Student Experiences of Teaching (SET)

SET Information Home & FAQs

• On your Home site in Collab, Course Evaluations will appear in the tool menu on the left side of your screen.
• Click the Course Evaluations tab and it will open the Course Evaluations information page.
• On that page, click the Student Course Evaluations link. This will open a browser page in UVA’s Course Evaluations dashboard where your student evaluation will be listed. 

• Sign in to UVACanvas.
• Access a course site.
• Select the Course Evaluations link in the course navigation on the left side of the page.
• A link to the SET for the course will be displayed in the center of the page. Select the link to access the system and complete the SET.

If you are enrolled in a course with an enrollment of less than three, you will not receive an evaluation for that course. This number was established by the Provost Office and the Schools in order to help protect the student’s anonymity.

Students can complete SETs using one of two methods (for detailed instructions with screenshots, see the top of this webpage):

• Log directly in to your UVA Course Evaluation Dashboard
• Access through your Learning Management System (LMS):
  
  • UVACollab Users: Navigate to your Home site in UVACollab and click on Course Evaluations in the tool menu.
  • UVACanvas Users: Sign into UVACanvas, access a course, and select the Course Evaluations link in the course navigation.

Your course experience feedback helps instructors improve the course for future students. It also helps them improve their teaching skills.

Your course experience feedback helps instructors, administrators, and staff identify what they can do to improve teaching and learning at UVA.

Your course experience feedback will also be reviewed by school and university administrators when they are making recommendations about hiring, promoting, and paying instructors.

Students will receive an email notification once the evaluation period has opened.  In most cases the evaluation window for a course will open seven days prior and close three days after the end date of the course.

Likely this is a situation where a Graduate Teaching Assistant has been assigned to the course to help input grades into SIS. If you do not recognize the instructor’s name, please leave the questions about that instructor as blank (or select neutral). If you do not recognize the primary instructor name, please contact: uvasetsupport@virginia.edu.

Yes, evaluation answers are anonymous. Your login information is used solely to ensure that you are registered for the course and that you submit only one evaluation for each course. In addition, some instructors will assign extra credit to students for submitting an evaluation. Therefore they will be able to view a list of student names who completed (or did not complete) an evaluation, but your responses are completely anonymous.

You are not required to answer all questions. You may skip any question that you don’t want to answer or for which there is not an appropriate answer choice provided.

1. Sign into your SET Home Page. If you have legacy reports, be sure to use the "Spring 2020 - Current" sign-in option to access current SET data.
   
2. Select “Subject Management” near the top of the page:
3. A separate browser page will appear and include your course(s ) from current and past projects. Once you find the course you are interested in reviewing, select the More Options button (…)
   
4. Select “View Invitees”
   
5. You may click on any of the headers to help organize the list.
   
   If the above fails, try it again using an incognito/private browser window, preferably Chrome. Here are the instructions for opening a Chrome incognito browser window.

• Reports for Spring 2020 onwards will be available via your UVA SET Dashboard (Select the “Spring 2020 – Current” sign-in option if prompted).
• If you wish to access your legacy reports, select the “J-Term 2011 – J-Term 2020” option.
• Sign-in options for accessing current and legacy reports:

If you taught a course between J-Term 2011 and J-Term 2020 and evaluations were complete, responses for Provost, School and Department information are available in Blue.

• Please be aware:
  
  • Only the reformatted individual instructor reports dating back to J-Term 2011 will be available for download from Blue. There will NO department or school reports available in Blue.
  • Reports will ONLY be accessible by the respective instructor.
  • Department administrators, deans, chairs, etc., will not have access to these reports. Please contact the instructor and have them download the report, making it available in a secure location for retrieval.

Reports are only available and accessible by the respective instructor. Please contact the instructor and have them download the report, making it available in a secure location for retrieval.

Your pre-2011 reports are not available via Blue Evaluations.

Most courses with an enrollment of three or more are included within the Course Evaluation System.  However, this does not include Independent Study courses and courses taught by the Darden School of Business, the School of Law, and the School of Medicine.  If you have any questions about if your course will be evaluated, feel free to contact the Support Team: uvasetsupport@virginia.edu.

Students enrolled in a course with an enrollment of less than three students will not receive an evaluation task for that course. This number was established by the Provost Office and the Schools in order to help protect the student’s anonymity.

