Survey Title

Student Feedback on Learning and Teaching

Survey (owner)

PQR

Date conducted, and frequency

Each Semester / Trimester / Session since Semester 2, 2004.

Principal objectives

Sample

All students enrolled in coursework units in the relevant teaching session

Sampling process

All students are offered the opportunity to provide feedback via the online system.

Response rates

Typically between 20% and 35% each teaching period.

Demographics

Survey instrument

The survey is conducted on-line with access for students via their MySCU account.

Staff access the Online Feedback website to complete customisation or download reports at http://study.scu.edu.au/teaching/ufq

A copy of the survey instrument is available^. The instrument consists of 7 core questions plus an additional 5 optional questions selected from a question bank by the Unit Assessor. From mid 2009, 6 system wide teaching questions and up to 5 teacher selected questions were added.
Full question bank^

Variables, measurement

For Unit Feedback there are 7 core questions plus 5 additional assessor selected questions. For Teaching Feedback there are 6 system wide questions, plus up to 5 teacher selected questions. Students have the opportunity to make additional comments about each of these questions.

Availability of data/reports

PQR

Outcomes

Prior to the publication of grades on the web, access to feedback reports for the current feedback period is locked. At the date that grades are released, Unit Assessors and individual teachers can access their own unit/teaching feedback reports at http://study.scu.edu.au/teaching/ufq . Heads of Schools have access to all unit/teaching feedback reports for their respective schools.

Feedback to participants

Feedback is provided to students via MySCU^.