Duke University Undergraduate Course Evaluations
Duncan Thomas: Economics 204, Fall term 2024


Distributions of responses to each numeric question

Q8. Based on the effectiveness of instruction (clarity, expertise, enthusiasm, rigor, support, inspiration, etc.) overall the instructor, Duncan Thomas, was:
Econ 204 Econ undergrads All undergrads
Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median
94 4.33 1.01 5.00 1,266 4.21 1.04 5.00 20,008 4.22 0.98 5.00
Distribution of responses in Econ 204
Options 5.Excellent 4.Very good 3.Average 2.Marginal 1.Poor
% of students 58% 27% 7% 4% 3%


Q7. Considering all components of the course (lectures, discussions, sections/labs, assessments, projects, course environment, etc.) overall the course was:
Econ 204 Econ undergrads All undergrads
Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median
94 3.99 1.06 4.00 1,165 3.86 1.02 4.00 16,575 4.06 0.95 4.00
Distribution of responses in Econ 204
Response option 5.Excellent 4.Very good 3.Average 2.Marginal 1.Poor
% of students 38% 35% 18% 4% 4%


Q1. Your personal engagement with the course was:
Econ 204 Econ undergrads All undergrads
Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median
92 4.00 0.98 4.00 1,172 3.64 1.01 4.00 16,660 3.98 0.91 4.00
Distribution of responses in Econ 204
Response option 5.Very high 4.High 3.Medium 2.Low 1.Very low
% of students 39% 29% 25% 5% 1%


Q5. The course was intellectually stimulating. It made me think in new ways, encouraged me to adopt different points of view, or challenged me to develop new skills.
Econ 204 Econ undergrads All undergrads
Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median
Distribution of responses in Econ 204
95 4.34 0.96 5.00 1,165 3.92 1.00 4.00 16,508 4.13 0.91 4.00
Response option 5.Excellent 4.Very good 3.Average 2.Marginal 1.Poor
% of students 56% 32% 6% 3% 3%


Q12. The course was difficult.
Econ 204 Econ undergrads All undergrads
Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median
94 4.61 0.55 5.00 1,154 3.10 1.22 3.00 16,578 3.19 1.13 3.00
Distribution of responses in Econ 204
Response option 5.Strongly agree 4.Agree 3.Neither agree nor disagree 2.Disagree 1.Strongly disagree
% of students 64% 33% 3% 0% 0%


Q13. How many hours in a typical week did you spend on this class (outside of class meetings)?
Econ 204 Econ undergrads All undergrads
Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median Number Mean Std Median
95 7.56 2.12 8.00 1,165 4.31 2.34 4.00 16,605 4.38 2.42 4.00
Distribution of responses in Econ 204
Response option 10+ hrs 9 hrs 8 hrs 7 hrs 6 hrs 5 hrs 4 hrs 3 hrs 2 hrs 1 hr
% of students 31% 7% 17% 12 9% 16% 7% 1% 0% 0%



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