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.

Table comparing midterm methods
	Stop, Start, Continue	SALG	Survey
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.