Comments on: Surveys and silliness http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/11/surveys-and-silliness/ Two lawyers on law, legislation and liberty. And other stuff. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Student evaluations « The Legal Soapbox http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/11/surveys-and-silliness/#comment-11534 Student evaluations « The Legal Soapbox Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:49:07 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/surveys-and-silliness/#comment-11534 [...] Jump to Comments I think I’ve mentioned the phenomenon of student evaluations before on this blog. Sometimes, as I’ve explained in the earlier post, I’ve received some very amusing [...] [...] Jump to Comments I think I’ve mentioned the phenomenon of student evaluations before on this blog. Sometimes, as I’ve explained in the earlier post, I’ve received some very amusing [...]

]]> By: Bruce http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/11/surveys-and-silliness/#comment-11532 Bruce Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:47:22 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/surveys-and-silliness/#comment-11532 Unnngggg... I had to sit in on a committee where end of semester surveys was discussed. They always ask the questions that nobody cares about. I suggested that at least one of the questions should be generated by students (ie an issue raised by the students association within reason of course). At UniSA, the questionnaires are so disconnected from actual student interests that they don't get filled out. And when they don't get filled out, they contribute to the stats as a negative. Ironic that a lecturer could get a negative result that reflects crappy statistics rather than crappy lecturing. Unfair as well. Unnngggg… I had to sit in on a committee where end of semester surveys was discussed. They always ask the questions that nobody cares about. I suggested that at least one of the questions should be generated by students (ie an issue raised by the students association within reason of course).

At UniSA, the questionnaires are so disconnected from actual student interests that they don’t get filled out. And when they don’t get filled out, they contribute to the stats as a negative.

Ironic that a lecturer could get a negative result that reflects crappy statistics rather than crappy lecturing. Unfair as well.

]]> By: pete m http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/11/surveys-and-silliness/#comment-11533 pete m Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:30:15 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/surveys-and-silliness/#comment-11533 hi, any news on next year's appointment? have fun marking Unless a survey measures something like what ad made you buy / use their goods/service, I treat them like any other statistic garbage - with as little attention as possible. I too often find no answer to my choice, and start to wonder at the designer of the questions / answers! re gangsta - I think they want you to break out and try something dangerous fashion wise, to perhaps break the boredom of the subject (pls don't shoot me for calling it boring!). ps it's boring! hi, any news on next year’s appointment?
have fun marking
Unless a survey measures something like what ad made you buy / use their goods/service, I treat them like any other statistic garbage - with as little attention as possible. I too often find no answer to my choice, and start to wonder at the designer of the questions / answers!

re gangsta - I think they want you to break out and try something dangerous fashion wise, to perhaps break the boredom of the subject (pls don’t shoot me for calling it boring!).

ps it’s boring!

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