Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) Scales

CORE MANDATORY

Good Teaching Scale (GTS)
The teaching staff of this course motivated me to do my best work.
The staff put a lot of time into commenting on my work.
The staff made a real effort to understand difficulties I might be having with my work
The teaching staff normally gave me helpful feedback on how I was going.
My lecturers were extremely good at explaining things.
The teaching staff worked hard to make their subjects interesting.

Generic Skills Scale (GSS)
The course developed my problem-solving skills.
The course sharpened my analytic skills.
The course helped me develop my ability to work as a team member.
As a result of my course, I feel confident about tackling unfamiliar problems.
The course improved my skills in written communication.
My course helped me to develop the ability to plan my own work.

Overall Satisfaction Item (OSI)
Overall I was satisfied with the quality of this course.

MURDOCH OPTIONAL

Appropriate Assessment Scale (AAS)
To do well in this course all you really needed was a good memory.
The staff seemed more interested in testing what I had memorised than what I had understood.
Too many staff asked me questions just about facts.

Learning Community Scale (LCS)
I felt part of a group of students and staff committed to learning.
I was able to explore academic interests with staff and students.
I learned to explore ideas confidently with other people.
Students' ideas and suggestions were used during the course.
I felt I belonged to the university community.

Graduate Qualities Scale (GQS)
University stimulated my enthusiasm for further learning.
The course provided me with a broad overview of my field of knowledge.
My university experience encouraged me to value perspectives other than my own.
I learned to apply principles from this course to new situations.
The course developed my confidence to investigate new ideas.
I consider what I learned valuable for my future.

ORIGINAL SCALES

These, together with the core scales and the appropriate assessment scale, were used by all institutions prior to 2002.

Clear Goals and Standards Scale (CGS)
It was always easy to know the standard of work expected.
I usually had a clear idea of where I was going and what was expected of me in this course.
It was often hard to discover what was expected of me in this course.
The staff made it clear right from the start what they expected from students.

Appropriate Workload Scale (AWS)
The workload was too heavy.
I was generally given enough time to understand the things I had to learn.
There was a lot of pressure on me to do well in this course.
The sheer volume of work to be got through in this course meant it couldn't all be thoroughly comprehended.

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