Common SCE Items
The following ten questions are the University-wide Standard items that will be included in all student course evaluation end-of-semester forms. Each item is accompanied by distinct scales and will be followed by a text box, allowing students to provide additional written comments.
Questions marked with an asterisk (*) will be used for the publicly accessible student course evaluation reports. However, these reports will not include any written comments, nor will they incorporate results from any additional college, department, program, or instructor-specific items.
Questions marked with an asterisk (*) will be used for the publicly accessible student course evaluation reports. However, these reports will not include any written comments, nor will they incorporate results from any additional college, department, program, or instructor-specific items.
1. Begin this course evaluation by reflecting on your own level of engagement and participation in the course. What portion of the class preparation activities (e.g., readings, online modules, videos) and assignments did you complete? ● <50% ● 50-70% ● 71-90% ● >90% |
2*. Based on what the instructor(s) communicated, and the information provided in the course syllabus, I understood what was expected of me. ● No, I did not understand what was expected of me ● I partially understood what was expected of me ● Yes, I understood what was expected of me |
3*. This course helped me learn concepts or skills as stated in course objectives/outcomes. ● This course did not help me learn the concepts or skills ● This course only slightly helped me learn the concepts or skills ● This course moderately helped me learn the concepts or skills ● This course definitely helped me learn the concepts or skills |
4*. In this course, I engaged in critical thinking and/or problem solving. ●Never ●Seldom ●Often ●Frequently |
5*. Please rate the organization of this course. ● Not at all organized ● Slightly organized ● Moderately organized ● Very well organized |
6*. In this course, I learned to critically evaluate diverse ideas and perspectives. ● Strongly disagree ● Disagree ● Neither agree nor disagree ● Agree ● Strongly agree ● Not Applicable |
7*. Feedback in this course helped me learn. Please note, feedback can be either informal (e.g., in class discussion, chat boards, think-pair-share, office hour discussions, help sessions) or formal (e.g., written or clinical assessments, review of exams, peer reviews, clicker questions). ● No feedback was provided ● Feedback provided was not at all helpful ● Feedback provided was only slightly helpful ● Feedback provided was moderately helpful ● Feedback provided was very helpful ● Feedback provided was extremely helpful |
8. The instructor fostered an effective learning environment. ● Strongly disagree ● Disagree ● Neither agree nor disagree ● Agree ● Strongly agree |
9. The instructor’s teaching methods contributed to my learning. ● Did not contribute ● Contributed a little ● Contributed a lot |
10. The instructor encouraged students to take responsibility for their own learning. ● Did not encourage ● Sometimes encouraged ● Frequently encouraged |
Note: Students will be asked to respond to two additional (optional) items following the items listed above:
11. Was course required?
12. What grade do you anticipate receiving?
The following open-ended question will be included in Mid-Term SCE forms for courses opted in: Kindly share any general comments about this course to facilitate early feedback. However, the results will solely be accessible to the instructors.