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Trinity CollegeCourse EvaluationsOFFICE OF ASSESSMENT, TRINITY COLLEGE

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Topics for today’s meetingCourse evaluation administration

-Department responsibilities

-Faculty responsibilities

-Fall 2017 dates

Changes to course evaluation questionnaire -New student form

SACES updates-How to opt-in to SACES

-SACES reports

Accessing and navigating reports in Tableau-Logging in

-Available Reports

OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT, DUKE UNIVERSITY © 2017 2

Course Evaluation Administration


Department Responsibilities

Review and approve list of eligible courses for Fall 2017

Encourage instructors to follow best practices

Notify instructors of important dates

Support instructors use of Tableau CE reports


Department Responsibilities

Review and approve list of eligible courses for Fall 2017

Encourage instructors to follow best practices

Notify instructors of important dates

Support instructors use of Tableau CE reports


• Email sent to departments on October 5th

• Email includes list and instructions for review

• List returned to OATC by October 20th

Are all courses that your department would like to have evaluated listed on your course list worksheet?

Should any courses be eliminated from the evaluation list? *As a rule: do not remove any crosslistedcourses*

Is the correct instructor listed for each course? Do any courses have blank fields or missing entries?


Review and Approve List of Eligible Courses:

Review and Approve List of Eligible Courses:


Best Practices for Trinity College Course EvaluationsCommunicate to students the value of course evaluations

Share access instructions with students (OATC website or available PDF)

Set aside a few minutes in class to let students get started

Check return rate monitor in Duke Hub


Best Practices for Trinity College Course EvaluationsCommunicate to students the value of course evaluations

Share access instructions with students (OATC website or available PDF)

Set aside a few minutes in class to let students get started

Check return rate monitor in Duke Hub


• Messaging from departments and instructors to students can

help boost return rates

• Share ways in which course evaluation results inform

decisions in the classroom and in your department

Important Dates – Fall 2017October 20th

◦ Return reviewed list of eligible courses to OATC

November 1st

◦ Notifications and instructional memos sent to departments

November 21st

◦ 12:01AM – Trinity College course evaluations open

◦ Notifications sent to students and instructors

December 11th

◦ 11:59PM – Trinity College course evaluations close


Important Dates – Fall 2017Week of December 18th

◦ Publish Course Evaluation Reports in Tableau

December 20th

◦ Trinity College course evaluations close for GEO courses

Early January◦ OATC holds office hours to support departments

use of Course Evaluations reports in Tableau


Important Dates – Fall 2017Week of December 18th

◦ Publish Course Evaluation Reports in Tableau

December 20th

◦ Trinity College course evaluations close for GEO courses

Early January◦ OATC holds office hours to support departments

use of Course Evaluations reports in Tableau


• Can’t publish reports until critical mass of grades have been

reported

• Encourage your faculty to get grades published ASAP

Updates to Trinity College Course Evaluation Questionnaire


What’s new?

Single form-Student form only

-No faculty form

Shorter form-No Mode of Inquiry questions


What’s the same?

Department review of eligible course list

Students complete questionnaire through Duke Hub

Trinity Learning outcomes

Reports published in Tableau


Trinity College Course Evaluation Questionnaire

Overall rating 1 2 3 4 5

The course has clearly defined

student learning objectives

Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree

Agree Strongly agree

The course had clear expectations for assignments and

other work


Agree Strongly Agree

Overall the course was:

Poor Marginal Average Very Good Excellent

Overall the instructor (Instructor 1) was:








Trinity College learning

objectives

1 2 3 4 5

This course helped me gain factual knowledge

Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree

This course helped me understand fundamental concepts and principles


This course helped me learn to apply knowledge, concepts,

principles, or theories to a specific situation or problem


This course helped me learn to analyze ideas, arguments, and

points of view


This course helped me learn to synthesize and integrate

knowledge


This course helped me learn to conduct inquiry through methods

in the field


This course helped me learn to evaluate the merits of ideas and

competing claims


This course helped me to effectively communicate ideas

orally


This course helped me to effectively communicate ideas in

writing




Course

Dynamics

1 2 3 4 5

The course had a welcoming and

inclusive classroom environment


Agree Strongly agree

Compared to the requirements of other classes of this type, please characterize the course difficulty

Very low Low Moderate High Very High

How much did you learn from this

course

Nothing A little A moderate amount

A lot A great deal



Student

Engagement

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

How many hours per week on

average did you spend on this

course (outside of class

meetings)? Examples include

study groups, attending office hours, reading,

writing, working on practice

problems, etc.

1 Hour 2 Hours 3 Hours 4 Hours 5 Hours 6 Hours 7 Hours 8 Hours 9 Hours 10 Hours

About what percent of the class meetings

(including discussions, labs,

etc.) did you attend in person?

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%



What would you like to say about this course to a student who is considering taking it in the future?

Would you like to provide any other comments about this course?


Student Accessible Course Evaluation System



Student access to quantitative results

Written comments not shared

Instructor must opt-in to make data available

Encourage and support instructors in joining SACES



Student access to quantitative results

Written comments not shared

Instructor must opt-in to make data available

Encourage and support instructors in joining SACES


• Students want to know what their peers are saying!

• SACES provides a platform for sharing this feedback that is more

representative of the overall course experience.

Accessing SACES reportsAccessed via a hyperlink in DukeHub’s course search function


Accessing SACES reportsAccessed through the OATC website


Accessing SACES reports


How to opt-in to SACESWebform available within Instructor Tableau Reports

Webform available on OATC website

Encourage instructors to opt-in immediately following the publication of reports


Navigating Course Evaluation Reports in Tableau


Tableau Reports – Log In


To access Tableau go to:Tableau.oit.duke.edu

Tableau Reports - Workbooks


Tableau Reports – Department View


Department Report – Courses Evaluated


Department Report – Basic Report


Department Report – Course with Comparisons


Department Report – Department Overall


Department Report – Written Comments


Department Report – Means by Course


Department Report – APT


Tableau Reports – Resources Tableau Quick Start Guide

◦ http://assessment.trinity.duke.edu/tableau-quick-start-guide

Tableau Users Guide◦ http://assessment.trinity.duke.edu/tableau-user-guide


http://assessment.trinity.duke.edu/tableau-quick-start-guide

http://assessment.trinity.duke.edu/tableau-user-guide

Upcoming EventsMaking use of the information you already have (or have access to)

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 – 10:00am – Perkins 217◦ Report examples include COFHE enrolled student and senior surveys, Tableau program informational

reports, course evaluations.

◦ Participants will identify and report the types of data they’re already collecting.

◦ Participants will be become familiar with other types/sources of data (course, program and college wide) they already have access to.

◦ Participants will brainstorm the ways in which these data sources support the program’s student learning outcomes.


http://assessment.trinity.duke.edu/events/making-use-information-you-already-have-or-have-access

Questions?

How is your department using course evaluation data?

Do you feel comfortable supporting faculty in your department with their course evaluations?

Have you reviewed your list of eligible course for Fall 2017?


Thank you for the work you do to support student learning assessment in your department!P L EA S E CO N TAC T T H E O F F I C E O F A S S ES S M E N T, T R I N I T Y CO L L EG E W I T H A N Y Q U EST I O N S :

A S S ES S M E N T @D U K E .ED U

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