Critical Incidents Report

A direct and involved survey of students is the Critical Incidents Survey. The instructor edits the questions below for what is pertinent to the course and asked students to anonymously answer these questions and leave the responses in a folder as they leave the room:

At what moment in class did you feel most engaged this week?

At what moment in class did you feel most distanced this week?

What action (instructor or student) that someone took did you find most helpful or affirming?

What action (instructor or student) that someone took did you find most puzzling or confusing?

What about the class this week did you find most surprising?

One change the instructor could make to had helped you learn?

How helpful was it to have read the assignment in advance?

How much did you get out of today's class? (1 little or nothing…5 much)

How much did you get out of your preparation for today's class? (1 little or nothing…5 much)

One change the instructor can make to improve your preparation for future classes?

One change you could make to improve your preparation for future classes?

Adapted from Huba, M. E. & Freed, J. E. (2000). Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting from the focus from teaching to learning. Needham Heights , MA : Allyn & Bacon.