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CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGUIDE
Contents
About ThisguideisforcourseinstructorsandstaffatStanfordUniversityusingtheonlineCourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onformtocustomizetheirend-termcourseevalua,ons.
Formoreinforma,onaboutthecourseevalua,onsurvey,seetheOfficeoftheViceProvostforTeachingandLearning’s(VPTL)pageonStanford’sNewCourseEvalua,ons.
Formoreinforma,onaboutcustomizingthecourseevalua,onsurvey,seealsoCustomizingYourCourseEvalua,on.
TheCourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onformallowsyoutocustomizeyour:
• Learninggoals,toiden,fythespecificgoalsofinstruc,onandaskstudentshowwelltheyachievedthem
• Courseelements,togetfeedbackonspecificelementsofyourcourse,suchasagroupproject,onlinecomponent,ortextbook
• Addi,onalques,ons,toelicitreflec,onorresponsesonanyaspectofthecoursethatinterestsyou
See“Appendix:StandardEnd-termCourseEvalua,onQues,ons”attheendofthisguideforalis,ngofallques,onsinthecourseevalua,on.
Note:Thisguideusesillustra,onsfromanearlierversionoftheform.Somepartsofthereleaseversionoftheformmaylookdifferent,butthefunc,onalityisthesame.
About 1..................................................................................................................................LoggingintotheWelcomePage 2.........................................................................................UsingProxies 3...................................................................................................................AddingProxies 3............................................................................................................
Edi,ngyourCourseEvalua,ons 4..........................................................................................EnteringLearningGoals 4..................................................................................................
Selec,ngCourseElements 5..................................................................................................UsingAddi,onalQues,ons 6.............................................................................................AddingClosed-endedQues,ons 6.................................................................................AddingOpen-endedQues,ons 7...................................................................................TipsforAddi,onalQues,ons 7......................................................................................
CopyingyourChoicesfromaPreviousEvalua,on 7..........................................................SavingandSubmidngyourWork 8.......................................................................................YourComments 8...............................................................................................................
LearnMore 8.........................................................................................................................Appendix:StandardEnd-termCourseEvalua,onQues,ons 9..............................................
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Logging in to the Welcome Page Startyourwebbrowserandgoto:hips://exploredegrees-nextyear.stanford.edu/courseeval/tologin.YouwillneedaStanfordSUNetIDandpasswordtologin.
TheCourseEvalua,onspageappears.Allthecoursesandsec,onsyouareassociatedwithasaninstructoraredisplayed.
Tip:BookmarktheCourseEvalua,onspageinyourbrowsersoyoucanreturntoitlater.
Note:Somecoursesandsec,ons,suchasindependentstudy,arenotincludedinthecourseevalua,onsurveyandyoudonotneedtocustomizethem.
Clickonacourseandsec,ontopreviewworktodateontheform.Theselectedcourseisindicatedbydarkgreyshading.Thecurrentstatusofthecustomiza,onformforthiscourseisdisplayedandallsavedchangesareshowninthepreviewbelowthelist.Thepreviewisasummaryofyourcustomiza,onchoicesonly:isnoteditableanddoesnotshowthefinallookoftheform.
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Using Proxies ProxiesareotherAxessusers,suchasdepartmentaladministratorsorteachingassistants,youcanassigntoeditthecustomiza,onformonyourbehalf.Youcanalsoactasaproxyforanotherinstructor.
Adding Proxies
Toaddaproxy,youneedtoknowtheSUNetIDofthepersonyouwanttoadd.
1. IntheYourproxieslist,double-clickAddproxy….TheAddproxytoconfigurecourseevalua9onsdialogboxappears.
2. TypeintheSUNetIDofyourproxyandclickOK.
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CourseEvalua,onCustomiza,onFormGuide,version2.0
Editing your Course Evaluations Tostartorreturntocustomizingacourseorsec,onevalua,on:
1. Makesurethecourseorsec,onyouwanttocustomizeisselected.2. ClickEditEvalua9on.
TheCourseEvalua9onCustomiza9onFormappearsinanewbrowserwindow.
Youcansaveyouchangesatany,meandreturntoedittheformlater.See“SavingandSubmidngyourWork”attheendofthisguidefordetails.
