Professor record POL
Michael Polak
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
11 sections
Grades: 2022–2025Evaluations: 2022–2024
Flunk Score90/100
Excellent
POL 1101 · Government of the United StatesPOL 1101 · all instructors & syllabi
Student evaluations
4.71 / 5
School avg. 4.36
89 reported responses
How the ratings compare
Compared with the school, highest difference first.
Instructor clarity+0.44
Instructor helpfulness+0.44
Instructor effectiveness+0.39
Instructor stimulates interest+0.35
Instructor communication+0.35
Instructor enthusiasm+0.34
Instructor respectfulness+0.26
Instructor availability+0.23
Course effectiveness+0.17
Assignment measured knowledge+0.01
Amount learned−0.11
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0 = school average for each question. +0.50 means half a point above it on the 1–5 rating scale.
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GT CIOS (11-item) · in POL 1101 · A signal, not a grade
| Question | Record | School | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount learned | 4.05 | 4.16 | −0.11 |
| Instructor clarity | 4.68 | 4.24 | +0.44 |
| Course effectiveness | 4.43 | 4.26 | +0.17 |
| Instructor enthusiasm | 4.88 | 4.54 | +0.34 |
| Instructor helpfulness | 4.58 | 4.14 | +0.44 |
| Instructor availability | 4.69 | 4.46 | +0.23 |
| Instructor communication | 4.74 | 4.39 | +0.35 |
| Instructor effectiveness | 4.78 | 4.39 | +0.39 |
| Instructor respectfulness | 4.83 | 4.57 | +0.26 |
| Assignment measured knowledge | 4.09 | 4.08 | +0.01 |
| Instructor stimulates interest | 4.51 | 4.16 | +0.35 |
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