Crystal Frommert (Edutopia), The Value of Soliciting Student Feedback : After explicit instruction on giving feedback, students can give teachers valuable data on the effectiveness of classroom practices. (August 17, 2023)
This short article is full of great suggestions for gathering actionable data and feedback on your teaching.
Jennifer Gonzalez writes in her 2014 Cult of Pedagogy post “5 Reasons You Should Seek Your OWN Student Feedback” that student surveys can help educators in several ways:
- You can provide increased student engagement by asking students which activities they enjoyed the most.
- By getting to know your students better, you can build relationships, which helps prevent possible discipline issues down the line.
- Information about the level of difficulty that students are experiencing in your class makes it easier to offer differentiation.
- Learning about unseen harassment allows you to implement bullying-prevention efforts.
- By addressing issues that come up before an official schoolwide survey is administered, you can be better prepared.