Thecustomiza,onformisdividedintothreesec,ons:
• LearningGoals• CourseElements• Addi,onalQues,ons
Scrollthroughtheformtoreviewandedityourcustomiza,onop,ons.Typeinthetextboxesormakeselec,onsasnecessary.YoudonothavetopressEntertoconfirmchanges.
Entering Learning Goals Learninggoalsarebrief,specificdescrip,onsofwhatstudentsshouldknow(andbeabletodemonstrate)attheendofacourse.Werecommendthatyouaddonetofourlearninggoals;however,theformwillallowuptotenlearninggoalsifnecessary.
Formoreinforma,onaboutformula,nglearninggoals,seeWri,ngLearningGoals.
Note:Ifyoudonotspecifyanylearninggoals,studentswillbeaskedgenerically:“Howwelldidyouachievethelearninggoalsinthiscourse?”.
1. Toaddalearninggoal,typeyourlearninggoalintotheGoaltextbox.2. Toaddanotherlearninggoal,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuionin
theupperright-handcornerofthelist.3. Todeletealearninggoal,clicktheDeletethisrowbuionnexttothe
rowyouwanttodelete.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.
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Selecting Course Elements Courseelementsarecomponentsyouhaveusedtoteachinthecourse,suchasreadings,fieldtrips,discussions,textbooks,andsoon.Youcanselectuptofivecourseelements,andthesurveywillaskhowusefultheywere.
Clickthecheckboxnexttoacourseelementtoselectit:
• Toenterthedescrip,onofanewcourseelementnotinthelist,selectOther.TheOtherElementslistappears.TypethenameofthenewcourseelementintheDescrip9ontextbox. Notethateach“other”elementcountsasoneofyourfivecourseelements.
• Toaddanother“other”courseelement,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuioninthetopright-handcornerofthelist.
• Todeletean“other”courseelement,clicktheDeletethisrowbuionnexttotherowyouwanttodelete.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.
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• SelectTextbook,toenterthe,tleofoneormoretextbooks.TheTextbookslistappears.Typethe,tleofthetextbookintheTitletextbox.Notethateachtextbookcountsasoneofyourfivecourseelements.
• Toaddanothertextbook,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuioninthetopright-handcornerofthelist.
• Todeleteatextbook,clicktheDeletethisrowbuionnexttotherowyouwanttodelete.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.
Using Additional Questions Youcanaddques,onsofyourowntofocusonlearningissuesthatarespecifictoyourcourseandpedagogy.
Youcanadd:• uptothreeclosed-endedques,ons,whichpromptstudentstoanswer
fromasetofresponses,suchas“ExtremelyWell”to“Notwellatall”,or“Yes”or“No”and
• uptothreeopen-endedques,ons,whichpromptawriienresponse
Adding Closed-ended Questions
1. IntheQues9ontextbox,typetheques,onprompt.
2. FromtheResponseTypedrop-downlist,selectthesetofresponsesyouwanttouse:• Howmuch(Agreatdeal,Alot,Amoderateamount,Aliile,Nothing)• Quality(Excellent,Good,Fair,Poor,VeryPoor)• Howwell(Extremelywell,Verywell,Moderatelywell,Slightlywell,
Notwellatall)• Yes/No
3. Toaddanotherclosed-endedques,on,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuioninthetopright-handcornerofthelist.
4. Todeleteaclosed-endedques,on,clicktheDeletethisrowbuionnexttotherowyouwanttodelete.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.
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Adding Open-ended Questions
1. Typeyouropen-endedques,onintotheQues9ontextbox.
2. Toaddanotheropen-endedques,on,clicktheClicktoaddanewrowbuioninthetopright-handcornerofthelist.
3. Todeleteanopen-endedques,on,clicktheDeletethisrowbuion.Awarningmessageappears.ClickOKtoconfirmdele,on.
Tips for Additional Questions
Formoreguidanceondesigningopen-endedques,onstogetthemostusefulresponses,seetheDo’sandDon’tsofEvalua,onQues,onspage.
Whenaddingques,ons,rememberthatstudentsprefershorterevalua,onforms.Ratherthanaddingmoreques,onstotheend-termevalua,on,considerusingamidtermevalua,onforonlinefeedback.SeeMidtermOnlineFeedbackSurveysformoreinforma,on.
