Student reviews of courses provide students with an opportunity to provide feedback about their courses and serve as one source of information about the quality of instruction at Appalachian State. Individual student responses are confidential unless students reveal their identity in written comments. Results of online student reviews of courses are released to faculty after grades are due.
Online student review of courses utilize either the Common University-Wide Questions or the Experiential Questions based on course type, as well as any existing departmental questions.
University-Wide Questions
Determined by course type, one of the following two sets of core questions are assigned to all online student reviews. Departments may choose to interchange these approved sets of questions for specific courses as they feel is most appropriate for each of their course types. In addition to the university-wide questions, departments and/or colleges/schools may add their own standard set of questions to online student reviews.
Common University-Wide Questions
Starting in Spring 2026, the following core questions are presented on student reviews of courses for the majority of courses at App State. This set of questions is recommended for LAB, LEC, LES, LLB, LST, LST, PEO, SAB, SEM, SAW, WEB, WEH, WEM or WLH courses. The response threshold for reporting using these questions is three.
Response Scale for Likert scale questions: Strongly disagree (1), Disagree (2), Neutral (3), Agree (4), Strongly Agree (5)
The instructor created an environment that was conducive to learning.
The instructor encouraged active engagement.
The instructor clearly communicated expectations for this course.
Course goals and objectives were appropriate for the topic and level of the course.
The assignments in this course were helpful to my understanding of the material.
The instructor provided useful feedback on exams and/or assignments.
The instructional strategies used in this course effectively supported my learning.
The materials used in this course effectively supported my learning.
What aspects of this course helped you learn?
What would you change about this course to make it a more effective learning experience?
Experiential Questions
The experiential set of questions was approved as an alternative set of questions for student review of courses for certain course types by Faculty Senate in January 2020. This set of questions is recommended for CLN, DSR, FLD, IDV, IND, INS, INT, PRA, PRF, RES, ST, STU, THE, THH or THU courses. Most of these course types have single or low enrollment; therefore, the questions are limited, focused on the course experience, and reported without a response threshold.
Response Scale for Likert scale questions: Strongly disagree (1), Disagree (2), Neutral (3), Agree (4), Strongly Agree (5), N/A
Overall, this experience was a valuable learning experience for me.
The experience contributed to my knowledge of and/or skills in the subject matter.
If applicable, the faculty supervisor/coordinator was available to me for help and support.
Additional comments (open-ended)