Course feedback surveys at St. Olaf College are administered by individual course instructors for the purpose of improving course content and instructional practice. In addition, end-of-course student feedback results are used for the purposes of post-tenure review and reappointment of Term and Teaching Specialist appointments. Every year, all teaching faculty will distribute either pre-designed or self-designed end-of-course feedback surveys to at least two classes of students or the equivalent and will make the completed feedback available to the faculty member’s department chair(s). The minimum number of courses in which a faculty member should solicit feedback is based upon a full-time load and can be prorated for partial teaching loads. Faculty members should discuss with their department chair(s) specifically what their requirements may be.
End-of-course student feedback policies and procedures
Information concerning course feedback purposes, content, and administration, including information about the relationship between course feedback and faculty performance reviews
Developing course feedback questions
Guidelines for developing valid and reliable questions.
Bias in course evaluations
Research and articles concerning gender and racial biases in course evaluations
Course feedback forms
Links to printable and online copies of the St. Olaf Course Feedback Survey Form and suggested introductory text
Administering online course feedback surveys
Guidelines for administering online course feedback surveys (including assuring students of confidentiality), and a link to a Google Forms template
Administering course feedback surveys on paper
Guidelines for administering in-class feedback surveys (including assuring students of confidentiality) using paper forms