Motivation and emotion/Evaluation/2014

Motivation and emotion - Evaluation - 2014

Ratings from students in 2014 (N = 43 out of 147):

1. Unit Satisfaction Scale: 95% (UC average = 79%)
2. Good Teaching Scale: 93% (UC average = 76%)
3. Generic Skills Scale: 88% (UC average = 76%)
4. Overall Satisfaction Scale: 91% (UC average = 79%)
5. Student Experience Scale: 88% (UC average = 77%)

Written feedback from students in 2014:

Best Aspects	Needs Improving
This unit was filled with different kins of assessments which I enjoyed a lot. It was a unit that taught me a great deal about motivation and emotion.	Nothing
The collaboration between students was a quality experience. I have not seen people work so cooperatively with people they do not know in the university environment.	I do feel the Wiki aspect is a bit of a distraction from exploring the core elements more deeply.
Really loved the course content and the way it was presented, especially when referencing how the techniques are used in real-life application. The final lecture was also great, as it gave an insight into how these theories are applicable in real world scenarios. The assessment items were well spread out, and I felt that I was given plenty of advice leading up to these. Overall a great and interesting unit.	Cannot think of anything I would change
James was fantastic in all aspects. He was always available and willing to discuss issues after lectures and tutorials, and always responded promptly to emails even on weekends which was important for me as I work full time. It was unfortunate that all assessments were due at the end of the semester as that meant we didn't have the opportunity to have our work reviewed and be given feedback for how to improve later in the semester, however there was ample opportunity for drafts and suggested timeframes given for these throughout the semester. James was really engaging in tutorials and this helped with making the topics interesting and applicable to everyday life. He has demonstrated the highest quality of teaching that I have experienced so far at UC.	The lectures unfortunately are very dull, delivered in a monotonous tone. Unsure how this can be improved, it appears to be James' lecture style... Also I found the lectures pretty much regurgitated the textbook, so quite often if I just read the relevant chapter I was able to understand the info well enough to complete the associated online quiz for that chapter. Suggestion for future - if the book chapter has an assessment aspect that is due mid semester, this would help students by breaking up the assessment but also get an idea of how their chapter is progressing.
A very different style of assessment that appealed to the interests and abilities of the general student cohort. And an interesting philosophy behind using this form of assessment.	The publication of a piece of assessment on Wiki is and the audiovisual component of the assessment are novel and interesting and impart new skills, but they do consume a lot of time for tasks unlikely to be repeated at this level of study.
Wikipedia was a fun challenege	Sometimes is seemed like James didn't completely understand Motivation and Emotion himself.
This was by far the best unit I studied this semester. The assessment was engaging, lectures delivered clearly an in a way that was easy to understand, and tutorials were well structured and helpful in my learning. I think it is particularly worth noting that James was a fantastic course convener/ lecturer/tutor. I feel as though he put a lot of time into helping students and he was always happy to help explain things in tutorials and very responsive to moodle posts. The book chapter was a great assignment. Much more engaging than just writing an essay or literature review. At the beginning of the semester I was a little unsure, because I had never used wikiversity before. However, I found James helpful in answering questions about editing wiki pages.	can't think of anything specific - great course!
This was an excellent unit! Incorporating a whole of unit approach to the assessment crated a very holistic learning experience. The depth that this allowed us to research a single topic was very enjoyable and informative. The concept of students writing chapters on various topics is a 'life-work' concept and I believe will show some interesting trends in learning which can be reflected on over time.	While James made the expectations very clear and the outline and expectancies were communicated very well, there may still be some space to clarify the differences between this form of assessment and more traditional units. This type of assessment definitely needs attention right through-out the semester. James said this many times, but I failed to really grasp the importance. Maybe check points through-out the semester with a weighting of say 20%. Large enough to not ignore and if students hit their milestones (chapter outline, research outline, etc) on-time, a good way to create solid chapters and remind students of the value of regular work on it. I know that it seems like trying to protect students fro themselves, but sometimes we need that.:-)
This unit was possibly one of my favourite units so far for psychology. Was beyond interesting and crazy challenging but that made it more worth it. James was so helpful and made a point of allowing students to develop further their ideas, making their learning about what they are interested in.	nothing!
The use of the wikiversity site to do our major project was an interesting experience. Having the ability to help out others in the unit and get help with the project was great.	Getting the multimedia presentation done was a pain, all sorts of technical problems, wasn't a fan of this part of the assessment and don't know that it was necesary
The lectures were packed full of information, and I was never bored. The tutorials were also useful, and it was worth my time to attend them.	The delivery of the lectures was sometimes a bit monotonous