Student Feedback on Teaching

This week the Center has administered several Small Group Perception student voices surveys, and a number of classroom observations, from a range of disciplines on campus. Accordingly, we found it timely to share the following article, "Evaluating Classroom Time through Systematic Analysis and Student Feedback" that speaks to how evaluating the classroom can assist in the design and implementation of the course.

The scholarship focuses on the use of class time through classroom observation and student feedback. The suggestions from the literature note that teachers with an evaluation strategy are more open to try different activities in order to improve student learning. If this evaluation strategy has protocols that have been tested, educators can be thoughtful with the feedback they receive, and plan accordingly to improve the use of class time.

Finally, the article concludes that by gathering student perception data the opportunity is presented to make functional changes to the class that will benefit the next group of students. The results point to the fact that students value their professors who act upon their feedback, which in turn leads to an increase teachers’ effectiveness and course design.

Achen, R. M., & Lumpkin, A. (2015). Evaluating Classroom Time through Systematic Analysis and Student Feedback. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9(2), 1-4. doi:10.20429/ijsotl.2015.090204