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Thomas J. Rinn

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: Music Education

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUAG 3820.001Choral ConductingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1815.500ChoraleSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5171.505Large Ensemble: ChoirSpring 2023 SPOT
MUED 2310.002Musicianship for Teaching ISpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1815.500ChoraleFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5171.505Large Ensemble: ChoirFall 2022 SPOT
MUED 2310.002Musicianship for Teaching IFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EDME 4103.781Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2022 SPOT
MUED 1130.005Foundations in MusicFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Napoles, J., Montemayor, M.A., Silvey, B., Springer, G., Rinn, T.J. (2024). Burnout and Impostor Phenomenon among Undergraduate Music Education Majors. Journal of Research in Music Education. 72 (3) 229–246.
  • Napoles, J., Kelley, J., Rinn, T.J. (2022). Burnout and perceived agency in Texas choral teachers. Journal of Research in Music Education.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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