Quick Guide for Midcourse Evaluations
Advantages of Midcourse Evaluations
- In contrast to end-of-course evaluations, the feedback can be used to make changes during the current course.
- The students report feeling empowered to help craft their educational experience.
- Questions can be tailored to highlight the specific characteristics of the course, rather than global measures of teaching effectiveness from the end-of-course evaluation.
- The instructor can solicit formative feedback that does not have to be shared with the university administration.
- The midterm feedback can provide insights about course characteristics most pertinent to the instructor.
Popular Methods for Midcourse Evaluation
Stop, Start, Continue | SALG | Survey | |
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Content Focus | Tends to be general | Targets specific course features | Can be general or specific |
Format of evaluation | Usually paper/pencil, but can be done electronically (search "Miami Midcourse Evaluation CTE & eLearning" in Canvas Commons) | Electronically via salgsite.org or through a survey platform of your choosing. SALG template available - will download as Word doc. | Electronically via preferred tool: Canvas, Qualtrics, Google Doc |
Time investment | Fast prep/fast collection/more time-consuming analysis | Time-consuming prep first time/faster analysis | Time-consuming prep first time/analysis time depends on questions |
Evaluation delivery | Delivered by instructor in or out of class (usually in) | Delivered by instructor in or out of class | Delivered by instructor in or out of class |
Resource | List of Example Midcourse Evaluation Tools Scroll to "Bare Bones" | List of Example Midcourse Evaluation Tools Scroll to "SALG" and/or visit salgsite.org | Feedback Question Bank available for question options. Choose best questions. |