IDeA

NICC uses the IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) to seek student input about teaching and learning based on their direct course experience. The SRI is like no other system available for translating informative course feedback into actionable steps to improve student learning.

Students give feedback providing faculty with relevant information that when coupled with IDEA’s robust resources - such as research and teaching and learning support - can ultimately guide and strengthen teaching.

The instrument is built on more than 45 years of research. The SRI is on an interactive, user-friendly, online platform. Easy for students to use and easy for faculty to implement, the system controls for extraneous circumstances (e.g. class size, student motivation), and provides comparative scores. Faculty receives customized reports with feedback including proven resources for improvement in highly specified areas. Faculty and administrators can easily integrate data into program planning, decision making, accreditation and institutional review processes.

Faculty are expected to encourage and support student participation in student course evaluation. Soliciting student feedback opens communication for all students to describe their experiences and potentially help in the improvement(s) in future terms.