Many sociology instructors (especially at the college-level) are required to have students complete formal evaluations of their teaching and course structure, but these one-size-fits-all evaluation templates don’t always relay valuable information back to instructors. For that reason, some instructors elect to use additional evaluations to learn more about what their students thought of the class.
The University of Akron’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a great template that instructors can give to student to have them evaluate the course in greater detail. The template, available for download in this post, includes questions about the student’s learning style and experience, in addition to more conventional questions about the course and instructor.
Have you developed any especially effective evaluation strategies? Comment below and get the discussion going!
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Jeff — December 29, 2009
I have the students complete an evaluation of me during the last class before the final. After I collect them, I pass out another form for them to use to evaluate themselves for the semester and justify the grade they think they deserve. It provides some great introspection.
Cristy — July 28, 2010
I think this statement fits in many areas of our society today, "one-size-fits-all evaluation templates don’t always relay valuable information." We have a one-size fits all in the retail business, ie, a big store like OfficeMax, is run in the far north of MI that same way it is in an urban area such as Wash DC. Those are two different cultures with different marketing strategies that need to be applied. Where do people get these ideas, in the one-size fits all educational realm. Cristy