Assessing courses in progress. Many instructors use a variety of formal and informal methods for assessing how well a course is meeting its goals. In addition, to formal exams or assignments, feedback from students, or student self-evaluation, some instructors use methods of discussion, office hours, and less formal class activities to assess student progress. Some also ask consultants or colleagues to obtain information or suggest approaches for gathering additional information about how well students are achieving the goals for a course. Assessing at the conclusion of a course.
Most instructors assess the impact of their courses at the conclusion of the courses.
The evaluation, which may include products or perceptions, most often student ratings, are then used to evaluate the effectiveness of the course as well as to identify needs for further change when the course is taught again. Such information can be enhanced if it planned and gathered within the context of a course for which there has been ongoing assessment in initial and ongoing stages.