From Semester One, 2012, Bond began administering all teaching evaluations (TEVALs) electronically using the EvaluationKIT survey platform (www.evaluationkit.com). The new process is quicker, more convenient, and completely confidential. Evaluations are important and are used by the faculties to improve teaching, subject delivery and course materials each semester. The information students provide will also help inform the subject review process and is used to support academic review and promotion.
Evaluations will open from Weeks 10 through to the end of each semester (Week 14). Students will be invited to complete their evaluations via an email link that will take them directly to the relevant surveys. The email notifications will be sent to the Bond student email. Students are encouraged to take a few minutes to complete the surveys and be candid with their responses.
Students will complete the same set of questions as presented on the 2011 paper-based TEVALs. The Educator survey is used for student feedback on lecturers and tutors (10 Likert scale questions and 2 open comments), and the Subject survey is used to evaluate the subject design and structure (5 Likert scale questions and 1 open comment). The Subject survey will only be administered once a year at the discretion of the Faculties, and depending on when that subject is being offered.
A summary of results will be made available to the Faculties and Teachers in "O" Week of the following semester. The Likert scale responses to all TEVAL reports will be available in the Library and through the BondSync - Educational Gateway for students to access from "O" Week.
Conducting TEVALs online simplifies the process and provides a more secure environment in which students can be assured that their responses are completely anonymous, and the data is more accurate. ...more flexibility With electronic TEVALs, students are given more time to complete the form in their own time. This gives students the opportunity to provide more thoughtful feedback, and allows students who may have missed a class to still have their say. ...anonymous Electronic TEVALs provide a greater level of anonymity by eliminating the possibility of a Lecturer/Tutor identifying your handwriting. eTEVALs are administered centrally through the Office of Quality, Teaching, and Learning; therefore lectures/tutors do not gain access to results until Week 1 of the subsequent semester. ...doing our bit for the environment Moving TEVALs online will save tons of paper every year, helping us contribute to a greener environment.
All responses are completely anonymous. When a student submits their evaluation, the system separates any personal identification details from the responses provided into separate tables. All data/reports are managed centrally through the Office of Quality, Teaching, and Learning; therefore Faculty staff never see the identity of a student who has submitted an evaluation. When an educator/instructor gains access to the Subject level reports, the only information they see are the aggregated results for their classes.
Yes. Typically a student will receive two TEVALs per subject that they are enrolled in. This will vary depending on the number of Educators/Instructors that have taught a particular subject. The evaluations are split into Subject evaluations and Educator evaluations. The Subject form will only be administered once per year, depending on when that subject is offered during the year.
Faculty only gain access to results after exam results have been released, this is generally during "O" Week of the following semester. eTEVALs are designed to protect student anonymity, therefore Instructors only gain access to the de-idenitfied results.
A pop-up feature has been integrated into the iLearn dashboard. If you have incomplete TEVALs the pop-up will continually appear and effectively lock you out of the system until you action one of the options. eTEVALs will remain open until the end of the semester.
Student feedback is important and provides the Faculties with an opportunity to improve course content and delivery. It is also used to help inform the Curriculum Review process and is used for academic review and promotion. Students should take care in completing their TEVALs as accurately as possible.
Information for Educators and Administrators
The following documents provide step-by-step instructions on how to access your eTEVAL reports and how to interpret the results
