Jan 18 2008
Course evaluation as a conversation
Continuing on from my previous post, I continue to wonder about conversational (or dialogic) forms of course evaluation. A cursory search of a few online databases doesn’t yield anything in this area, which means a more serious, systematic literature search is required. While it is true I’ve never seen anyone take a conversational approach to course evaluation, that doesn’t mean that it hasn’t been done or investigated.
Some papers I’d like to investigate, however:
- A Longitudinal Study of Student Feedback: Self-Assessment, Course Evaluation and Teacher Evaluation
- Evidence for a Student-Centered Course Evaluation Form
- A Student-Centered Course Evaluation Form (same authors as previous)
- From Feedback to Reciprocity
- Student centered evaluation (webpage)
What is interesting was how enriching and valuable a conversational approach to course evaluation turned out to be. And, after receiving the college-issued anonymous course evals, I cannot even begin to imagine how I could evolve and refine my course based on the (blunt) instrument they employ. As I investigate these ideas further, I’ll make note of them on this blag.
