Mid-semester is a great time to check in with students to gauge their perceptions of what is working in our courses and what isn’t. Whether you teach face-to-face or online, a midterm survey in Carmen is a good way to find out if your students are struggling with any of the course content.
Margie Neidecker has an excellent midterm survey for her MACPR online program, and she has graciously agreed to share it her CON colleagues. If you are interested in adding a midterm survey to your Carmen course, just let us know. The results of the survey will be available in Carmen only to you and any other person who has the role of instructor in your course.
To get a midterm survey in your course:
- Email CON-InformationTechnology@osu.edu.
- Tell us which course(s) to which you want the survey added. Include the course name and class number as it appears in Carmen.
- Tell us what date the survey should open and what date it should close.
- Tell us if you want any questions added, edited, or deleted from the survey.
We will:
- Put a midterm survey in your Carmen course.
- Set it to open and close for students on the dates you specify.
- Post an announcement on your course home page asking the students to complete the survey.
Take advantage of this simple strategy and instructional best practice, and aim toward better end-of-term evaluations!
The questions on the survey template are below. You are welcome to edit the survey to fit your own needs after it is imported into your course.
Question 1
For each of the following statements, please select the answer that best corresponds to your opinion about the course.
| (Students will respond to the following questions on a scale of Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree.) | ||||||
|
1 |
The course materials are well organized and easy to navigate. | |||||
|
2 |
The lectures are presented in a clear and effective manner. | |||||
|
3 |
The readings complement the topic for that module and help me understand lecture material. | |||||
|
4 |
I am learning what I expected to learn from this class. | |||||
|
5 |
I am getting the feedback and/or support I need to be successful in this course. | |||||
|
6 |
I find the class very difficult. | |||||
|
7 |
I would recommend this class to someone else. |
Question 2
Approximately how many hours per week do you spend on this class?
|
|
|
|
|
Question 3
Approximately how much of the reading that has been assigned so far have you completed?
|
|
|
|
|
Question 4
What do you like or find most useful about this course? What is the best thing about it for you?
Question 5
How could this course be improved?
Question 6
What concerns or questions do you have related to this course that you have not already expressed? Please provide any additional comments you would like to make here.