For help navigating the Anthology Student Evaluation Tools, please use the quick reference guides linked below or navigate to a specific section of this article using the Table of Contents.
Quick Reference Guides
- IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) by Anthology Instructional Guide
- Student Response System Guide by Anthology
- Feedback Tool Guide by Anthology
- IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) by Anthology Evaluation Reports Guide
IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) by Anthology
The IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) by Anthology is one of the instruments departments may ask faculty to use to obtain summative and formative student feedback.
Faculty can orient themselves to the faculty and student experiences by watching these orientation videos:
- The Faculty Experience (15 minutes)
- The Student Experience (3 minutes)
Faculty members log into the Anthology IDEA Opt-In Form from the link in the Faculty and Advising tab in Self-Service Banner using their Rowan network account. Once the instructor is logged in, they will see a list of all CRNs for the sections they are assigned that are currently in session. To opt-in, they must check the checkboxes next to the CRNs they would like included and submit.
Faculty have access to their personal Faculty Dashboard that displays real-time response rates, course evaluation reports, and course roster information.
To access the Faculty Dashboard:
- Go to https://rowan.campuslabs.com/faculty/#/ and log in with your Rowan NetID
- Once logged into the Faculty Dashboard, select the current term from the drop-down menu to view your course sections.
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- All your course sections will appear for the term
- You may also view the course roster for each section for accuracy
Note: Course rosters will be updated after the withdrawal period and well before the survey begin date. Please take note of the survey BEGIN and END dates, as well as the number enrolled.
Not all 13 objectives are relevant to all courses. Each objective can be weighted as:
E = Essential: Included in the mean with weighting of 2
I = Important: Included in the mean with weighting of 1
M = Minor: NOT included in the mean
Your department has selected three (3) or more objectives as E or I for you. You may increase (but NOT decrease) the importance of each of the 13 objectives. Stay within the recommended three to five (3-5) total objectives listed as E or I.
Objective weightings may only be increased before the survey END date.
Note: Faculty new to the IDEA survey are highly encouraged to review the Information from IDEA about selecting objectives document BEFORE increasing the objectives for their course surveys.
In the Faculty Dashboard, select the "OSF Manager" tab. You may copy objectives from one section to another. To see a previous section, choose it from the drop-down menu under "Compare a Section". Repeat the process for each course section.
Set aside about 15 minutes of class time for students to complete the survey.
Students can access the survey through their Canvas course. Just make sure that the green checkbox is selected next to the link, indicating it is published.
You can also access the direct access link via the Faculty Dashboard under the View Evaluation link.
Email the students the direct access link. Students will log in to their Student Dashboard (using this link) with their Rowan University credentials (ID and password) to complete the survey.
CAUTION: This will give students access to all of their course evaluations, not just your class.
The IDEA SRI powered by Anthology is completely mobile responsive (so students can use their cell phones).
Students will receive email reminders to complete their surveys. Even so, class reminders are very helpful for students who were not present that day.
Monitor Student Response Rates
You can access "real time" response rates for your course evaluations through your Faculty Dashboard (Please view the Evaluation Reports section for more information about interpreting results).
Evaluation Reports
The reports of the IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) provide rich data that may be used by faculty as part of their tenure or recontracting packet or to inform their own teaching.
How it Works
You can access your reports by logging in to the Faculty Dashboard.
Once you are on the home page, you can view your students' response rates. The response rates will be listed by term, then by course.
NOTE: The Trends Analysis tool is only useful if you have data for at least two semesters.
Select Trends Analysis in the gray bar at the top of the Faculty Dashboard to view all questions used to evaluate a course you taught.
Select a question to see more information and to view an overall mean of all courses or sections for that question.
Utilize the filter option by selecting the box next to an evaluation to compare the results of two courses or sections.
Use the Trends Analysis tool to:
- View multiple terms side-by-side (for example, fall and spring)
- Use at-a-glance reports to focus on quality of instruction
- Make connections between longitudinal data sets for holistic insights
- View bar graphs (select a bar to view more contextual information, deselect to hide it)
The Summary Report is a comparison of all course sections in the current term. Courses are grouped by question in a holistic view of data and utilize a color-coded key to aid in comparison.
Use the < button to return to the home page.
Select the term under your name, then select the blue link.
Click on the tabs to toggle between "Quantitative" and "Qualitative" data.
The Report Status column indicates if the report is available to view.
Use the Print button (upper right) to print or print-to-PDF.
Select the Course Name for a detailed report. Your browser will open a new tab and show three boxes:
Box 1: Summary of other two boxes.
Box 2: Select the Progress on Relevant Objectives heading for a detailed summary with graphs of relevant (chosen) objectives and drop-down menus to toggle between:
- View raw average or adjusted average
- Compare to IDEA Database (all institutions using IDEA), Your Institution (Rowan) or Your Discipline (faculty using IDEA who teach same subject matter)
Note: Data from at least two semesters must be present before the Your Institution and Your Discipline features are available
Box 3: Ratings of Summative Questions: Students' overall opinions about course and teacher.
The adjusted average adjusts for factors beyond an instructor's control, such as lack of student motivation and difficulty of the course material. Adjusted Scores Infographic
To access Individual Class Reports, select Home in the top gray bar to return to the home page. Then select the View Results button under My Courses.
