Course Evaluation input sources (evaluate.uwaterloo.ca) are validated against Quest records of instructors/sections for a given term in order to normalize instructor IDs and to add class IDs where missing.
Data is stored within the evaluate.uwaterloo.ca system in raw format. It is accessible in summary format via API, and via the evaluate.uwaterloo.ca web interface.
Column | sample![]() |
Description |
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section | 001 | from Quest |
number_resp | 113 | number of responses |
term_id | 2010.9 | Quest format. The first digit is 0 for years < 2000 and 1 for years > 2000. The next two digits are the last two digits of the year. The last digit is the month. |
prep | 3.49 | Preparation: 80% Question 1 + 20% Question 10 |
effectiveness | 3.63 | Effectiveness: 20% Question 7 + 80% Question 8 |
summary | 3.65 | 25% prep + 25% delivery + 50% effectiveness |
instr_avg_effectiveness | 3.67 | for this instructor over the past 15 terms, avg(effect) |
instr_avg_prep | 3.68 | for this instructor over the past 15 terms, avg(prep) |
instr_avg_summary | 3.72 | for this instructor over the past 15 terms, avg(summary) |
delivery | 3.84 | Delivery: average for Question 2 - Question 6 |
instr_avg_delivery | 3.84 | for this instructor over the past 15 terms, avg(delivery) |
instr_count | 4 | count of courses taught by this instr over the past 15 terms |
course_avg_effectiveness | 4.08 | for all matching courses over the past 15 terms, avg(effect) |
course_avg_summary | 4.10 | for all matching courses over the past 15 terms, avg(summary) |
course_avg_prep | 4.12 | for all matching courses over the past 15 terms, avg(prep) |
course_avg_delivery | 4.12 | for all matching courses over the past 15 terms, avg(delivery) |
hrs_per_week | 5.5 | average for Question 15: hours per week outside class |
course_count | 6 | count of matching courses over the past 15 terms |
resp_rate | 73% | fraction of student responding to any question |
percent_classes | 85% | average of Question 9: percent classes attended (highest possible: 90% due to lower bounds) |
course_id | 9813 | unique identifier matching the same course over all terms regardless of the cross-listings, as determined by the maintainers of Quest data |
instructor_name | Doe, John | from source |
user_id | jdoe | from source |
course_label | MATH 123 | from source |
tag | online | tag marker for 'grad' and data sources |
-- DanielAllen - 2013-11-02
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tompa_teaching_score_rules.pdf | r1 | manage | 774.3 K | 2016-01-07 - 13:05 | DanielAllen | Tompa teaching score rules - from Jack Rehder 2016-01-07 |