For both instructors and students, there are a lot of good reasons to administer a mid-semester feedback survey. It gives you as the instructor an opportunity to show that you value students’ feedback and want to improve your teaching and their learning. It also enhances students’ metacognitive skills, which can benefit their learning throughout their… Read more »
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What’s going on in my classes? A mid-semester survey can give you some clues
Is it time for a check-in with your students? Are you wondering how your students are feeling about your class, its climate, your teaching practices, and their learning? Using a well-crafted mid-semester survey can help you answer some of these questions. Mid-semester surveys are a great way for students to tell you what is working… Read more »
Mid-semester feedback: how do I collect useful data?
Instructors in classes of all sizes can benefit from mid-semester feedback. Student feedback can help you identify what is helping or hindering your students’ learning, better understand your students’ experiences in class, understand their perspectives on your course and assignment design, and gather their suggestions for changes that will benefit their learning. You can also… Read more »
Getting Mid-Semester Feedback from your Students
Perhaps you’re trying a new teaching strategy this semester, or you’re teaching a new course and you wonder what your students think of it. Or you want to avoid surprises in your end-of-semester evaluations. All of these are reasons get some feedback from your students through a mid-semester evaluation. A mid-semester evaluation gives you an… Read more »
Quick Tip: Wondering what questions to ask on your mid-semester feedback?
As we approach the middle of the semester, you probably have a good sense of how your students are performing in class. But do you have a sense of how they are feeling about your course? Do you wonder what suggestions they might have that would improve their learning? Now is a good time to… Read more »
Mid-semester feedback in the age of COVID
Even under normal teaching conditions, there are good reasons to gather feedback from your students at mid-semester. Perhaps you’re trying a new teaching strategy or teaching a new course and you wonder what your students think of it. Or you want to avoid surprises in your end-of-semester evaluations. But with the pivot to remote instruction,… Read more »