7. “the less time
it takes for a
student to
complete a
survey, the
more likely it is
they will do so”
(Nulty, 2008, p.305)
8. Quantitative?
Collected & analysed more quickly
“if all the items require a simple
numerical rating then there will
probably be less engagement”
(Nulty, 2008, p. 305)
10. Student Satisfaction?
“…is influenced by a wide variety
of contextual factors that are
not intrinsically related to the
quality of teaching”
:-(
:-/
:-)
:-|
:-))
(Wiers-Jenssen et al., in Richardson, 2005, p. 403)
11. Self Rating?
“undue modesty” of top performers
poor performers often
“think they are doing just fine”
(Ehrlinger et al., 2008, p. 118)
13. “good practice to make
feedback questionnaires
available in a variety of
formats for use by students
with disabilities”
(Richardson, 2005, p. 406)
feedback
18. Identify & feed back student needs at:
Module level
Programme level
University level
not enough
time
earlier/later in
semester
more advanced
sessions
additional
topics
22. References
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