How Do I Construct a Course Feedback Survey Using FYI?

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FYI: How Do I Construct a Course Feedback Survey Using FYI?

How Do I Construct a Course Feedback Survey Using FYI?

When you want to use a questionnaire to gather student feedback, the FYI menu of items can help by suggesting topics you might want to ask about. When you click on a given item, it will be added to your course questionnaire. When you have finished selecting items, you will then have a chance to reorder the items. You can also return to the item menu to delete items. When the form looks the way you want, you simply send it to your printer, duplicate it, and administer it in class.

Choosing Items. The extensive number of items in the FYI system is meant to take into account the wide variety of possible course characteristics and teaching goals. Choices should be limited to those you most want to know about and should be based on your course context. You should not include too many items on a student feedback form if you want students to complete the survey thoughtfully; fewer than 20 items is desirable.

You will note that three types of format have been used for these items. The first format is the traditional scaled item, which asks students to rate their agreement with the statement in the item. These have been adapted from the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) instrument that has been used at Ohio State for more than twenty years. The second format is a similar scaled item, but allows you to tailor the statement to be more specific to your course. For example, instead of the statement, "Assigned reading was interesting," the statement can read, "Glasswell's Notes on Metaphysics was interesting." The third format allows for student comment, rather than seeking a rating. You can choose whatever mix of these formats you desire in constructing your questionnaire.

Team Teaching Situations. When a questionnaire is being constructed for a team teaching situation, it is best to decide how to do this based on the team arrangement. If each instructor teaches separate components fairly independent of the other, separate questionnaires can be used for each. If each instructor participates fully in the course design and is present and active during the course sessions, the course should be evaluated as one, with all instructors sharing the rating. Only the team members can make the decision as to what is most appropriate.