Student Survey as a Tool for Improving the Educational Process in Higher Education

Introduction. The relevance of the selected topic is justified that it’s need to improve the educational process in order to improve the quality of education and students satisfaction of higher educational institutions. One of the most effective ways to get feedback from students which is based on the results of studying the discipline is a questionnaire. However, the methodology of conducting questionnaires requires adjustments in the direction of increasing student engagement.

Objective. Determine the potential to use the student questionnaire method to improve the learning process and increase student satisfaction with the results of the study of disciplines.

Materials and Methods. The research methodology is based on an experiment involving the questioning of students, the subsequent modification of teaching practice is based on the results obtained and the questioning of students who studied the subject after the introduction of adjustments. The survey was conducted using a developed questionnaire that includes questions which are related to various aspects of learning.

Results. The results are obtained confirm the hypothesis that receiving feedback from students allows us to identify areas for improving the teaching process in order to increase the effectiveness of achieving learning outcomes and increase student satisfaction. The students who took part in the study not only evaluated various elements of the learning process, but also formulated specific suggestions for its improvement. The study showed the importance of using various, including interactive teaching methods and tasks, that contribute to the development of critical thinking, as well as receiving regular feedback from the teacher to increase student motivation. It’s based on these conclusions, the authors propose a unique tool that should be used by the teacher at the end of every lesson – reflection in the form of a cinquain.

Discussion. The obtained results which consistent with of other studies on the problems of student questionnaires to improve teaching practice. The survey also allows students to be involved in the process of building a program and choosing teaching methods based on their needs. One of the limitations of the approach used is the use of a single source of information in the form of feedback from students through questionnaires, while some studies emphasize the effectiveness of combining questionnaires with other methods of evaluating the quality of learning to increase the reliability of results. One of the limitations of the approach used is the using of a single source of information in the form of feedback from students through questionnaires, while some studies emphasize the effectiveness of combining questionnaires with other methods of evaluating the quality of learning to increase the reliability of results.

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