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STUDENT FEEDBACK
During the most recent practical training I made an online survey the students filled at the end of their course. Here are some of the questions and answers that I gathered, and a short query from one of my previous classes I've held.
In the online survey there were many different categories. One was to find out how the students felt about the assignments, and needless to say my mindscape assignment was the most liked one. I think it would have been quite profitable to hold small queries regarding the subject during the course as well. Luckily active observation in the classroom did the trick too, and for example the mindscape assignment was altered a bit to suit my students better because of the feedback I received from them during class.
One category covered the different goals of different assignments. This graph shows, that from the surrealistic clay sculpture -assignment students learned to handle the clay, learned about surrealism and learned about 3D art. Some also learned something new about anatomy or even about themselves as individuals. Multiple choice questions worked here splendidly, as too liberal self assessment might make one "choke up" so to speak. A customizable choice was also offered, but the answer rate there was under 2 percent.
The students were also questioned about their own motivations attending the class. It was nice to see how positive the answers were. All of the results from the survey were also utilized in the evaluation process.
This graph describes how actively the students attended the classes in their own opinion. This was one of the most beneficial graphs in the evaluation process, and I do happily agree with the results, it was nice how actively everyone participated in class!
These are some of the results for a query I held in an earlier practical training. I thought of the questions on the spot, and they are mostly about the assignments and my teaching. Still its nice to see how well the students received the spontaneous exercise; I made everyone close their eyes, and with the provided anonymity, answer the questions I came up with. This technique proved itself useful, and I adapted it as part of my latest practical training. A video using this technique can be found from the "My philosophy on teaching and art" tab.
Here are written responses from the survey about me as a teacher. Even though criticism was encouraged, all but one of the feedbacks were positive. One student thought I was a bit too pushy, so that is something I have to self reflect and work on. From the standpoint of positive education this could be interpreted as a lack of sincerity on my part, and my aim is to do everything I can to better voice my authentic self to my students.
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