A tutor's guide to teaching and learning at UQ - TEDI - University of ...
A tutor's guide to teaching and learning at UQ - TEDI - University of ...
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Section 6: Evalu<strong>at</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> Improving Your Teaching 57Student experiencesStudents are a very important <strong>and</strong> reliable source <strong>of</strong> inform<strong>at</strong>ion about how your<strong>teaching</strong> supports their <strong>learning</strong>, <strong>and</strong> they are <strong>of</strong>ten the best source <strong>of</strong> inform<strong>at</strong>ion aboutclassroom processes, assessment tasks <strong>and</strong> the interpersonal aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>teaching</strong>. Thefollowing methods describe ways in which you can obtain inform<strong>at</strong>ion from studentsabout your <strong>teaching</strong>, both formally <strong>and</strong> informally.• Student Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Tu<strong>to</strong>r (SETu<strong>to</strong>r) survey – Most universities encouragetheir <strong>teaching</strong> staff <strong>to</strong> use student evalu<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> <strong>teaching</strong> methods, <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>tenthere is a st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>to</strong>ol th<strong>at</strong> teachers can access. At The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Queensl<strong>and</strong>, this <strong>to</strong>ol is called SETu<strong>to</strong>r [pronounced, see-tu<strong>to</strong>r](http://www.tedi.uq.edu.au/evalu<strong>at</strong>ions/Surveys/index.html). Tu<strong>to</strong>rials withfewer than six students may use the Open Response Questionnaire. There arealso other evalu<strong>at</strong>ion str<strong>at</strong>egies th<strong>at</strong> have been designed for use in particularcontexts (http://www.tedi.uq.edu.au/evalu<strong>at</strong>ions/str<strong>at</strong>egies/index.html).SETu<strong>to</strong>r Scales <strong>and</strong> Items – The Student Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Tu<strong>to</strong>r survey has twoparts:1. Seven items on a five-point Likert scale, r<strong>at</strong>ed “Strongly Agree” <strong>to</strong> “StronglyDisagree,” g<strong>at</strong>hering student feedback on the quality <strong>of</strong> <strong>teaching</strong>; <strong>and</strong> asingle item with a five-point Likert scale for an overall r<strong>at</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> the teacher.2. Two open-ended questions eliciting feedback on positive <strong>and</strong> improvementaspects <strong>of</strong> the <strong>teaching</strong>.The first time you use this type <strong>of</strong> evalu<strong>at</strong>ion, it will allow you <strong>to</strong> get a generalpicture <strong>of</strong> how you are going as a new teacher. However, in the followingsemesters, the evalu<strong>at</strong>ion will allow you <strong>to</strong> develop a sense <strong>of</strong> where yourstrengths <strong>and</strong> weaknesses lie rel<strong>at</strong>ing <strong>to</strong> specific skills, abilities or <strong>teaching</strong> tasks.The following table presents the current st<strong>and</strong>ard evalu<strong>at</strong>ion form designedspecifically for tu<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>at</strong> <strong>UQ</strong>.[Tu<strong>to</strong>r Name]Q1 ...was well prepared.Q2 ...communic<strong>at</strong>ed clearly.Q3 ...was approachable.Q4 ...inspired me <strong>to</strong> learn.Q5 ...encouraged student input.Q6 ...tre<strong>at</strong>ed students with respect.Q7 ...gave helpful advice <strong>and</strong> feedback.Q8 Overall, how would you r<strong>at</strong>e this tu<strong>to</strong>r.Open-ended QuestionsQ1 Wh<strong>at</strong> aspects <strong>of</strong> this tu<strong>to</strong>rs approach <strong>to</strong> <strong>teaching</strong> best helped you <strong>learning</strong>?Q2 Wh<strong>at</strong> would you have liked this tu<strong>to</strong>r <strong>to</strong> have done differently?
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