Teaching Analysis Poll

Connecting Teaching and Learning

What do students think about your course? How can you improve your teaching? And where is the best place to start?

The Teaching Analysis Poll (TAP) is a well-established qualitative method that provides valuable insights into these and similar questions.

TAP is a qualitative mid-semester evaluation conducted on a voluntary basis. During the session, a moderator from outside the teaching team meets with the students without the instructor present and facilitates a structured group discussion. The aim is to identify both factors that support and those that hinder students’ learning, thereby highlighting opportunities for improving teaching and learning.

Staff from the Centre for Higher Education Didactics, Studierwerkstatt, and SKILL offer TAPs in consultation with individual instructors. The process takes approximately 30 minutes of your class time, followed by a detailed discussion of the results with you.

In this up2date article, instructors share their experiences with TAP and the feedback it provides for improving teaching.

Dates and Registration

Winter Semester 2026/27: TAP sessions will be offered from 9 to 20 November 2026.

Register for a TAP in the Winter Semester 2026/27

Please register via Stud.IP by the deadline indicated above. After registering, we will contact you to arrange a suitable date and discuss any further details. Please note that the number of available places is limited.

The offer is provided in cooperation with Gabi Meihswinkel (Studierwerkstatt) and Dr. Julie Direnga (Ref. 13).

NEW – Consultation on Dialogic Qualitative Mid-Semester Evaluations

Would you like to evaluate your course or module during the semester? Get in touch with us at any time. We can support you in developing an appropriate evaluation approach and, where possible, also assist with its implementation.