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Why Should I Study My Use of
Presentation Software?
To reduce uncertainty: to get
a student eye view of your lectures. You certainly don't
need to do what they say, but what they say may be
surprising and useful. We think that's how you should select
your particular questions, too" focus on those questions
where the answers have the possibility for being most
surprising and useful -- for reducing your uncertainty.
Why do a survey?
It's not always a good idea
but surveys can help you get answers to the same questions
from all students, quickly and anonymously.
When during the term should
I administer the survey?
The earlier
you do it, the less experience students will have had with
your use of presentation software, but the more time you
will have to take advantage of their responses to improve
your teaching. Take a look at the survey
yourself immediately. It may help you avoid completely some
of the problems the survey is designed to detect.
About five lectures into the course is a good time to
administer the survey.
There are
other choices too. You might want to get feedback several
times during the term, or even after every lecture
(especially if you want to get a sense of how each
presentation has worked -- its particular strengths and
weaknesses).
Do I need a comparison
(control) group of some kind?
It's not
required but it can be useful. You can compare several
courses you teach, or share data with colleagues. It will
give you a sense of how much student responses to these
questions can vary.
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