Course evaluations are the quiet workhorse of higher education, and under Vision 2030 they are turning into something with weight: digitised, bilingual, and feeding the quality and accreditation reporting that institutions now have to produce. A good evaluation survey is not a satisfaction poll — it measures distinct dimensions of teaching so a department can act on them. Here is a template designed for Arabic-language programmes.
Measure dimensions, not vibes
A single “rate this course” question tells you almost nothing actionable. Split the rating into the dimensions a department can actually change — content, clarity, pace, materials, assessment fairness, workload — each on the same five-point Likert scale so they are comparable across courses and terms.
A dimension profile reads at a glance
Reporting each dimension separately turns a vague average into a profile. The illustrative result below shows the pattern that actually helps a course lead: strong content and clarity, but a pace and workload signal worth a conversation — invisible in a single combined score.
The template
| # | Question | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The course content was clear and well organised. | 5-point Likert |
| 2 | The instructor explained concepts clearly. | 5-point Likert |
| 3 | The pace of the course was appropriate. | 5-point Likert |
| 4 | The materials supported my learning. | 5-point Likert |
| 5 | Assessment was fair and reflected the content. | 5-point Likert |
| 6 | The workload was reasonable for the credit hours. | 5-point Likert |
| 7 | What was the most valuable part of this course? | Long text |
| 8 | What one change would improve it? | Long text |
| 9 | Would you recommend this course to other students? | Yes / No |
Bilingual is not optional here
In a programme taught partly in Arabic and partly in English, the evaluation has to exist in both, with each student answering in the language they studied in. Identical questions, two languages, one combined result set — this is exactly the bilingual parity Vision 2030 quality reporting expects, and the part most international survey tools handle worst.