Instructors often find students’ written comments the most valuable element of end-of-course student feedback surveys. To help your teachers get the most out of your feedback, keep the following in mind:
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Less helpful = Vague critique or praise |
More helpful = Specific suggestions that could improve your learning or explanations of why the course helped you learn Consider these additions to help your instructors better understand what you mean. |
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"I was overwhelmed" or |
Consider rephrasing as... ...The class meetings were full of so much information which is great but I'm lost in all the details. I would benefit from help organizing what I'm learning in each class in some way. ...Nearly all classes included lectures without any pauses, but I need more time for thinking or practice solving problems during lectures. I would learn more if I got more hands-on practice or if I had time to think about the questions the instructor asked me. ...I'm not sure why I'm learning this material. Maybe the instructor can explain to me why these topics are important or matter to us to learn about. It could be helpful to encourage us to try to make connections about what we're learning with other classes we have to take or with our career goals. |
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"The readings were redundant." |
Consider rephrasing as... ...I didn't understand why we read so many different articles on the same topic. ...Could you offer more guidance on what we're supposed to look for in the readings? I think I'm paying attention to the wrong things because what I focused on wasn't on the exam, and I missed some of the main points. |
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"Discussions were awesome!" |
Even positive comments aren't as helpful without being specific. Consider rephrasing as... ...I loved how you created an environment where students were willing to share perspectives and disagree. ...It was really helpful that you kept notes on the board during our discussions. ...I really liked the variety of ways we had class discussions. |
Image by UMSL student Autumn House, developed through her work in the Triton's as Partners program.
To access MyCoursEval, be sure you follow the UMSL link and use your SSOID to sign into MyCoursEval. Here, students can take surveys, retake closed surveys, and see open/completed surveys.
End-of-course student feedback surveys will open and close on the following schedule, and faculty will have access to results three days after the official grade submission due date.
CoursEval Schedule 2023 - 2024 |
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| Session | Date Survey Opens to Students | Date Survey Closes to Students |
| Fall Semester: 8-Week 1 | October 1, 2023 | October 14, 2023 |
| Fall Semester: 8-Week 2 | November 27, 2023 | December 10, 2023 |
| Fall Semester: 16-Week | November 27, 2023 | December 10, 2023 |
| Winter Intercession | January 9, 2024 | January 14, 2024 |
| Spring Semester: 8-Week 1 | February 27, 2024 | March 10, 2024 |
| Spring Semester: 8-Week 2 | April 22, 2024 | May 5, 2024 |
| Spring Semester: 16-Week | April 22, 2024 | May 5, 2024 |
| OS2 | April 22, 2024 | May 5, 2024 |
| Summer Session 1 | June 3, 2024 | June 8, 2024 |
| Summer Session 2 and 4 | July 1, 2024 | July 6, 2024 |
| Summer Session 3, 5, and 6 | July 29, 2024 | August 3, 2024 |
The following document contains all the different features that can be accessed through MyCoursEval. Some features are not accessible to you based on your role as a student.
After a student logs into MyCoursEval, if they have surveys to take, they will be placed on the My Surveys landing page. Students will be able to see surveys available to them. By clicking on a survey they have not completed, they will be able to take that survey for that course. Under the Surveys tab, students can also see available surveys, surveys they completed, and surveys they missed. They will not be able to retake previously completed surveys nor will they be able to take surveys that they missed.