There are three report tabs:
- Summative: A combination of quantitative and qualitative data
- Quantitative: A summary of all responses with frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation and count of responses
- Qualitative: A summary of open-ended questions
Use the < button to return to the home page. Repeat the process for your other courses.
Student Response System (SRS) Tool
The SRS tool is intended for quick, on-the-spot data collection and review. It is a formative assessment tool that allows you to embed direct measures of learning into various learning experiences. Students can access short quizzes on their devices. Results are viewable immediately, allowing instructors to adjust lessons and provide instant feedback.
How It Works
The SRS tool builds a survey with instructor-made questions, then provides students with the Connect ID number. If you would rather build a survey using standardized questions developed from IDEA's research, then use the Feedback Tool Guide.
To access the SRS sessions, select the "Response Sessions" tab at the top of the Faculty Dashboard. This is where all SRS Sessions are stored for reference.
The five-digit Connect ID number is listed on the top of the page in orange. This number is associated with the instructor and will not change.
To create a new session, you will select the blue Create a Session button.
You will then name the session by clicking on the gray words "Untitled Session" and typing in the name.
To begin adding questions, select the blue Add a Question button.
Type one question at a time.
Select the Type of question:
- Single Response: Students can only select one (1) answer, with a maximum of five (5) answer choices
- Multiple Select: Students can select multiple answers, with a maximum of five (5) answer choices
- Open Response: Students can enter up to 140 characters of open-ended text
Enter the Answer choices, selecting the + Add Answer link as needed.
Select Save after creating each question.
Each quiz can have a maximum of fifteen (15) questions.
Questions can be created ahead of time, before the class period.
Exclusive Answer Choices:
- For multiple choice questions, you can add an exclusive answer choice by clicking on "Add Exclusive Answer" on the lower right-hand side of the question.
- Respondents will not be able to select an exclusive answer choice along with any others.
- This is good practice for "opt out" answer choices, such as "Not applicable," "Unsure," "None of the above," etc.
For quick reference, tag individual questions by learning outcome or content.
After saving the questions, select the Settings gear icon on the top, left-side of the session.
Select Manual or Self Paced.
- Manual: You control the output of each question
- Check on understanding at predetermined intervals in a learning experience
- Teach chunks of materials, stopping at intervals to check the student's understanding before moving on
- Self Paced: Students answer questions at their own pace
Other settings:
- Quizzes may be copied (for pre- and post-test) or for use with multiple sections of the same course
- Results can be downloaded in an Excel spreadsheet
- Quizzes can be deleted once you have reviewed the results and have no more need of the poll data
Students can use any device that can access the internet.
Direct students to the SRS dashboard at srs.campuslabs.com where they can enter their name and your 5-digit Connect ID number.
NOTE: For Students' responses to be anonymous, they can enter any letter in the mandatory name fields.
Once connected, the students will see "Waiting for Questions" until you start the poll.
To start the poll, select the Sessions tab in the upper left. Select the session name, then select the first question. Select the green Start button on the top right.
As students respond, you will see their answers in real time.
If desired, Generate Word Cloud can be used to display open-ended responses.
- You may export the poll results to an Excel file by selecting the poll from your list and clicking the gear symbol to the upper left of the title
- The order of the responses in the export is random
- Copy a poll for the next section to take by clicking the gear icon to the upper left of the poll title and selecting Copy from the menu
- Adjust the copied poll's title
- Compare the results of two sessions in the results page
Give two questions you'd like to compare the same tag
- Search for that tag name in the results page
The Feedback Tool allows instructors to receive formative feedback from students throughout the semester. Feedback sessions include six (6) questions related to high impact teaching practices and a single question that gauges the students' overall perception of the materials covered.
How it Works
This tool has six (6) standardized questions (that cannot be edited) developed from IDEA's research on teaching essentials. These provide formative feedback about teaching methods that are highly correlated with instructor and course excellence. Additionally, one question asks students, "Did you understand the material covered today?" (Feedback Tool Questions)
If you would rather build a survey with instructor-made questions, then use the Student Response System Guide.
You can start a feedback session by logging in to the Faculty Dashboard and selecting the "Feedback" button at the top of the page.
Near the bottom of the page, select the Start button for the desired section.
You will provide the students with the feedback session link: https://rowan.campuslabs.com/feedback. The session will be open for two hours after it is started. You can end the session early by selecting the Stop button.
Only the instructors can see the results of the feedback.
Students can access from any device that connects to the Internet.
Students have two hours to complete, or until you close the session.
If a student types a name, the feedback results will NOT be anonymous and you will see the name associated with the results. If a student wishes to remain anonymous, the letter "X" may be typed in the name field (the name field is required, so something must be entered).
On the Faculty Dashboard, select the "Feedback" tab.
Select the blue Report button next to the course section at the bottom of the Faculty Dashboard's Feedback page.
The report contains:
- A bar graph that indicates the number of students that understood the material
- Selecting the student's name hyperlink on the left will highlight the section of the bar graph where the student falls
- Selecting the student's name hyperlink on the left will highlight the section of the bar graph where the student falls
- Six line graphs, one for each of the other six questions
- Because the lines show trending data, the line graphs will not display if this is the first survey
- These are a longitudinal view of how the instructor is trending over time
- Beneath each line graph, instructors can select "Suggestions" to be directed to resources to improve teaching methods
- Session details are also sent by email