Why collect feedback? Oh there are so many good reasons. Just a few that come to mind right now...
I think we all have the goal of helping our students succeed to the highest level, and hearing their thoughts on the positives and negatives helps us to see it from a new perspective. Sometimes the suggestions they make are things we would have never thought of, and sometimes just the smallest tweak will make a huge difference for the students in ways you wouldn't have considered. Giving them the opportunity to have their voice heard gives them ownership of the classroom and builds a deeper, more trusting relationship between teacher and student. While constructive feedback must be taken with professional discretion (i.e. when I have students say "We shouldn't have to take quizzes anymore because they are hard"), it is very eye-opening.
So my challenge to you as the semester ends is... have YOU collected feedback from your students yet?? If not, DO IT. Then share. Blog. Reflect. Analyze. Think. Modify. Do it.
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You are so right! After I read your post about your survey, I modified yours for my fifth students. I haven't transferred my data to those neat little pie graphs you made yet (I am going to do that) but I really did learn a thing or 2 from reading their responses and I have made a couple of changes in my flipped class because of it. Baby steps! Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteDid you use a Google Form for the survey? If so, the pie graphs are automatically made for you under "view summary of responses". That's why I love it so much!!! Glad I could help a bit :)
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