Survey questions for evaluating a course 

Examples of questions we ask learners after they have completed a course to gather  feedback. 

General questions 

∙ What were your learning objectives? (if we haven’t asked this prior to starting the  course) 

∙ Rate your overall experience of the course (from very good to very poor) ∙ How likely are you to recommend this course to a friend/colleague? (from very likely  to very unlikely) 

∙ How did this course develop you professionally? 

∙ What will you do differently now you've attended the course? 

∙ As a result of taking this course, how likely are you to apply it to everyday life?  ∙ What did you like most / least in the course? 

To measure whether the learning has met the participants’ expectations 

∙ The course met my expectations (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) ∙ The course met my needs (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) ∙ The topics covered were relevant to the course (strongly agree to strongly disagree) 

To measure course design 

∙ The course pages were easy to navigate (for online courses) (from strongly agree  to strongly disagree) 

∙ The course pages were attractive (for online courses) (from strongly agree to strongly  disagree) 

∙ The information wa pitched at the right level, e.g. too low/simple, too high/complex  (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) 

To measure the activities 

∙ The activities were clearly explained (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) ∙ The activities were useful (list out the various elements and allow to grade) ∙ Which activities did you find most useful? Why?  

∙ The timing of activities was appropriate for the content (from strongly agree to strongly  disagree) 

∙ The sequence of the activities was right (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) ∙ The instructions were clear (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) 

To measure student/tutor engagement 

∙ I was provided with many opportunities to interact with fellow students on the course  (from strongly agree to strongly disagree)

∙ I was provided with many opportunities to interact with my tutor(s) (from strongly agree  to strongly disagree) 

To measure tutor support and teaching 

∙ The course material was useful (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) ∙ The tutor was engaging (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) ∙ The tutor provided helpful feedback (from strongly agree to strongly disagree) ∙ Rate the tutoring provision/competence (from very good to very poor) 

To measure impact of learning - open-ended questions 

∙ Give an example of how you'll apply what you learnt in this course in your job ∙ Give (up to three) examples where the learning has helped to improve your  performance at work 

∙ Which topic(s) would you have liked additional or follow-up content for? 

To collect marketing data 

∙ How did you hear about this course? 

∙ Why did you sign up to this course? 

∙ How interested would you be in a course about…? Test ideas for other courses