How were the questions and statements selected?
The current set of questions and answers has been used in College of Arts and Sciences for several years. Similar items are also commonly used in other campuses. Questions are a mix of ‘formative’ (useful primarily to the teacher interested in making and evaluating course modifications) and ‘summative’ (questions that students understand as an overall summary of the perceptions of the course and the teacher). Summative questions may be used as benchmarks because they are generally understood and applied. Questions that are more properly posed and answered by faculty peers (on expertise, qualifications, and structure of the curriculum) are not included in the survey.
