Comments on: #Fact: How SPOT Evaluations Are Used

By: Paul Stiles

Paul Stiles — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:46:58 +0000

I generally do SPOT surveys even if they are a bit tedious. The data they get from the surveys, especially when it involves the math department, can be extremely useful to the teacher and the department.

By: KC Cowan

KC Cowan — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:53:45 +0000

I personally have done SPOT evaluations during 2 of my 7 semesters so far in college. I usually find them very tedious, mainly because the system can act up and doing a survey for 5 classes can get tiring. However, now that I have reached some upper level classes, I wish more people before me had done SPOT surveys. There are some classes I’ve had where the content is disorganized or the professor is simply not the best. Because students don’t take the time to give their opinions, problems with classes are not resolved. If we do not speak our. minds, then problems will continue on for those who come after us.

By: Maia Dupes

Maia Dupes — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:35:44 +0000

Honestly, in my first two years of college I hated SPOT evaluations and only completed them when my professors forced us to in class. I think I was annoyed that I was prompted to complete them every time I logged in. Mainly, I just didn’t have any immediate opinions to write, so I decided to write nothing at all. This year, however, my opinion changed and I see their value. My semester was full of classes that I had very strong opinions about: I either hated or loved them. I was motivated to praise the teachers that I admired and give constructive feedback to the teachers whose classes I didn’t enjoy. We are paying tuition and SPOT evaluations guarantee that our feedback is heard and our education is quality.

By: Tracy Duong

Tracy Duong — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:24:01 +0000

I think the success of SPOT surveys can be either a hit or a miss depending on the effort and time students put in writing them. If a student doesn’t give concrete details on the free answer questions, then his/her feedback isn’t going to be help the teacher improve their course.