Lecturers
wishing to conduct student evaluations for Semesters 1 & 2 of 2025 may use
the questionnaires, as listed below, that are on Learn25 (https://learn2025.ukzn.ac.za).
The questionnaires, listed below, may be
used to evaluate modules that include contact, blended and/or online modes of
delivery:
1. Student Feedback
Questionnaire
2.
Evaluation of Professional Practice Module (programmes
that have work-integrated learning such
as workplace-based learning, practicum placements, problem-based learning, project-based learning,
service-learning, virtual or simulated WIL learning)
3. Evaluation of Professional Practice Supervisor (programmes that have work-integrated learning
such as workplace-based learning,
practicum placements, problem-based learning,
project-based learning, service-learning, virtual or simulated WIL learning)
The Student Evaluation reports are on the QPA reports
site. Lecturers can access
their reports using the link QPAReports.ukzn.ac.za. A document on
how to access and download Student
Feedback Reports is available on the QPA
innerweb,
Please note that post-graduate
supervision evaluations can be done via paper-based only. The questionnaire can be obtained from Ms Winile
Mthembu in the QPA office, Mthembuw@ukzn.ac.za; StudentFeedbackAdmin@ukzn.ac.za. The
evaluation questionnaire should be emailed to the students by the lecturer and
copied to Ms Winile
Mthembu and StudentFeedbackAdmin@ukzn.ac.za;
StudentFeedbackAdmin@ukzn.ac.za.
The guidelines
for conducting post-graduate supervision evaluations are listed below:
· Only
one email should be sent to all the students, irrespective of the level of
supervision.
·
The questionnaire should be sent to
current students only and not to those who have graduated.
·
A student should have received
supervision for at least six months before he/she can fill in a questionnaire
for the lecturer.
·
There should be at least six months
between evaluations.
· Completed
questionnaires should be emailed to Mthembuw@ukzn.ac.za; StudentFeedbackAdmin@ukzn.ac.za
or to an administrator that is identified by the lecturer.
Staff that require student feedback
reports for performance management, promotion and distinguished teacher award
applications or professional body accreditation/validation visits should
conduct these evaluations timeously and where applicable forward to QPA to
generate the reports. Reports for post-graduate
supervision evaluations are generated manually by QPA.
UKZN is committed to
excellence in teaching and learning. The
student evaluation system is one of the key institutional quality processes aimed
at providing feedback to the lecturers and their line managers and assessing
teaching quality to enable improved teaching and learning and the likelihood of
student success.
Peer evaluation
Peer evaluation is an essential component in the evaluation of
teaching quality assessment for continuous improvement. Peer evaluation is
primarily formative, (for developmental purposes) summative,
and can also be used for developing portfolios for promotion purposes or
participating in institutional or national initiatives that recognise
excellence.
The peer evaluations complement information gathered from
student evaluations of teaching. Together, they provide a more complete
picture. Peer perspectives on one’s
teaching are important evidence that could be used to collaborate with other
forms of evaluation of teaching and testimonies from peers and supervisors on
one’s capabilities in teaching and other spheres that are deemed essential for
promotion purposes.
Please note that the QPA office does not generate peer
evaluation reports for lecturers.
Refer to the university’s
Principles and guidelines for peer evaluation of teaching quality
for further information.
