Student Workload Impacts Course Evaluations

While factors like teaching quality, course structure, use of technology and timely feedback have always been important factors for students when evaluating their professors and courses, there is another crucial aspect that can significantly impact the overall evaluation – the number of courses taken in a semester. Here’s how. The number of courses taken by …

Committed to Making a Difference

There’s a billion different people doing a billion different things to make a billion places better today. You, too, can be a part of that change. At SmartEvals, it is our mission to create environments that empower and educate. This is not only with our college and university course evaluation software and with our clients. …

Use a Software Vendor for Course Evaluations

If your school is looking to save time on course evaluations while simultaneously improving data accuracy, then switching to a software vendor may be the perfect option. Course evaluation software vendors, such as SmartEvals, can help schools break away from archaic means of conducting surveys. But what are the benefits? 1. Streamlined Process By using …

Tips for Designing Better Surveys

Making surveys understandable is critical in order to effectively collect reliable feedback from the respondent. If a survey is unclear or confusing, respondents are likely to provide inaccurate or incomplete responses. Additionally, surveys must be easy to navigate to encourage the respondent to provide quality and thoughtful responses. Understanding the survey content will help the …

Boosting Course Evaluation Response Rates

Student response rates to college course evaluations are a vital measure of course quality and student satisfaction. It’s important for instructors to encourage students to complete their evaluations to ensure courses are held to the highest standards. For response rates to be maximally useful and provide meaningful data, it’s necessary to consider a variety of …