Getting quick and immediate feedback from students
at the end of a class
This is a simple way of getting feedback on your teaching from
your students.
Finish the class a little early (5-10 minutes) and ask the students
to write their answers to two questions.
- What was the main point you learned in today's class?
- What is the main question you still have on what was covered
today?
This exercise not only provides you with information which is
useful for making improvements to your teaching, but also gives
students the opportunity to reflect on what is clear and what
is unclear from a teaching session.
How often?
You can carry out this exercise several times during the semester
(but not at every class!).
What next?
Unless you respond to students in some way they will feel that
this is a fairly useless exercise and will get up and leave rather
than answer the questions. Beginning the next session with your
responses to their feedback, eg giving a clearer explanation of
points they have found confusing, telling them of any changes
you are making in response to their feedback, will show students
that you are willing to listen to their views.
Using this exercise and other ways of collecting feedback from
students throughout the running of the unit helps build a culture
of feedback and response within a class.
Other ways of collecting feedback
Student Surveys Index
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