• Course Evaluations
  • History
  • The Course Evaluation Questionnaire
  • The Questionnaire
  • Recommendations to Instructors for Increasing Student Participation in the Course Evaluation Questionnaires
  • Frequently Asked Questions - Students
  • Frequently Asked Questions - Faculty Members

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

The Course Evaluation Questionnaire is made up of four main sections. The first section is on course evaluation and has five questions, to be rated on a scale between 1 and 5 (5: Excellent, 1: Poor). These questions are:

1. Clarity of course objectives
2. Design of the course
3. Course materials, e.g. textbooks, handouts, e-materials
4. Effectiveness of course requirements and assignments
5. Overall effectiveness of the course

The second section has 10 questions about the faculty member teaching the course, to be rated on a scale of 1 to 5.

6. Explanations, use of examples, illustrations and activities
7. Paying attention to students' level of comprehension
8. Encouragement of student participation in class
9. Effective use of class time
10. Returning graded exams and assignments without delay
11. Fair grading of student performance
12. Fair handling of objections to grades
13. Availability to help outside of class time (e.g. office hours, appointments)
14. Overall effectiveness of the instructor
15. I would choose to take another course with the same instructor (5: Agree, 1: Disagree)

The third section is about the student and has five multiple choice questions.

16. My attendance %
    • 100-80
    • 79-60
    • 59-40
    • 39-20
    • 19-0

17. My level of English to follow the course
    • Excellent
    • Very Good
    • Good
    • Adequate
    • Inadequate

18. My current Grade Point Average (GPA)
    • 4.00-3.50
    • 3.49-3.00
    • 2.99-2.50
    • 2.49-2.00
    • 1.99-0.00

19. My expected grade in this course
    • AA
    • BA-BB
    • CB-CC
    • DC-DD
    • F

20. I took this course as
    • a required course
    • an elective

The fourth section has a textbox where students may write any additional observations and comments about the course.

Please write your comments and suggestions to this area. They are particularly useful for helping us to improve the level of education at Bogˆaziçi University. None of what you write will be seen by the instructor until after the course grades are submitted. (max. 1000 chars.)