Instructor Information

Early-ending Courses - Courses ending on or before 5/4

  • Open: 7 days before the last day of instruction 
  • Close: Last day of instruction  

15-week Semester Courses- Courses ending on 5/9

  • Open: Monday, April 21, 2025
  • Close:  Sunday, May 11, 2025

Recommendations to Increase Student Participation

Young et al. (2018) found faculty were an important factor in increasing online response rates.

  1. Set a calendar reminder: Don’t miss the course evaluation deadline! Add it to your calendar to ensure ample time is allocated.
  2. Allocate Time: Start early and set aside 10 minutes for submissions at the end of class - it's confidential! 
  3. Show this 2-minute Instructional Video: Play "Accessing Your SPOT Course Evaluations" during class to guide students through the evaluation process. 
  4. Share: Share an example of adjustments you have made based on student feedback.
  5. Monitor Response Rates: Track your course response rates. Watch "Accessing Your Response Rate Monitor" for more information.

Research has shown that there is not a significant difference in mean scores between administering online rather than paper (Dommeyer, et al., 2004; 10.1080/02602930410001689171; Edgar & Tobias, 2017, 10.1007/s11162-017-9452-4)

Faculty Summary Reports

Once course evaluations close, summary reports are generated and emailed directly to instructors’ CSULB inboxes 4-5 weeks after grade submission. 

  • Summary Reports will be emailed to the instructor’s CSULB inbox on Thursday, June 19

SPOT Dashboards 

The dashboards accessible through the SPOT Reports tile on Single Sign-On visually represent course evaluation data. They are designed to facilitate comparisons and identify trends.

Frequently Asked Questions

An email notification will be sent out for courses selected by the department for evaluation.

Student access to SPOT ends at 11:59 pm on the course's last day of instruction. SPOT cannot be reopened once it closes.

The course may not have been selected for evaluation by the department or other administrative reasons. Please contact ATS-Survey@csulb.edu for more information.

Results will be available shortly after final grades are submitted.