Teaching evaluation and student response rate

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to share the author’s viewpoint on how to increase student response rate in course evaluation surveys. Design/methodology/approach: The approach is to highlight measures which increased student response rate in online surveys of the author’s teaching evaluation at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Findings: This viewpoint suggests that student response rate to course evaluation can be improved by the lecturer’s effective communication. The examples of effective communication are given in this paper. Originality/value: This work will encourage the lecturers to initiate more student engagement to improve response rate of their teaching evaluation.