Semester feedback
Semester feedback will be conducted as an optional procedure, at the request of students, faculty or the department. The Unit for Teaching and Learning (UTL) will support the process and will assume the gathering and coordination of feedback. The person(s) making the request, create their own questions or they can ask us, in order to help creating a list of questions.
Semester feedback is...
- optional -> on request, not mandatory, added value to teaching evaluation by UTL
- formative -> about aspects that lecturers can adapt in the on-going semester
- selective -> it should focus on courses where something is new or where an early feedback and exchange between students and lecturers is especially important (for ex. 1st year courses, or courses that have been evaluated criticially)
- taking place in the middle of the semester, ideally in weeks 6 and 7 of the semester (19–30 October 2026)
The person(s) requesting semester feedback are responsible for drawing on the results to see that students and faculty reflect on the learning process and, if indicated, develop measures for improvement together. We can set up semester feedback surveys either in EduApp or in Evasys.
- For a semester feedback survey in EduApp, we require the information requested in our short Download application form (DOCX, 14 KB). Completed forms should be sent to .
- Alternatively, Evasys – the system well known from the end-of-semester course/exam evaluation – can now also be used for semester feedback surveys. There, we provide a short questionnaire containing the most proven questions. If required, this can be complemented with further questions from an extensive collection of questions. All we need initially is the information about the course(s) for which a semester feedback survey should be conducted, and the name(s) of the person(s) in charge. This information should also be sent to .
Orientation aid
Checklist for lecturers
This checklist helps you set up your semester feedback.
Download Checklist for lecturers (PDF, 400 KB)
Checklist for student associations
This checklist helps you set up your semester feedback.
Download Checklist for student associations [in German] (PDF, 407 KB)
How To
This document provides information on appropriate questions and methods for obtaining feedback.
Download How To [in German] (PDF, 122 KB)
Contact
Abt. für Lehre und Lernen
Haldenbachstrasse 44
8006
Zürich
Switzerland
Technical and operational
We are happy to help you with any conceptual, technical and operational aspects of evaluation in teaching.