CSUSB students are all too familiar with the forms they receive every quarter asking them to rate their experience in the classroom and the quality of teaching from their professors, but just how helpful are these surveys? For Fall 2017, SOTE (Student Opinion of Teaching Effectiveness) evaluation forms were distributed to the different CSUSB colleges and departments on Nov. 1. The SOTEs will be administered to students between Nov. 9 and Dec. 4. Administered every academic quarter, SOTE surveys allow CSUSB students to give feedback on their professors anonymously. The structure of the SOTE form consists of five questions, three of which focus on the interest, attendance, and reason … [Read more...] about Behind the SOTE: A Free Voice for Students