1. The importance of course quality monitoring the example of course evaluations at WISP dr Wouter de Raad Director of the Warsaw International Studies in Psychology Erasmus coordinator for the Faculty of Psychology

2. About WISP 125 regular + 35 Erasmus students 25+ nationalities 50% foreign students, 50% Polish 120+ instructors involved in program 30% of instructors are visiting professors, from over 15 different countries

3. Ways of quality monitoring Syllabus review – Teaching methods – Learning outcomes – Assessment methods External review of course work and exam In-class observations Course evaluations

4. Course evaluations, why? Source of valuable feedback for instructors Creates opportunity for communication with instructors Way to involve students Strengthens culture that values quality Helps decision making

5. WISP course evaluation All courses are evaluated, not optional Evaluation form (on paper) filled in by students during last class of each course Rating questions and open ended questions Evaluations filled in anonymously Instructor leaves room during evaluation Students deliver evaluations to WISP office in sealed envelope

8. Items regarding the course overall

9. Items regarding learning and involvement

10. Items regarding teaching

11. Open ended questions

12. Feedback Per course, individual feedback to instructors Summary of ratings Information about relative performance

14. Feedback Per course, individual feedback to instructors Summary of ratings Information about relative performance Grade distribution

16. Feedback Per course, individual feedback to instructors Summary of ratings Information about relative performance Grade distribution Scans of students’ written suggestions

18. Feedback Short discussion with additional remarks and requests Possible decisions – Skills training – Continuation/discontinuation

19. Improving construction of the evaluations Scores on items highly correlated Do students distinguish between different aspects of a course, or… do they evaluate a course or teacher in general? What are the dimensions that student evaluate?

22. Thank you :) Wouter de Raad wderaad@psych.uw.edu.pl