Using mid-semester course evaluation as a feedback tool for improving learning and teaching in higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19377935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Murat Sozer (0000-0001-7327-5628, Koç University), Zuhal Zeybekoglu (0000-0002-1360-6760, Koç University, corresponding author), Mustafa Kaya (0000-0003-2966-5092, Koç University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1003-1016 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-2938 • E-ISSN: 1469-297X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02602938.2018.1564810 |
| OpenAlex | W2908867334 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
The way in which mid-semester course evaluations are structured, administered and reported is important for generating rich and high-quality student feedback for the enhancement of learning and teaching. Mid-semester evaluations usually contain open-ended questions that trigger more elaborative feedback about what is going on in a class than that from end-of-semester evaluations with Likert scale-type questions. The anonymity of the process for students and the confidentiality of the process for instructors make the process more reflective for students and less stressful for instructors. This study describes how the mid-semester course evaluation process can be used as a feedback tool for improving the quality of teaching and learning at an institutional level. Through a longitudinal analysis of 341 mid-semester course evaluation reports, positive areas and areas of concern with respect to learning and teaching were identified, and changes in student evaluations over the years were examined meticulously to make an overall evaluation of the quality of learning and teaching at a non-profit Turkish university. This research showed that the value of mid-semester course evaluations can go beyond course-level if we use open-ended questions and are able to gather the reports together to make some comprehensive analysis at university level
Anonymity · Closed-ended question · Confidentiality · Course evaluation · Higher education · Likert scale · Mathematics education · Medical education · Teaching method · Turkish · Accounting Education and Careers · Computer Science · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |