The Costs and Benefits of The Costs and Benefits of Using a Tiered, Web-based Using a Tiered, Web-based

Course Evaluation ToolCourse Evaluation Tool

Katharine MasonKatharine Mason

Robin ZunigaRobin Zuniga

The BeTA Project objectivesThe BeTA Project objectives

Objective # 1

• Disseminate a “visible knowledge mapping” strategy for developing institutional consensus about “good practices in teaching and learning”

Objective #2Objective #2

• Engaging students in their role as evaluators

– Authentication issues– Citizenship issues– Response rates

Objective # 3Objective # 3

• Develop a new, web-based survey tool that makes administration of a multi-tiered evaluation process possible

Objective # 4Objective # 4

• Give administrators tools and information to encourage the formative use of course evaluations, while still providing information that can be used for personnel decisions

$$ Benefits$$ Benefits

• Money saved from:– Printing expenses– Needing people to type comments– Time (employee salary and benefits) saved

preparing, collecting, and managing paper packets

More benefits….More benefits….

• No need for physical space for records

• Turn around time for results

• Security

• No lead time needed for question creation

Initial CostsInitial Costs

• Time spent on community comprehension

– IR office– Faculty– IT– Center for Teaching Excellence– Deans and administrative assistants

• Software

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Katharine Mason- Research Coordinator– mason@tltgroup.org– 512-428-1286

• Robin Zuniga- Associate dir. FLO– zuniga@tltgroup.org– 512-428-1042