Self evaluation questions

These questions will help you to analyse your own professional practice. They may relate to teaching just one class, a whole section or even a unit.

Teaching

• Was I well prepared for the class?

•  Were the aims of the class made clear?

• How well structured and organized was the content?

• How well did I engage and involve the students?

• Was I encouraging, positive and helpful towards students?

• Did I convey my own enthusiasm for the topic?

Unit design

• Was clear information made available concerning the nature and administration of the unit?

• Did the students understand how assignments and the Unit would be marked and graded?

• Was it made clear how this Unit related to other areas of the course?

•  How successfully did the Unit incorporate the directions outlined in:

  • the Learning and Teaching Plan?

  • the Monash University Strategic Plan?

Professional development activities

• What skills and knowledge do I need to develop so that I might teach better?

• How might I go about advancing my professional development?

Research

• Was I actively engaged in research in the area or related areas of the unit taught?

• Did I develop links between the area being taught and research? (See  Teaching and Research Nexus)

Engagement

• Did I bring external engagement experience to my teaching?

• Could I use my teaching and research to develop external engagement?

Reflection & analysis on student feedback

• Were there were problems in some areas? What can I do to address these?

• Is there a need for me to amend the assessment, course work, lectures, laboratory work, etc?

University, Faculty, School and Departmental Support

• What would I need to address some of the problems I faced e.g. more teaching aids, computer facilities, laboratory needs, professional development funds etc.