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Increase student level of intrinsic motivation. (How motivated are my students?)
Weekly self-evaluation of the level of commitment, persistence at tasks, and willingness to expend mental effort on tasks.
Increase student use of worked examples on all individual and group assignments. (Do students find the worked examples helpful?)
Count the number of accesses of worked examples.
Increase the number of personalized messages I send to students in a semester by 25%. (Could I do something different to improve my personal communication with students?)
Count the number of individual emails and phone messages sent to students in a semester.
Increase students’ own expectations of performance on exams by a single grade step (e.g., B to B+). (Does asking students to think about their grade prompt changes in their behavior for better learning?)
Weekly surveys of grades they expect to receive on exams. Compare with weekly exam grades.
Mid-semester Assessment Process (MAP)
A mid-semester assessment is a structured process by which faculty can learn about how students are experiencing their course, and how they might improve these experiences, before the end of term. This process is overseen by the Boise State University Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and is facilitated by the eCampus Center’s Research and Innovation Team for online course. Participating in a MAP is an additional approach faculty may take in collecting student feedback to evaluate student learning experiences in their course. Faculty may also choose to use suggestions that result from a MAP during future revisions of a course.
MAPs are strategically timed to occur halfway through a semester. This allows online faculty to gain insights about the student learning experiences in their course and implement improvements that can impact these experiences in real time. A MAP normally occurs during the mid-point of the course and consists of an anonymous student survey and a consultation with a Research and Innovation Team member to review a thematic analysis of student responses.
To request a MAP for your online course, please complete the form available at this link.
Related Information
Formative Class Evaluation and End-of-Semester Survey from David Jaffee of the University of North Florida (PDF examples)
Mid-Semester Formative Feedback from University of Connecticut
Using Reflection Surveys to Improve Teaching and Learning by Jackie Dobrovolny and Patrick Lowenthal
Transforming Teaching through Supplementary Evaluations from Faculty Focus
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