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The “not applicable” response is no longer an option on teacher evaluation forms. Students filling out forms this semester have no middle ground with multiple choice. If you don’t agree or disagree with the statements, you’ve still got to make a decision: leave it blank or put an obligatory response. New evaluation forms are being used in all departments. There are fewer statements to “bubble” in and more questions for which to write comments. Granted, the multiple choice answers don’t provide professors with much information compared to actual written comments, but sometimes there is no answer. You don’t feel qualified to say either way, you can’t definitively say you agree, but you know you don’t disagree. Whatever the situation, you want to be able to make your mark and move on. Now you can’t if your answer lies in the middle of the road. What if none of the questions asked lets you speak your mind? Now there’s not even a place to write additional comments. Every inch of the back is taken up with specific questions and only two lines to reply. Mike Sacken, chair of the University Evaluation Committee, said the forms are adaptable. If some questions and formats don’t work, they’re not set in stone. Don’t ignore the form or take it less seriously because you don’t like it. Sacken said he looks at the written comments from his students first. Those comments say a lot more to him than “agree” or “disagree.” When students receive grades, they want to know the reasoning behind the letter. Give your professors the same courtesy. |
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