State University System Career Development Center

State University System Career Development Center

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:
Terri Gordse_____________________________________________________________________

Candidate’s Major:
Biochemistry_______Minor:_____Environmental_Science________________________________

Evaluator’s Name and Title:
Dr._Peter Floron,_Professor_of_Chemistry____________________________________________

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How long and in what context have you known the applicant?
Two_years,_Terri_was_in_my Science_Writing_and_Communication_class_as_a_junior,_______

and_in_one_semester_of_my_Physical_Chemistry_lecture_and_lab_as_a_senior.____________

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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 ____7/9/98______

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 ________________

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Comment on the applicant's strenghts and weaknesses.

Last Fall, Terri was a student in my "Scientific Writing and Communication" course. She really excelled in the oral communication assignments. We had debates on the use of Olestra, pesticides and other synthetic materials, and here her skills in weighing many facets of issues were evident. She often assumed the leadership of her debate team, was instrumental in helping the group to lay out an advanced strategy, and took the initiative in getting the job done. Sometimes she had a slight tendency to act as an expert in an area where she had little background, but overall her reasoning and positions were sound. Terri made progress with her writing in this course but still had difficulty writing about scientific matters in a sufficiently clear fashion. Terri also excelled in group activities - she was in a group with a very troublesome classmate, and she showed sensitivity and diplomacy in dealing with this person who repeatedly threatened to undermine the group’s progress.

I also found Terri to be very confident and capable in lab. In my physical chemistry course, her writing also suffered from lack of clarity. She is very good at adhering to procedural details and shows insight into the overall experimental process, though she can be reluctant to devise new protocols. Her portfolio included several examples of her analytical chemistry laboratory reports. Her results show a high level of accuracy and precision that is a result of her careful lab technique. She demonstrated very good computer skills, as seen in the spreadsheet macro that she wrote to analyze her group’s data for physical chemistry, which was also included in her portfolio. However, in my physical chemistry course, she had difficulty working independently, and she sometimes needed help applying course concepts to lab problems or other homework assignments outside the classroom. For instance, the spreadsheet macro she wrote was excellent, but she did have great difficulty choosing the equations and variables pertinent to the laboratory experiment.

In summary, Terri is a very mature, well-grounded and well-rounded individual who can get the job done. She works best in a group situation where she can draw support from others for her work, and motivate theirs.

Ranking

Evaluator’s Signature
Date_______8/14/98___