Most college course evaluation forms are largely made up of survey items with five- or six-point rating scales

Most college course evaluation forms are largely made up of survey items with five- or six-point rating scales. Here are some items taken from one form:

 a. The goals of the course were clearly expressed at the beginning of the term.

 b. The course helped me to develop intellectual skills, such as critical thinking or problem solving. Rephrase these into open-ended questions that a qualitative evaluator might use in an interview to learn about these same issues. Then suggest some responses to these open-ended questions that could not be expressed by a numerical rating.