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A Systematic Method forImproving Instruction through
Student Feedback
C. Edward Watson, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
The University of Georgia
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Objectives
Participants will…
• Understand why formative evaluation within courses is
important
• Be able to apply the mid-semester formative evaluation
process on their own campuses
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Why formative course evaluation?
Discover and diagnose issues inregards to class functioning and student
learning
Receive structured feedback fromstudents
Change and improvement THIS
semester
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Before the Process
Process launched by instructor invitationonly
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Before the Process
Process launched by instructor invitationonly
“The process is anonymous for the students
and is confidential for the instructor .” Follow up via e-mail and often pre-process
consultation
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About the process
Instructor gives 25 to 30 minutes at the endof a class at least four weeks into the
semester
Leaves the room for the process, and wedismiss the students at the conclusion
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The Process - Questions
Focuses on Three Questions:1. What aspects of class are working well? What are
the strengths of the class? What aspects of the
class are having a positive impact on your
learning?2. What aspects of the class are working poorly?
What are the weaknesses of the class? What
aspects of the class are having a negative impact
on your learning?3. What aspects of the class do you believe should
be changed? How should these aspects be
changed? (Please be as specific as possible.)
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The Process – Three Stages
Individual responses Group responses – where is there
consensus?
Full class discussion of question #3
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The Process – Stage Three
Recommendations collected Students then have two votes
Results in a weighted list of
recommendations for the instructor
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Following the Process
Two documents are generated: Cover letter
Results of the evaluation
Meeting to discuss results and actions to betaken
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Challenges / Solutions
Class size Large classes require a team approach
Demand
Process requires approximately three hours Training faculty volunteers to perform the
process – match them with instructors outside
of their college
Students are now requesting the MSFE in
other classes
???
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A Systematic Method forImproving Instruction through
Student Feedback
C. Edward Watson, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
The University of Georgia