Course feedback form template

Every question here has one job: tell you what to change before you teach the course again. Here is the thinking, so you can edit the wording without breaking it.

Course feedback, student survey or evaluation form?

This form looks back at one course or module once it ends. The student survey template checks in on a whole class during term, with a well-being question, while there is still time to adjust. The evaluation form template rates a single session or training day against its goals. Many colleges call the end-of-course version a course evaluation form; these questions work under either name.

Clear and useful are two questions, not one

“How clear and useful was the content?” leaves a learner who found it clear but pointless with no honest answer. Questions 4 and 5 split it. Clear tells you about explanation and structure; useful tells you whether the course matched what people came for. When the two ratings drift apart, you know which half to rework. The survey design guide has more on double-barreled questions.

Stars for the verdict, numbers for the details

Question 2 is a Star Rating because one overall verdict is what stars do best. Questions 4 and 5 use a Rating from 1 to 5, with the ends spelled out in the help text (1 is not at all, 5 is completely) and the same direction every time. A Rating can go up to 10; a 0 to 10 scale needs a Slider Scale. More in rating scale questions.

Ask about pace as a choice, not a rating

A pace score of 3 out of 5 could mean “just right”, or the average of people who found it too fast and too slow. Question 6 asks directly: too slow, about right, too fast, or it varied a lot. When “it varied” wins, the problem is usually one module, and question 1 tells you which.

Two open questions beat one comments box

“Any other comments?” mostly collects blanks. Asking what to keep and what to change separately gets you both halves: the parts you might cut by accident, and the first thing to fix.

Anonymous unless someone wants a reply

People are kinder to a course than it deserves when their name is on the form. Nothing here is personal except question 11, an optional email for anyone who wants a reply, and learners answer on a public link without an account. In a cohort of eight, a detailed comment can still point at one person, so say names are not needed. Collecting emails in the EU or UK? The guide to GDPR-compliant forms covers consent wording.

Send it before the last session ends

Put the link on the last slide of a live course and give it ten minutes; an email a week later competes with everything else. For a self-paced course, link it from the final lesson and the completion email. When a new cohort starts, duplicate the form so each run keeps its own responses, and open the next run with what you changed.