Interpreting IDEA Results

February 10, 2021

The IDEA Center’s Diagnostic Feedback Instrument is one of several ways you can incorporate student feedback into your reflective teaching practice. IDEA offers crucial feedback to instructors and administrators on the effectiveness of curriculum design by allowing instructors to receive student feedback on the learning objectives pertinent to the course. Information on how course feedback works at URI, as well as an overview of the IDEA process and how to use the results, can be found on the Provost’s website.

Interpreting IDEA results

Once you have your results, you will want to interpret your results and strategize what adjustments you may want to make. Several of ATLs Strategies and Techniques are directly relevant to IDEA items. Browse our collection for new ideas or refinements. Email teach@uri.edu to find out more about how we can help and to make an appointment.

Explore & Consider

Explore the following selection of short articles and videos that reflect on or summarize current thinking, research, or experiences related to the topic.

From IDEA: Guiding Questions for Interpreting Reports

Guiding questions to help you interpret your IDEA Diagnostic Report

From Campus Labs: IDEA Faculty Reports

Recording of a presentation on the faculty reports provided through the IDEA system.

Myths and Realities: An Examination of Course Evaluations in Higher Education

IDEA researchers examined six commonly held beliefs about student ratings of instruction.