Focus group by the Smart Chicago Collaborative

Interviews for evaluating teaching

December 20, 2019 0

This is an evaluation guide. What is it? An interview is a discussion, individually or in a group, prompted by a series of questions. Interview questions tend to be open-ended (if you need to ask […]

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Developing your questions for evaluating teaching

December 19, 2019 1

This is an evaluation guide. Pat Hutchings’ (2000) taxonomy of educational inquiry questions can be helpful in specifying the main purpose of your evaluation. “What works” questions are evaluative; they set out to prove effectiveness. […]

Excerpt from the Student Assessment of Their Learning Gains questionnaire

Questionnaires for evaluating teaching

December 18, 2019 1

This is an evaluation guide. What is it? A questionnaire is an efficient, economical way to obtain a large amount of responses. When administered digitally, questionnaires scale up with minimal extra resource since they tend […]

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Concept inventories for evaluating teaching

December 17, 2019 0

This is an evaluation guide. What is it? A concept inventory is a standardised multiple choice instrument developed collaboratively by subject experts to test students’ understanding of core concepts. It is used as a pre- […]

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Feedback from students for evaluating teaching

December 19, 2018 0

This is an evaluation guide. The strategies listed below will elicit early feedback during a module. The feedback you receive can inform your academic practice, deepen your insights about your students are, and help you […]