Colleges, departments, and instructors have the option to add custom questions to the core set to gather additional insights - such as evaluating the impact of recent course changes or measuring progress toward specific college-wide goals. This allows them to gather targeted feedback from students regarding their experience in a course. In past semesters, instructors have added custom questions on many topics: course content and learning outcomes, choice of textbook or course material, diversity and inclusion, course workload and difficulty, etc.
Instructor Questions
Starting in Fall 2023, instructors are able to add custom questions to their course evaluation forms directly into Lehigh’s Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) portal, and no longer need to contact the Office of Institutional Data (OID) to request for custom questions to be added on their behalf. Please note that custom questions can only be entered towards the end of the semester, after course evaluation data has been uploaded to the portal and before course evaluations open.
Below are resources that are designed to help instructors add custom questions to their course evaluation forms in the CES portal.
- “How to Add Custom Questions” is a step-by-step guide on how to add your custom questions.
- “Types of Custom Questions” explains the question types that are available, tips for choosing your questions, and online resources.
Instructors who prefer for an OID staff member to enter custom questions on their behalf can reach out to our office at inevals@lehigh.edu
Provost Questions
Since 2021, students have been asked to estimate the number of hours they spend each week on a class. This information is now shared at the time of course registration to help students make informed decisions and better plan their schedules.
Beginning in Spring 2025, students will also be asked a few additional questions about their learning experience - specifically, the types of instruction used in the course (e.g., lectures, discussions, labs, project-based learning) and the use of various technologies, including Generative AI tools. This feedback will not be used in faculty reappointment, promotion, or tenure (RPT) decisions.