Student Evaluation Form

TO THE EVALUATOR:
The student named below has requested that you evaluate him/her as a candidate for employment or graduate school. The statement you provide will serve as an assessment of this candidates abilities and will be sent to prospective employers or graduate schools at the candidate’s request. An academic transcript, which will be used to judge the scholastic aptitude of the candidate, is submitted in conjunction with your evaluation. Please complete your assessment of the candidate based primarily on personal qualities believed relevant to the individual’s performance and development in an entry-level position. Whenever possible, cite specific examples of past work that form the basis for your opinions. The candidate has indicated at the bottom of this form whether or not he/she wishes to have access to this evaluation.

As an agency of the state, the State University System must comply with federal and state legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap. Please refrain from mentioning any physical or mental handicap that the applicant may have.

Thank you for taking the time to carefully evaluate this individual.

Candidate’s Name:
Ted Forrest______________________________________________________________________

Candidate’s Major:
Biology____________Minor:_________________________________________________________

Evaluator’s Name and Title:
Dr._Everrett_Berkley,_Professor_and_Chair,_Biology_Dept______________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

How long and in what context have you known the applicant?
_I_have_known_Ted_for_four years,_he_was_a_student_in_my_Introductory_Biology_Class.___

APPLICANTS MAY WAIVE THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO WRITTEN EVALUATIONS AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE EDUCATION PRIVACY ACT OF 1974. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WISHES BY SIGNING BELOW EITHER STATEMENT A OR B.

A. I hereby waive my right of access to the Confidential Evaluation provided by the person named on the front of this form. He/she should be notified that the confidentiality of the evaluation is preserved.

Applicant’s signature Date ____7/7/98______

B. I do not waive my right of access to the Confidential Evaluation provided by the person named on the front of this form. He/she should be notified that I retain my right of access, and the confidentiality of the evaluation is not guaranteed. Moreover, I understand that not waiving my right of access is not prejudicial to my application.

Applicant’s signature ___________________________________ Date ________________

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Ted Forrest has been very visible in the biology department over the last four years. He has served as an officer of the Biology Club the last two years - as President his senior year. As a result of holding this position, Ted has been active in a number of outreach projects directed towards residents of our community, and he has involved other biology majors in these projects as well. In this capacity, he has been a strong role model for younger students.

In my Introductory Biology class where group activities were common, Ted always contributed to group discussions. While he clearly had his own well supported opinions, he was very respectful of others opinions. If Ted becomes deeply involved in the discussion, he has a tendency to dominate the discussion with his arguments, reiterate his arguments over and over, and sometimes lose sight of the goal of the discussion.

Ted participated in our summer research program as a junior. The paper he wrote describing his wetlands restoration project under the direction of Professor Marsh was very thorough and complete, and his experimental expertise was evident. The report included a detailed description of the project’s history and the goals of his particular restoration component. The analysis section that he included was admirable. However, Ted's difficulty is that he often includes far too much unnecessary information in his written and oral reports in general, which distracts or confuses his audience. In this instance, his report could have been half as long and still been complete.

As part of our departmental seminar series each graduating senior researches and gives a seminar on a topic. Ted chose to research the impact of farming and human habitation on the delicate ecosystem in the Florida Everglades. He wrote an excellent, persuasive piece on the negative impact that farming has had on this ecosystem - his point of view was well supported with citations from literature and government studies. As is characteristic of Ted’s personality, he does not take claims at face value. He was very astute at recognizing what claims were unsupported, and sought additional information before arriving at his own decision. Sometimes, his thoroughness has made it difficult for him to complete assignments in a timely fashion and he often asks for extensions; he gets overwhelmed easily by the workload.

Ted has excellent reasoning skills and is a very capable public speaker. He has a great deal of charisma and confidence. He writes reasonably well and is proficient at doing in-depth research.

 

Evaluator’s Signature

Date_______8/17/98___