Course Questions:

1. The average number of hours I spent outside of class preparing for <Course Name> was:

• Less than 1
• 1-3
• 4-6
• 7-9
• 10 or more

Answer the following question based on your experience in <Course Name> .
(Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree)

2. The course increased my enthusiasm for the topic.

3. Through this course I gained a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

4. I had access to the course materials I needed to learn, including access to required textbooks, course readings, technology tools, and other materials required for class assignments and projects.

*Students who respond negatively to the previous question will then be asked:

4-A. You disagreed or strongly disagreed that you did not have access to the course materials you needed to learn. Please review the options below and select any of the reasons that may better describe what affected your access to course materials.

• Internet speed and reliability
• Internet connectivity
• It was difficult to obtain hands-on materials needed for the course
• I didn't have the funds to purchase the course materials
• The instructor didn't provide the course materials needed to learn
• Other: Please Specify

5. Learning Activities: To what extent did the following learning activities contribute to your learning? (A Lot, A Moderate Amount, A Little, Not At All)

• Real-time lecture
• Recorded lectures
• Recorded video demonstrations
• Hands-on activities
• Real-time, whole-class discussion
• Real-time, small-group discussion
• Online discussion boards
• Office hours

    Open Comment Questions (Course):

6. Please tell us briefly how any of the above learning activities (or other activities not included above) contributed to your learning in this course.

7. What would you like the instructor and University administrators to know about your experience in this course?

Instructor Questions:

Answer the following questions based on your experience with <Instructor First Name> <Instructor Last Name>. Your constructive feedback will help your instructor identify what went well and ways to improve the course in the future.

(Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree)

1. The instructor clearly communicated the course schedule and expectations for participation (e.g., readings, discussions).

2. The instructor clearly communicated the course learning objectives.

3. The instructor implemented learning activities and assignments that allowed me to demonstrate understanding of the course material.

4. The instructor provided me prompt and useful feedback on my learning.

5. The instructor provided opportunities for my active participation.

6. The instructor was available to help support my learning.

7. The instructor fostered an environment where I felt valued as an individual and that I belonged in the class.

8. Overall, the instructor was an effective teacher.

9. The instructor created an environment that respected difference and welcomed diverse perspectives.

*Students will be asked one of the following questions, depending on their response to the previous question:

9A. You selected "AGREE or STRONGLY AGREE" on the previous question: Please give specific examples as to how <Instructor First Name> <Instructor Last Name> created an environment that respected difference and welcomed diverse perspectives.

9B. You selected "DISAGREE or STRONGLY DISAGREE" on the previous question: Please give specific examples as to how <Instructor First Name> <Instructor Last Name> did not create an environment that respected difference and welcomed diverse perspectives.

Open Comment Question (Instructor):

Your response to the open-ended question below will be shared only with <Instructor First Name> <Instructor Last Name>. If this course was taught by multiple instructors, you will have the opportunity to provide feedback to each. Please avoid using instructors’ names in your responses to ensure confidentiality.

10. What constructive suggestions do you have to help <Instructor First Name> <Instructor Last Name>  improve this course for future students?

The names of students who completed evaluations for your class will be available via your UVA Course Evaluation Dashboard before the evaluation period for the respective course ends.

You can access your UVA Course Evaluations by logging in directly to your UVA Course Evaluation Dashboard.

Response rates will be available to you through your UVA Course Evaluations Dashboard.

School and department report viewers may access their reports within the “Reports” section in their SET Dashboard.

Please note that department, subject, and school report viewers have been assigned access by their school, and in an effort to increase security surrounding these documents, there is a single report viewer per department and/or subject.  If you have not been designated as a report viewer but need a copy of a report, you will need to contact the report viewer for your department.  They will download the report(s) that you need. You may contact uvasetsupport@virginia.edu for the name of the respective report viewer.

For technical assistance with your Course Evaluations please contact the UVA Course Evaluation Team at: uvasetsupport@virginia.edu (Support Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

For technical assistance, please contact the UVA Course Evaluation Team at: uvasetsupport@virginia.edu (Support Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

For technical assistance please contact the UVA Course Evaluation Team at: uvasetsupport@virginia.edu (Support Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

For assistance with NetBadge please contact the UVA Help Desk.

For assistance with your LMS please contact:

• UVACanvas Support: LTS-support@virginia.edu
• UVACollab Support: collab-support@virginia.edu