for students. Interacts well with students and keeps students involved with the course.
Very clear and precise.
Awesome teacher. I hope that I have her for classes in the future. Very knowledgeable. Answered all questions clearly. Teaches concepts along with the algorithmic approach.
Knowledgeable of the topic, explains material well, answers questions to help students understand confusing topics, appears to care about her students understanding of the course material.
Knowledge of the subject, and being able to answer all questions from various viewpoints.
Very knowledgeable about the material.
Trying to make material interesting.
Very passionate about the subject. Really wants us to understand. Goes thru a lot of examples and thoroughly explains. I have no problem with the class because I am always prepared for the lesson.
Very easy to talk to and helpful.
Dr. Pannu is a very nice instructor and she seems genuinely interested in helping students succeed. I can tell that she is passionate about what she teaches and that she enjoys teaching it to others.
Can deliver the subject great.
Likes students to communicate with each other.
Good at examples.
Is fair when calling on the class for questions.
Goes over material well in class and gives everyone a chance to participate.
Knowledgeable and patient.
Allowed students opportunity to discuss their homework with constructive criticism of where they did good and what ways they could improve.
Helpful, knowledgeable, and understanding.
Gave extra credit.
Adequately prepared thorough materials worksheets.
Challenges and teaches students and helps students thoroughly understand mistakes students in a low-stakes environment. Reduces stress by testing over fundamental concepts.
Gives daily work that helps the students be focused on each topic.
Kind and prepared.
Very nice and soothing voice.
I really felt like she cared that we learned the material and made it easy to participate in class.
She is super sweet.
Very easy to understand and teaches well.
Great understanding of subject.
Explains topics very well.
Has the class participate and do problems on the board.
Seemed to have a firm grasp on the material.
She seems very passionate about the topics taught in her class.
Explains each lesson very well where it is easy to understand.
Teaches well. Helped understand the material
The professor seems like she is interested in the material. usually explains things well.
Knowledgeable, Helpful, Motivator.
Straightforward with the lesson and thoroughly explains material and gives enough examples and worksheets to better understand the material.
Engages with students. Answers questions and offers help.
Comes to class on time.
She allows the class the engage and help one another with assignments. Taking time in class to work on the assignment also opens opportunities to ask the professor for help if something didn't quite make sense.
She's confident within the realm of statistics.
She is very knowledgeable in the subject being taught.
Returns assignments in a timely manner.
Connects with students well.
She teaches the material clearly and is easy to understand.
She is fairly kind when student's approach her one on one for help with a concept.
Good at explaining concepts, very nice, and overall just professor.
She was friendly to everyone and is willing to explain her lecture if someone does not understand or gets lost somewhere
Gives contstructive feedback to presentations .
The instructor initiates conversation and discussion with students.
Material pacing, managing student involvement, assigning relevant and helpful homework.
Subject conveyance, class structure.
She provided enough material to help students prepare for the exams.
Looks for feedback from students very often, very straightforward class.
She is very knowledgeable in her subject. Whenever a question is asked she answers the question thoroughly and to the best of her abilities.
Very helpful and make students work in a group. Always approach students seeking help with course materials.
The instructor is an expert in the field she is teaching which allows her to teach in an efficient manner.
Worksheet are great way for practice and learning the material.
Explains things thoroughly and helps any student in need of help.
She's really nice and teaches well.
Very good at explaining material.
Ability to lecture, gave good options to participate.
Wish we turned in the homework instead of present.
Maybe a bit too slow; however, this may be based on how the math department sets up this class. Can be a little pushy when it comes to class participation.
Dr. Pannu is a good professor, I don't like the subject because I have already passed statistics. Although the majority of the information in this course was previously covered when I first took statistics, Lamar will not count that course because the course numbers do not match which is frustrating. With that said, it is obvious that Dr. Pannu cares about her students learning as much as possible, which helps make taking a redundant statistics course bearable. She tries to get students involved and interested in the topic by making questions relatable. Her tests are fair and some of the most reasonable I have encountered in college. The tests actually ask questions similar to those encountered in homework, while challenging students to prove they understand the tested subject matter. I would prefer if attendance were not mandatory because I understood the material well enough to miss, but recognize the importance of students attending to understand. Overall, I think Dr. Pannu is one of the better professors I have had at Lamar University.
Keeping the homework between 5 and 6 questions a night was much easier to manage, than homework with more questions and alphabetical subsections.
Good course overall with plenty of opportunities to get good grades.
Dr. Pannu is very helpful and encourages everyone to speak up about any issues one may have. She makes herself very available to make sure no one is left behind.
The implementation of the project involving R was very useful.
Good class overall.
Great work enjoy the class.
All around a great experience.
Excellent teacher all around. I very much hope that I have the opportunity to study under her again.
Communicates and Interacts effectively with students and makes the class and material very interesting. Conveys material clear and concisely. Gives feedback within class to help improve learning experience and performance.
Teacher explains the material well. Used the dry erase board to expand on powerpoint topics.
Thank you for the time and effort you put into this class.
Wants students to learn and ask relevant questions.
Great teacher, always there to help when needed, and passionate about what she does.
The professor was fair throughout the entire class and graded very quickly allowing students to know where they stood.
Easy to talk to.
Powerpoint presentations, and grades super fast!
Excels at giving students a hard time being late and also excels at providing help.
She creates a very interactive course that allows students to learn with hands-on experience instead of just watching a teacher write things on the board.
Given students who don't present very often the opportunity to present.
The consistent use of worksheets is very helpful to learning in math.
Connects well with students.
She gives plenty of time to get assignments done.
The instructor seems very passionate about her field which encourages my interest in learning more about the subject matter.
The instructor gives the students plenty of time to work on the assignments and to get an understanding of the subject matter. Making the students present their work on the board is a great way for students to learn from one another and to reinforce ones learning.
Well organized in-class lectures and slide show presentations.
She comes to class prepared to teach and has the material/lesson for the day understood.
She always had a smile on her face and offered herself to students.
Gives lots of opportunities to learn and excel by providing homework and worksheets. Also has great class participation by allowing students to write and explain problems on the board.
Excels well at teaching and also helps us with improving when we present the homework if the answer is wrong.
The course was good professor was clear and understanding.
Reasonable tests. Available if you need help. Explains very clearly. Would listen to students critiques of her when she asked for them. Was able to adapt and change to fit students needs.
She is very kind, understands people and wants the students to join in on the lectures. She asks if there was any way we would like her to teach, and wants students to be involved with her class.
Simplifying topics so everyone can understand; also, works examples step-by-step.
Taught the material at a high enough level that when tests came around I felt really prepared.