Copying your Choices from a Previous Evaluation Youcancopyyourcustomiza,onchoices(suchaslearninggoalsandcourseelements)fromapreviousversionofacourseevalua,onformintothecurrentform.Thisisalsousefulifyouareworkingonevalua,onsforseveralsec,onsandwanttocopycustomiza,onop,onsfromonesec,ontotheother,ortocopyselec,onsbetweencross-listedcourses.
Tocopyapreviousevalua,on:
1. ClickCopyPriorEvalua9onatthetopoftheform.TheSelectEvaldialogboxappears.
2. Selectapreviousevalua,onfromtheSelectEvallistandclickOK.Yourcustomiza,onop,onsarecopiedfromtheselectedformtothecurrentform.
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Saving and Submitting your Work Tosaveyourworkandreturntoedittheformlater,scrolltotheendoftheformandclickSaveWork.Yourchangeswillbesavedandthepreviewwillbeupdatedaccordingly.Theformwillnotbemarkedassubmiied,andyouandyourproxies(ifany)canreturnlaterandmakechanges.
Whenyou(andyourfellowinstructorsinateam-taughtcourse)aresa,sfiedwithallchanges,scrolltotheendoftheformandclickSubmit.Theformwillbemarkedforprocessing.Theformwillallowyoutomakechangesaperyousubmit,andanysavedchangeswillthenbeuploadedautoma,callytothesurveysystem.
Your Comments Attheendoftheform,youcanprovidefeedbackonthecustomiza,onformandprocess.Yourresponsescanhelpusunderstandhowtheformisbeingusedandrefinethecustomiza,onprocess.
Learn More VisittheVPTLEvalua,onandFeedbackpagetocheckforresourcesandupdatesonevalua,onatStanford.
Youcanalsoemailques,onsorsugges,onstoVPTLevalua,[email protected].
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Caution:YourcustomizationselectionsdonottakeeffectuntilyouclickSubmit.Youcanmakechangesafteryousubmit,andthesechangeswillbesenttothesurveysystemwhenthecustomizationperiodcloses.
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Appendix: Standard End-term Course Evaluation Questions Thistabledisplaysthestandardsetofcourseevalua,onques,ons.Customizablesec,onsarepresentedfirst.
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Question Answer Set
Customizable Sections
Howwelldidyouachievethislearninggoalinthiscourse?Onetofourlearninggoalsarerecommended;however,uptotenmaybeentered.Note:Ifnolearninggoalisentered,agenericques?onwillbeasked,andanswersetwillincludeanop?onthatlearninggoalswerenotclear.
Extremelywell,Verywell,Moderatelywell,Slightlywell,Notwellatall
Howusefultoyouwas/werethecourseelement(s)?Instructormayiden?fyuptofivespecificelementstoevaluate,includinglectures,sec?ons,readings,problemsets,groupproject,finalproject,onlinecomponent,textbook,andsoon.
Extremelyuseful,Veryuseful,Moderatelyuseful,Slightlyuseful,Notusefulatall
Op,onalfaculty-posedques,onsUptothreeaddi?onalclosed-endedques?ons.Uptothreeaddi?onalopen-endedques?ons.
Closed-endedandopen-endedop,ons
Common Sections
Aboutwhatpercentoftheclassmee,ngs(includingdiscussions)didyouaiendinperson?
Wholenumberpercentagebetween0and100
Aboutwhatpercentoftheclassmee,ngsdidyouaiendonline?
Wholenumberpercentagebetween0and100
Howmuchdidyoulearnfromthiscourse? Agreatdeal,Alot,Amoderateamount,Aliile,Nothing
Overall,howwouldyoudescribethequalityoftheinstruc,oninthiscourse?
Excellent,Good,Fair,Poor,Verypoor
Whatskillsorknowledgedidyoulearnorimprove? Open-ended
Howmanyhoursperweekonaveragedidyouspendonthiscourse(includingclassmee,ngs)?
Wholenumberhours
Howorganizedwasthecourse? Extremelyorganized,Veryorganized,Moderatelyorganized,Slightlyorganized,Notorganizedatall
Whatwouldyouliketosayaboutthiscoursetoastudentwhoisconsideringtakingitinthefuture?
Open-ended
Wouldyouliketoprovideanyothercommentsaboutthiscourse?
Open-ended