University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts

Summary of the Teaching Record of Larry J. Zimmerman

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Semester and Year Courses Taught
Number/Title		 Students
Enrolled

Selected ACE Summary Scores
Student Core Items/Additional Item 
6= Strongly Agree, 1=Strongly Disagree

 Advisees
UG      G
   

 

 Workload was reasonable Instructor increased interest Instructor communicated clearly Exams were fair Syllabus was accurate guide to content Excellent Course? Recommend  instructor to others?  
Fall 1997 113:147, Spc. Tpc. Anthro. American Indians In Film 11 Spot Form Equivalents 5.90 6.00 5.50 5.91 5.73 5.91 11          0
Fall 1997 140:089, Anthropology and Contemporary World Problems (Unified Program) 27 Spot Form Equivalents 5.04 5.44 5.22 5.15 5.04 4.73 27           0
Fall 1997 113:013 Human Origins 116 Spot Form Equivalents   5.70 4.49 5.49 5.46 5.29 116         0
Fall 1997 113:167 North American Archaeology 22 Spot Form Equivalents 5.68 5.95 5.00 5.45 5.59 5.68 22           0
Spring 1998 113:147 Spc. Tpc. Anthro, Understanding Conflict and Warfare 16 5.64 5.90 5.95 5.71 5.90 5.95 6.00 15           1
Summer 1998 149:049 Intro to American Indian & Native Studies 8 5.63 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 8            0
Summer 1998 149:199 Spec Topics American Indians in Film 13 5.79 5.88 5.94 5.67 5.94 6.0 5.96 9             4
Fall  1998  113:147 Spc. Tpc Anthro, Lost Tribes, Sunken Continents & Ancient Astronauts 17 5.82 5.88 6.00 5.67 5.88 5.88 5.97 14          0
Spring 1999 113:012 Intro to Prehistory 112 5.57 5.47 5.73 5.59 5.60 5.46 5.74 112        0
Spring
1999		 113:013 (night)
Human Origins		 13 5.94 5.88 6.00 5.88 5.79 5.88 5.96 16          0
Spring
1999		 113:197 Spc. Tpc Archaeology, Lost Tribes, Sunken Continents & Ancient Astronauts  16 5.90 5.95 5.90 5.95 5.95 5.89 5.97 14          2
Spring 1999 140:089, Anthropology and Contemporary World Problems (Unified Program) 24 5.63 5.88 5.92 5.75 5.84 5.95 5.95 24           0
Spring 1999 149:199 Spec Topics American Indians in Film 16 5.86 5.86 5.86 5.80 6.00 5.75 5.88 16           0
Fall 1999 149:049 Intro to American Indian & Native Studies 118 5.75 5.84 5.88 5.55 5.72 5.70 5.86 116       2*
Spring 2000 149:120 Native People of the Plains 15 5.92 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.96 6.00 6.00 15           0
Spring 2000 149:168 American Indians in Film 24 5.68 5.78 5.82 5.85 5.78 5.62 5.87 22          3
Spring 2000 113:013 Human Origins 24 5.82 5.97 5.94 5.71 5.82 5.91 5.86 23           0
Fall 2000 149:049 Day 112 5.44 5.72 5.64 5.46 5.36 5.61 5.74 110       2*
Fall 2000 149:049 Night 26 5.81 5.81 5.89 5.89 5.71 5.71 5.88 25         1*
Spring 2001 113:197 Spc. Tpc Archaeology, Lost Tribes, Sunken Continents & Ancient Astronauts  24 5.79 5.89 5.93  5.85 5.79 5.93 5.95 24          0
Spring
2001		 149:120, Native Peoples of the Plains** 13 5.91 5.85 5.91 5.85 5.96 6.00 5.96 13          1

*Graduate students enrolled in 149:200, but meet for lecture with 149:049 and have separate assignments and discussion. Evaluations are done as one group.

**No student written comments given.

Not included on this summary because forms are in another department, because they were team taught, or because  evaluations were not done (only two are required each term):

Race and Cultural Identity in the United States, Fall 1999 (African-American World Studies/Anthropology)
Museum Literacy and Historical Memory, Spring 2000 (Team taught)
Plains Archaeology, Spring 2000 (Anthropology)
Historical Memory in Cross Cultural Perspective, Summer 2000 (Team taught)
Powwow Practicum, Spring 2001
Introduction to American Indian & Native Studies, Spring 2001
American Indians in Film, Spring 2001

 

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