Top 3 Midcourse Evaluation Tools
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 empoweredto 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 sharedwith the university administration. The midterm feedback can provide insights about course characteristics most pertinent to the instructor.
Student Assessment of Their Learning Gains (SALG) | |||
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Content Focus | Tends to be general | Targets specific course features | Can be general or specific |
Format of evaluation | Can be paper/pencil, but usually done electronically (search "Miami Midcourse Evaluation CTE & eLearning" in Canvas Commons) | ||
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 |
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List of Example Midcourse Evaluation Tools To download the Bare Bones instrument to your course Canvas site, search "Miami Midcourse Evaluation CTE & eLearning" in Canvas Commons. |
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