Syllabus Feedback: Questions to Ask Students

Getting feedback from students can help you build a better syllabus. They’re the ones you’ve designed it for. They’re the ones who will benefit from using it. They’re the ones who experience a range of different syllabi. And they’re the ones who don’t see the syllabus from a faculty perspective. What follows covers the options for soliciting feedback from students as well as provides a pool of questions and a sample survey for you to use.

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