Analyses

Week 5: Qualitative Analysis Assignment

Student Narrative Text on Course Pet Peeves

001 Professors who “don’t allow” students to disagree with their opinions. | Professors who grade based on the placement of commas and the number of

spaces typed between words rather than on the ideas and thoughts developed. | Professors who give me reason to feel about 2 inches tall when I give an incorrect answer to a question.

002 Ridiculous amounts of reading to be done in a short period of time. | Not having an opportunity to discuss different viewpoints or different facets of a

topic-issue. 003 I get frustrated with instructors that behave as though we have nothing else

going on in our lives except their class and their assignments. 004 I don’t like to read material that doesn’t have a practical benefit. I want to leave

here with a marketable skill, not a head filled with historical facts or scientific jargon.

005 Students who use the classroom to show how smart they are and to build

themselves up. | Those who rattle their candy and gum wrapper or chip bag.

006 When required readings are not available. | When instructors put-down students. | When assignments are too difficult.

007 Professor who believe their view is the only one acceptable. | Disorganized classes. | Dry readings.

008 Professors who are condescending toward students. | Test questions that come out of the blue.

009 People make noise – opening snacks, chewing loud (pretzels). | When people monopolize class. 010 Allowing personal bias to dictate evaluations of students work. (i.e. if you

disagree then you’re wrong.) | When expectations are unclear for grades.