Professor record PHYS
Simon Sponberg
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
87 sections33 courses
Grades: 2015–2025Evaluations: 2015–2024
Flunk Score80/100
Excellent
Student evaluations
4.42 / 5
School avg. 4.36
318 reported responses
How the ratings compare
Compared with the school, highest difference first.
Instructor enthusiasm+0.23
Instructor clarity+0.21
Amount learned+0.18
Course effectiveness+0.16
Instructor stimulates interest+0.14
Assignment measured knowledge+0.12
Instructor effectiveness+0.07
Instructor availability−0.02
Instructor respectfulness−0.04
Instructor helpfulness−0.06
Instructor communication−0.06
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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) · across 19 classes · A signal, not a grade
| Question | Record | School | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor clarity | 4.45 | 4.24 | +0.21 |
| Instructor enthusiasm | 4.77 | 4.54 | +0.23 |
| Instructor helpfulness | 4.08 | 4.14 | −0.06 |
| Instructor availability | 4.44 | 4.46 | −0.02 |
| Instructor communication | 4.33 | 4.39 | −0.06 |
| Instructor effectiveness | 4.46 | 4.39 | +0.07 |
| Instructor respectfulness | 4.53 | 4.57 | −0.04 |
| Instructor stimulates interest | 4.30 | 4.16 | +0.14 |
| Amount learned | 4.34 | 4.16 | +0.18 |
| Course effectiveness | 4.42 | 4.26 | +0.16 |
| Assignment measured knowledge | 4.20 | 4.08 | +0.12 |
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