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The Instructor Designed Questionnaire (IDQ) system was
imported from the University of Michigan and adapted by
the Department of Computing and Network Services (CNS)
for use at the University of Alberta beginning in 1985.
The system addresses some of the problems and weaknesses
that are inherent in other student course evaluation systems:
- the IDQ system reduces the problem of irrelevance
of items often associated with standardized questionnaires
since the items on each evaluation form can be instructor-selected
to fit an individual class;
- the system allows for the inclusion of items relevant
to the individual instructor, the university, the faculty,
and the department;
- the system allows for normative as well as individualized
feedback on the quality of instruction.
In order to accommodate the use of this system in various
environments, a number of catalogs have been created which
are used independently of each other. For example, the
Universal Ratings of Instruction at the University of
Alberta are supported by the GFC catalog while the collection
of student ratings for formative purposes that are not
mandated by GFC make use of the CITL catalog. Other catalogs
which currently exist are CEMD, CLCQ, EXTN, HRUA, MHC
and MISC. Please note that the tailoring of the catalogs
is such that a particular question number in one catalog
might not refer to the same question text as does that
number in a different catalog. Also, the normative data
that are collected for a particular catalog are intended
for use within the environment for which that catalog
was created such that it is important to refer to the
appropriate catalog throughout the course evaluation process.
For reference material concerning the use of students' ratings of instruction, check out the
policy of the
Canadian Association of University Teachers which includes guidelines concerning
the appropriate distribution and use of students' comments. Also, see pages at the University
of Michigan's
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. A more
general overview of evaluation of instruction may be found
in the University of Michigan's Guidelines
for Evaluating Teaching.
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