Student Instructional Rating Survey Results
- SIRS results for the most recent semester will be posted approximately 10 – 12 weeks after the end of the semester, e.g., Fall results are published in late March.
- Results include data for Fall and Spring semesters only.
- Student Frequently Asked Questions
- Comments about improving this web site are welcome. Write to otear@rutgers.edu
- Instructor Reports in the Blue system run from Summer 2019 to present. Surveys older than 12 months will appear in the “Archive” tab within Blue.
- Prior to Summer 2019 online surveys were conducted in Sakai. Results were sent by email and a copy was made available to the academic department. Search your email or contact your department for the original files.
- For paper surveys, results were returned to the academic department through campus mail. The original survey forms are the only copy of the open-ended comments. Contact your department for the original survey forms.
- For promotion or tenure Form 1a teaching grids, OTEAR will prepare a report compiling your SIRS results. Department chairs should forward the names of faculty to the Office of Academic Labor Relations to begin the process.
- Use the SIRS QR Code to give your students a quick method to complete the surveys using their phones. They can scan the code with their cameras instead of typing the web address.
- More information about administering SIRS for your courses is available on the OTEAR web site.
- SIRS Reports in the Blue system include results from Summer 2019 to the present. Administrators can access the individual course instructor reports (with open-ended student comments), and summary spreadsheets. Reports older than 12 months will appear in an “Archive” tab within Blue.
- The SIRS Department Archive contains a complete record of SIRS from 1995 to the present, but only the numeric portion of responses. OTEAR does not archive the open-ended student comments.
- Administrative access is restricted by department and may contain FERPA-protected survey data. To arrange access, the department chair should write to otear@rutgers.edu
- Complete information about dates, procedures, and other administrative tasks is available on the OTEAR web site.
The Student Instructional Rating Survey (SIRS) is a University-wide survey, conducted at the end of each semester, gathering student comments about their experiences in the classroom. The results are used by the individual instructors, departments, schools and the University, along with peer observation, teaching portfolios, and other direct and indirect measures, as part of the teaching evaluation process. Faculty members are asked to provide summaries of the student survey statistics for personnel decisions such as tenure, promotion or merit-based pay. The student opinions reflected here are an important part of the larger process.
SIRS is administered by the Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research. More information about SIRS is available on the main OTEAR web site.
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Please be advised that the University Counsel has determined that posting Student Instructional Rating Survey information for Teaching Assistants must cease as of Fall 2004 because of the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99). Therefore no records for any Teaching Assistants will be available on this site as of Fall 2004 and for future terms.
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