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Autumn semester 2014 - course evaluation results

Introduction

All teachers evaluate their courses (lessons, seminars, tutorials) at least each two years. A standardised questionnaire is applied. The evaluation checks the teaching outcomes and allows the students to assess their teachers and give them feedback.

Material

The following questionnaires were applied at the autumn semester evaluation: standard questionnaire HISTd (german), HISTe (english), HISTf (french); colloquium questionnaire HISTK; language course questionnaire LING. In the autumn semester, the faculty evaluated 197 from about 800 offered courses. 3435 questionnaires were returned, scanned and assessed by the vice rectorate for teaching.

Methods

At "Read more" at the end of this page, there is a standardised questionnaire HISTd. It consists of a structured part with questions and an open part for comments. The courses are evaluated toward the end of term. The students have roughly ten minutes time to fill in the questionnaire. One of the students then brings the questionnaires in a sealed envelope to the dean's office where they are scanned. The teacher gets the results via email.

Results

The evaluation results (raw data) of the structured part are at the end of this section. Compared to the evaluation in spring semester 2014, the average grades remained the same in 5 out of 6 evaluated areas: teacher's commitment (5.7), aspiration level (3.2), course layout (5.0), overall course grade (5.3), and overall teacher grade (5.5). At knowledge transmission, the mean increased from 5.2 to 5.3.

Discussion

The values remained stable on a high level. The students especially liked the teacher's commitment (grade 5.7) and the teachers (grade 5.5). The students are very happy with the teachers and their courses.

Future actions

The evaluation will be performed each semester.

Spring semester 2014 - course evaluation results

Introduction

All teachers evaluate their courses (lessons, seminars, tutorials) at least each two years. A standardised questionnaire is applied. The evaluation checks the teaching outcomes and allows the students to assess their teachers and give them feedback.

Material

The following questionnaires were applied at the autumn semester evaluation: standard questionnaire HISTd (german), HISTe (english), HISTf (french); colloquium questionnaire HISTK; language course questionnaire LING; questionnaire for courses held in English PHistSemE1; standard questionnaire for lectures VORST; the institute for German studies also applied additional questionnaires GERM. In the spring semester 2014, the faculty evaluated  172 from 688 offered courses. 3122 questionnaires were returned, scanned and assessed by the vice rectorate for teaching.

Methods

At "Read more" at the end of this page, there is a standardised questionnaire HISTd. It consists of a structured part with questions and an open part for comments. The courses are evaluated toward the end of term. The students have roughly ten minutes time to fill in the questionnaire. One of the students then brings the questionnaires in a sealed envelope to the dean's office where they are scanned. The teacher gets the results via email.

Results

The evaluation results (raw data) of the structured part are at the end of this section. Compared to the evaluation in autumn semester 2013, the average grades increased in 4 out of 6 evaluated areas: teacher's commitment from 5.6 to 5.7, course layout from 4.9 to 5.0, overall course grade from 5.2 to 5.3, and overall teacher grade from 5.4 to 5.5. The other two areas (knowledge transmission, 5.2 and aspiration level, 3.2) remained stable.

Discussion

In four out of six evaluated areas, the values increased by ten percent (0,1). This means the faculty improved at a very high level. The students are especially happy about the teacher's commitment (grade 5.7) and their overall performance (grade 5.5). The students like both our teachers and courses very much.

Future actions

The evaluation is performed every semester.