2. 3 questions about midterm evaluations
Why?
The benefits: Why
does it matter?
What?
What is the midterm
evaluation and what
questions does its
questionnaire
include?
How?
The methodology:
How to conduct a
midterm evaluation?
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3. What is the midterm evaluation?
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Is conducted in the middle of the semester.
Enables professors to gather feedback from students on their teaching
methods and the content of the course.
Addresses problems and weaknesses up to that point of semester, as
well as emphasizes strengths.
Is conducted at the discretion of professors to make adjustments and
improve their course based on the students’ comments.
4. What to ask
What aspect of the course is helping you
to learn and what are you struggling with?
What changes should the instructor make
in order to enhance the learning process?
What can you do differently in order to
boost your learning experience?
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5. Why does midterm evaluation matter?
Midterm evaluations provide instructors:
• Insights on students’ expectations and perceptions regarding the
teaching process to upgrade the course to the benefit of the students.
• An ability to resolve students’ problems and concerns earlier than
before.
• An opportunity to improve course outcomes by the end of semester.
• A communication channel with students to discuss any
misconceptions and find new teaching strategies.
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6. Why does midterm evaluation matter?
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Midterm evaluations provide students
• Ability to leave comments and express
concerns earlier than the end of the semester.
• Feeling that they are empowered to form their
own educational process.
• Opportunity to be engaged more and enhance
their learning process.
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The paper-based method: takes 20 minutes to distribute and complete. The
review process of results is much more complicated, unlike the other methods.
Class or group discussions: Fear of speaking out may cause students to be less
honest and many good ideas can be unheard and unrecorded.
Face-to-face discussions between an instructor and a student: It is time-
consuming and most of the students are less honest during this type of evaluation.
Anonymous online surveys (inside or outside the classroom): Provides
more honest feedback and takes less time. However, if conducted outside the class,
instructors can’t control the participation rate and there may be problems or
misconceptions that may lead to less objective results.
How to conduct midterm evaluations
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How to conduct midterm evaluation
Live Polls:
Easy-to-conduct evaluation method.
Take less time than the other methods (10 minutes).
Increase the participation rate.
Allow the instructor to solve problems or
misconceptions during the evaluation process.
Create a channel of discussion of the results after the
polling process ends.
