Aggregated results from student surveys of teaching
Student surveys of teaching are voluntary and results are confidential to the staff member concerned.
Due to the large volume of Teaching Surveys now conducted and the desire by staff to have some kind
of information on which to benchmark their results, School level aggregates of Teaching Surveys have
been constructed.
Some points to consider when using aggregated Teaching Surveys to benchmark your results –
- Student surveys of teaching have been designed to be used in any face to face teaching situation,
therefore results are from anything from a lecture class with 200+ students to a small tutorial group.
Research into student feedback, however, suggests any bias due to class size is relatively small.
- Care should be taken when the number of surveys and/or teachers included in the aggregated total
is small as the results may not be generalisable to the School as a whole.
- Aggregated results are provided as a rough guide only. A good rule of thumb is to examine the results
for each item on the questionnaire and conclude that students are reasonably satisfied if 70 per
cent or more of the group strongly agree or agree with the item. Items showing 30 per cent or more
of the class disagreeing or strongly disagreeing should be examined to determine if change is warranted.
Student comments can often provide some insight into the quantitative data.
Teaching Survey Results 2007
Teaching Survey Results 2006
Teaching Survey Results 2005
Teaching Survey Results 2004
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