Midterm surveys are a form of formative assessment that provide useful information about students’ learning experiences in the classroom. Recognized as a “best practice” for teaching and learning, midterm surveys can be extremely beneficial for both faculty and students. These surveys, developed by faculty and administered to students, request feedback on learning activities rather than ratings of overall teaching effectiveness. The following are a few examples of commonly asked questions on Midterm surveys.
Is the pace of the course too fast, too slow, or about right?
What is the most important/valuable thing you have learned in this course thus far?
What suggestions do you have for improving the course?
What is helping you to learn in this course?
What is making learning difficult in this course?
| Lectures follow the assigned readings. | strongly agree agree neither agree nor disagree disagree strongly disagree |
| The instructor and/or TA are readily available to answer questions and provide feedback on course materials? | strongly agree agree neither agree nor disagree disagree strongly disagree |
| I find this course very difficult | strongly agree agree neither agree nor disagree disagree strongly disagree |
Midterm surveys can be administered using the “Quizzes” tool available in Canvas.
See http://canvas.gatech.edu for more details.
Note: These surveys do not take the place of the Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS) and are not administered through the Office of Academic Effectiveness.