kqc-real
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10 years ago Hi Jim,
Thanks a lot for your comment.
ARSnova's feature "Instant Feedback" is all about lecture pace, not lecture quality in general. However, you are right that the pace of a lecture has many facets that should be explained with a short written comment.
I am thinking about separating the different kinds of feedback in the user interface:
- feedback on lecture pace: "Give instant feedback"
- feedback on lecture content : "My questions"
Have a look at our short paper for the EC-TEL 2014 in Graz
Regards,
KQC
JimOser
You might want to ask some THM students, who are not engineering students, what they would suggest for feedback criteria. Engineers are good at developing programs but generally need help with the UI.
Here's my feedback about feedback.
I like
FEEDBACK_GOOD : Good. I like the lecture. I would recommend this class to another student.
FEEDBACK_OKAY: Ok. Typical college lecture.
FEEDBACK_BAD: The lecture needs improvement.
FEEDBACK_NONE: No opinion.
A lecture, a car ride, a movie, a meal at a restaurant can all be rated "good". That doesn't mean that I want it to go "faster".
src/main/webapp/phonegap/www/app/st2-internationalization.js FEEDBACK_GOOD: "Faster, please!",
A lecture, a car ride, a movie, can be all rated "ok" or "satisfactory". It passes the minimum requirements.
Now there are many reasons that a lecture can be rated bad or poor:
Can't hear you.
Can't read PowerPoint. Text is too small.
Please repeat the question.
I didn't understand yesterday's lecture and now you are presenting new material.
Why do professors always present new material in the last week of class?
Too fast.
Too slow.
We learned that last year.
We have never seen this material before.
What you probably really need is feedback on the feedback. If a student consider something bad, why does he consider it bad?
Even the statement, "too fast", could be subject to interpretation. The professor is speaking in German too quickly (that because German is not my native language), too much material too quickly, PowerPoint are displaying for 15 seconds instead of 1 minute.
Instead of QUESTION_REQUEST: "I've got a question", maybe have:
FEEDBACK_DETAILS : "Here's my short feedback description:"
In the FEEDBACK_DETAILS then a student could write:
Title: PowerPoints are displaying too quickly.
Description: Could you please reshow your first 2 slides? Thanks.
You might want to ask some THM students, who are not engineering students, what they would suggest for feedback criteria. Engineers typically are good at developing programs but generally need help with the UI.