End-of-course student feedback becomes a source of evidence for assessment of teaching when it is accompanied by the instructor’s description and interpretation of student responses, along with a description of how this information has contributed to subsequent course planning or teaching practices.

The UI Student Perceptions of Teaching (SPOT) survey is used to collect student feedback at the end of a course. The university invites students to complete SPOT feedback surveys during the last two weeks of class for semester-length courses or during the last week of class for other courses.  Instructors receive a summary of student responses after grades are submitted at the end of the semester.

A limitation of end-of-course feedback is that it does not give instructors the opportunity to respond directly to students who provided the feedback. However, many instructors have observed that students in subsequent semesters appreciate hearing from instructors about how feedback from previous students has helped shape the course.

Instructors who have additional questions that are not addressed by the end-of-course SPOT feedback survey are welcome to request additional feedback in class or online.  Many of the same models used for collecting midterm student feedback are readily adaptable for end-of-course feedback.  

To discuss strategies for interpreting and using end-of-semester student feedback, contact the Center for Teaching.