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What does a five-foot penguin, juggling chainsaws, have to do with student evaluations?. Chris McCarthy School of Computing Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Student feedback. Providing opportunities for feedback The surveys are: First Impression Course Evaluation
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What does a five-foot penguin, juggling chainsaws, have to do with student evaluations? Chris McCarthy School of Computing Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Student feedback • Providing opportunities for feedback • The surveys are: • First Impression • Course Evaluation • Programme Satisfaction • Student evaluation of Teaching Chris McCarthy
Council members other polytechnics the CPSA Faculty Deans Heads of Schools Academic Coordinators Other Management Reporting results • Academic Quality Assurance Division reports the results to: Chris McCarthy
Problems • CPSA objected on the grounds that: • the results generated by the survey responses could not be taken as accurate • students do not respond meaningfully or truthfully for fear of retribution from their tutors. Chris McCarthy
Are students responding in detail to these questionnaires? • Do students give glib answers to meaningful questions? • Do students not give honest answers to meaningful questions for fear of retribution? • Do students believe their answers are ever responded to? • Do students believe their answers are ever read? Chris McCarthy
Enter the five-foot penguin- a case in point! Chris McCarthy