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This survey collects students' end-of-term feedback on my Modern European History course: what worked in lectures, which assignments helped learning, and suggestions for improving engagement next semester. It will be open to current enrolled students only, closes on Friday June 30 at 5pm, and responses remain anonymous. Tell students how long it takes, how their input will be used, and where to get follow-up if they want to discuss their answers.

Before I share this course feedback form with students, make it easy for quick completion and trustworthy use. Put the estimated time and anonymity promise at the top, surface the top three prompts (lecture clarity, assignment usefulness, one improvement) so they appear without scrolling, and add a short note on how I will act on common themes. Flag any phrasing that sounds like faculty evaluation rather than course improvement.

I just built a 10-question end-of-term feedback form and several students emailed asking whether their responses are truly anonymous. I'm worried if I say yes and it's not, trust and candid feedback will be lost; if I say no I'll get low response rates. I don't know what form settings and account features might link identities. What's the likely situation and the best clear wording and settings to use so students trust the survey?

Across several terms I get usable written feedback from a small vocal minority while the rest ignore the form, and then I fail to summarize or act on comments quickly. I lose credibility and the next survey gets worse. Which two habits should I change now to lift response rates and to make sure feedback leads to visible changes students notice by midterm?