You are a consultant hired to review the instructional staff at the local community college. You have collected data from learner surveys regarding the instructors' performances. You have also collected data on the ratio of grades given by each instructor. You have gathered both quantitative and qualitative data.

^{Review these data that you collected.}

^{Lincoln Community College Results}

Instructor A

^{Course taught Basic Mathematics}

^{Sections taught this term 3}

^{Students enrolled in course in week 1 45}

^{Withdrawals during course 12}

^{Grade spread A-5 B-9 C-12 D-3 F-4}

^{Student feedback (students were asked to rate the instructor from 1-5 with 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest rating). Filling out the survey was optional.}

^{15 students filled out the survey}

^{Teacher knows material average score 4.3}

^{Teacher helped me understand the material average score 3.1}

^{I would recommend this teacher to others average score 3.0}

^{The course materials were helpful average score 2.8}

^{The time allotted for each assignment was sufficient average score 3.5}

^Comments:

^{Math has always been a problem for me but this instructor really explained it well}

^{Although the instructor sounded like he knew what he was talking about I could not follow his explanations.}

^{I learned more from this instructor than all my high school math teachers combined.}

^{I really liked the extra handouts with examples that the instructor handed out in class.}

^{The instructor was unfair. Even if I got the answer right he took points off because I did not show how I got the answer.}

^{Worst class ever.}

Instructor B

^{Course taught Computer Basics 101}

^{Sections taught this term 6}

^{Students enrolled in course in week 1 120}

^{Withdrawals during course 6}

^{Grade spread A-18 B-20 C-14 D-37 F-25}

^{Student feedback (students were asked to rate the instructor from 1-5 with 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest rating) Filling out the survey was optional}

^{47 students filled out the survey}

^{Teacher knows material average score 2.9}

^{Teacher helped me understand the material average score 2.8}

^{I would recommend this teacher to others average score 1.8}

^{The course materials were helpful average score 3.0}

^{The time allotted for each assignment was sufficient average score 1.8}

^Comments

^{I never used a computer before and the teacher assumed everyone was familiar with computers}

^{This teacher was rude and made me feel uncomfortable in the class.}

^{Great teacher- let us work at our own pace.}

^{There was insufficient time to complete each project before the instructor started discussing the next project.}

^{I learned more from the course materials than from the instructor.}

^{Instructor talked about what we should do but did not demonstrate it so we could see how to do it.}

^{Class was boring.}

^{Teacher made inappropriate comments in an attempt to be funny.}

^{Instructor made me feel stupid because I asked so many questions.}

Instructor C

^{Course taught English Literature}

^{Sections taught this term 2}

^{Students enrolled in course in week 1 38}

^{Withdrawals during course 8}

^{Grade spread A-27 B-1 C-0 D-0 F-2}

^{Student feedback (students were asked to rate the instructor from 1-5 with 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest rating) Filling out the survey was optional}

^{8 students filled out the survey}

^{Teacher knows material average score 4.7}

^{Teacher helped me understand the material average score 3.5}

^{I would recommend this teacher to others average score 3.8}

^{The course materials were helpful average score 1.8}

^{The time allotted for each assignment was sufficient average score 3.5}

^Comments:

^{Teacher did an excellent job of explaining complicated reading material.}

^{Best teacher I ever had.}

^{Teacher gave no feedback to help me improve}

^{Materials were difficult to read and understand}

Do the following:

• Review the data, and identify the types of data as quantitative or qualitative.
• Describe what the data indicate, and include the following:
  • Descriptive statistics of quantitative data
  • Trends identified in the analysis of qualitative data
• Make recommendations for change based on the data analysis.
• Make recommendations for additional data collection, including qualitative and quantitative data and formative/summative assessments, to have a clearer picture of the instructional staff.
• Develop an original survey or questionnaire to be used for additional data collection, and defend the validity and reliability of your original data collection tool.