Transcript IDEA--Student Ratings of Instruction

IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction:
Adjunct Workshop
Dr. Kristi Roberson-Scott
Fall 2009 Semester
IDEA is an acronym for..
Individual Development and Educational
Assessment
 IDEA system
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Should be able to use IDEA for ID =
Individual Development
 Should be able to use IDEA for EA=
Educational Assessment
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IDEA: What you should know about
the student ratings –Workshop
How to complete the FIF
 How to interpret the reports
 How to use IDEA reports to improve
teaching effectiveness
 How to use IDEA resources to improve
teaching
 Student ratings are data that must be
interpreted
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IDEA Student Ratings of
Instruction- Forms
Faculty
Information Form
Student Survey
Diagnostic
Form
IDEA: FIF
Faculty Information Form
Faculty Information Form
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One FIF per class being evaluated
Course Information
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IDEA Department Codes
Extended list:
http://www.idea.ksu.edu/StudentRatings/deptcodes.html
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12 Learning Objectives
http://www.idea.k-state.edu/podidea/index_learning.html
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Course Description Items
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Best answered toward end of semester
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FIF: Selecting Objectives
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3-5 as “Essential” or “Important”
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Is it a significant part of the course?
Do you do something specific to help students
accomplish the objective?
Does the student’s progress on the objective
influence his or her grade?
In general, progress ratings are negatively
related to the number of objectives chosen.
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Research Note 3
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Relevant Objectives
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Basic Cognitive
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Applications of Learning
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Items 1, 2
Items 3, 4
Expressiveness
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Items 6, 8
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Relevant Objectives
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Intellectual Development
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Lifelong Learning
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7, 10, 11
9, 12
Team skills
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Best Practices
Multi-section courses
 Curriculum committee review
 Prerequisite-subsequent courses
 Incorporate into course syllabus
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Best Practices
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Discuss meaning of objectives with students
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Early in semester
Inform that will be asked to rate their own progress
on objectives
Reflect on their understanding of course purpose
and how parts of course fit the 12 objectives
Discuss differences in perception of objectives’
meaning
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Student Survey
Diagnostic Form
Student Survey: Diagnostic Form
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Teaching Methods: Items 1-20
 Learning Objectives: Items 21-32
 Student and Course
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Student Characteristics: Items 36-39, 43
Course Management/Content: Items 33-35
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Global Summary: Items 40-42
 Experimental Items: Items 44-47
 Extra Questions: Items 48-67
 Comments
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False Assumptions
Effective instructors effectively employ
all 20 teaching methods.
 The 20 teaching methods items are used
to make an overall judgment about
teaching effectiveness.
 Students should make significant
progress on all 12 learning objectives
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Using Extra Questions
20 Extra Questions available
 May be used to address questions at
various levels:
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Institution
 Department
 Course
 Or all three
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The IDEA Report
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Diagnostic Form Report
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What were students’ perceptions of the
course and their learning?
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What might I do to improve my teaching?
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Improving Teaching
Effectiveness
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POD-IDEA Center Notes
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www.idea.ksu.edu/podidea
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POD-IDEA Center Learning Notes
 IDEA Papers
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www.idea.ksu.edu/resources/Papers.html
IDEA Seminars
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www.idea.ksu.edu
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Teaching & Student Learning
Improvement
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By using the recommendations afforded
by the IDEA analysis, individual faculty
will be able to formulate changes in their
pedagogical methods and course
structure that have tangible results in
next semester’s scores.
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IDEA Training
Workshops or Consultations
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Dates to be determined for this semester and
publicized via email
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Full-time faculty on the Faculty Evaluation Committee
could assist ask your academic dean for a list of
names.
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Individual training consultations available upon request
 Email: [email protected]
 Phone: 354-3000 ext. 4259
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IDEA Resources
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Institutional Effectiveness & Research Office &
Website
http://www.roanestate.edu/effectiveness/resources/
IDEA Online
IDEA Papers
POD-IDEA Center Notes
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