Teaching and Learning Development Unit

Benefits of the MEQ process

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Benefits of the MEQ Process

Staff

Students

  1. MEQ provides a robust measure of the students' experience of a module

  2. MEQ process is embedded into existing Sussex systems  (Sussex Direct, Web Report, Web Forms) with which staff are familiar

  3.  Results (summary and detailed) are available as soon as MEQ closed.

  4. Analysis of students' numeric responses is automated and can be viewed by the Convenor at a glance.

  5. No requirement for academic or administrative staff to undertake analysis of MEQ data or collate students' written responses.

  6. Convenors and tutors able to easily view MEQ results by teaching group

  7. Straightforward mechanism for Convenors to provide comments on the MEQ responses for a particular cohort

  8. Heads of Department can view overall results for modules in their department on a single web report.

  9. Departments determine which modules should be included, when MEQs should open and close and when results should be released.

  10. (Almost) paperless process.
  1. MEQ is relatively short - only takes a few minutes to complete.

  2. The structure of the MEQ gives students the opportunity to comment on their overall experience of the module.

  3. Gives all students on a module the opportunity to complete a MEQ.

  4. A MEQ embedded into an existing Sussex system with which students are very familiar and use regularly.

  5. Automation of process means that students receive MEQ results and feedback more quickly.

  6. Students get to see their cohort's evaluation for all the modules they take (sample size permitting).

  7. Students receive feedback from the Convenor on actions that may be taken as a result of the numeric responses and the students' written comments on the module.