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Why Professors Should Ask Students For Feedback Long Before the Semester Is Over

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The journalism instructor at the University of Minnesota keeps the process simple, with brief questions similar to these: What should keep happening in this class? Between weeks five and eight—and after students have received results from a major assessment—instructors ask students to weigh in on how their learning is progressing.

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Exam Blueprints: A Student-centric Approach to Assessment 

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They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. An ideal SLO is SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Rigidity : The use of blueprints can make it difficult for instructors to adjust exam content based on evolving student needs and class performance.

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Exam Blueprints: A Student-centric Approach to Assessment 

Faculty Focus

They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. An ideal SLO is SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Rigidity : The use of blueprints can make it difficult for instructors to adjust exam content based on evolving student needs and class performance.

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Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

Faculty Focus

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. Before the evaluation, the facilitator and the instructor identify three or four open-ended questions to structure the MSF.

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Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

Faculty Focus

Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience. Before the evaluation, the facilitator and the instructor identify three or four open-ended questions to structure the MSF.