Course evaluations are a valuable tool for instructors and institutions to gather feedback and make continuous improvements. However, low response rates can render that valuable feedback useless. Instructors often wonder how they can encourage students to actively participate and provide honest answers to their surveys. So let’s explore three effective strategies: ensuring confidentiality, offering incentives, …
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Overcome your survey’s Achilles heel: question bias
Creating course evaluation surveys is an important part of assessing the learning experience of your students, and it’s important to design the survey in a way that will provide accurate and useful feedback. One of the major challenges in creating a successful course evaluation survey is avoiding question-related biases that can distort results. Here are …
Increasing Survey Response Rates
When conducting surveys, an important factor to consider is the survey response rate. A high response rate is vital for ensuring the survey produces both accurate results and valuable insight. Response rates are often impacted by a few key factors. Let’s look at three of the most important aspects for increasing response rates and how …
Designing Better Surveys: Avoiding Bias
We have all had experiences in the past of filling out surveys that ask us leading or biasedquestions, trying to shoehorn our responses to fit the survey’s desired outcome. However, course evaluation surveys are intended to provide valuable and constructive feedback to instructors and administrators in order to improve their courses for future students, but …
Giving Actionable Advice to (Almost) Graduates
The transition from university to the professional workplace can be daunting for many graduating students. However, university faculty can provide them with tips, advice, and strategies to help prepare them for the next stage of their professional journey. Here are some actionable pieces of advice that can help make the transition go smoother. 1. Network: …
How Schools Benefit from Course Evaluations
In the dynamic landscape of higher education, ensuring effective teaching and learning experiences is paramount. To achieve this goal, educational institutions rely on various tools and strategies, one of which is the collection and analysis of course evaluation survey data. SmartEvals, a leading provider of course evaluation services to colleges and universities, plays a pivotal …
Choose Extraordinary with SmartEvals
In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, colleges and universities are seeking innovative solutions to enhance their operations and improve student experiences. When it comes to selecting a course evaluation software provider, one name stands out: SmartEvals. Not only does SmartEvals offer cutting-edge technology, but our commitment to excellent customer service and top-notch tech support …
5 Reasons for Paperless Course Surveys
In the fast-paced digital age we live in, every aspect of education is undergoing a transformative shift, and course evaluations are no exception. As a forward-thinking course evaluation company, SmartEvals is here to shed light on the myriad benefits of going paperless with your course surveys. Embracing this technological advancement can revolutionize your institution’s feedback …
SmartEvals Shows Commitment to Community
Western New York may have a reputation as a cold and snowy place, but the people who live here know our summers are truly glorious. And on those summer days, there’s nothing better than a day at the park. Parks serve as the heart of a community, fostering connections among residents and providing space for …
SmartEvals: Enhancing Education Excellence
As the fall semester approaches, colleges and universities around the world are gearing up to welcome students back to campus. In the pursuit of excellence, SmartEvals is your leading solution, offering online course evaluations that empower institutions to make data-driven decisions. With its comprehensive instructor training, SmartEvals equips faculty with the tools they need to …