Brief write-up
Project objectives
The project is aimed at: 1) investigating student and teacher users’ experience with the Early Feedback Collection System (EFCS); 2) examining if and how teachers and management utilized the midterm student feedback data to improve teaching and learning; and 3) soliciting students’ and teachers’ views of the effectiveness of this initiative.
Activities, process and outcomes
To understand users’ experience of the EFCS, a mixed-method approach was adopted. Ten students and seven teachers were interviewed, and 32 teachers responded to an online teacher survey. Findings included participants’ experience on the usage of the EFCS, and their perception of the effectiveness of this system. While the teacher survey revealed a pessimistic view of the EFCS’s influence on student learning, the majority of student and teacher interviewees affirmed its values in promoting communication between students and teachers.
Deliverables and evaluation
Deliverables included a teacher questionnaire and a report on the study.
Dissemination, diffusion, impact and sharing of good practices
The report was presented at the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning. Suggestions to enhance the system and its usage were put forward. In response to the concern of low engagement in using EFCS, in the new round of mid-term feedback evaluation exercise, a poster was disseminated as a promotion of the EFCS in February 2019, encouraging students to provide their comments to teachers.
