Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
IDEA Instruments
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Anonymous feedbackYes
- 4Instructor evaluationsYes
- 5LMS integrationsYes
- 6BenchmarkingYes
- 7Reporting depthadvanced
- 8Data exportYes
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: help.anthology.com
Overview
IDEA Instruments is ranked #15 of 21 in course evaluation software on Specifiction. It runs on Web.
Compared on course evaluation software
- Anonymous feedback
- Yeshelp.anthology.com
- Instructor evaluations
- Yeshelp.anthology.com
- LMS integrations
- Yeshelp.anthology.com
- Benchmarking
- Yeshelp.anthology.com
- Reporting depth
- advancedhelp.anthology.com
- Data export
- Yeshelp.anthology.com
Facts
- Purpose
- IDEA Instruments provide formative suggestions for improving instruction and summative feedback for faculty evaluation, with a focus on student learning.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Diagnostic Feedback
- The 40-question Diagnostic Feedback instrument reports on learning objectives, teaching methods, and overall impressions of the instructor and course.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Learning Essentials
- The 18-question Learning Essentials instrument summarizes student progress on relevant learning objectives and overall impressions of the instructor and course.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Teaching Essentials
- The 12-question Teaching Essentials instrument gives formative feedback about teaching methods associated with instructor and course excellence.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- In-semester feedback
- The six-question Feedback tool lets instructors collect formative student feedback during the semester.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Adjusted scores
- Diagnostic Feedback and Teaching Essentials adjust specified ratings for factors such as student background, motivation, work habits, course difficulty, and class size; reports also let users view raw averages.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Choosing instruments
- Institutions may select instruments under campus policies, and combining different instruments in a term requires separate administrations for each instrument.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- LMS integration
- Evaluate supports LTI connections that let students launch from their LMS and authenticate into Evaluate without signing in again.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Security and delivery
- Blackboard describes Evaluate as a SaaS solution with multiple authentication options, LTI integration, security protocols, and auditing.blackboard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Accessibility
- Evaluate is designed with WCAG in mind and documents keyboard navigation, semantic page structure, and screen-reader compatibility.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Browser support
- Evaluate is designed to work in major browsers, and its documentation recommends using current browser versions.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- The IDEA system provides course-feedback analytics, resources, and advice intended to improve student learning in higher education.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Student access
- Students access surveys for their courses through their campus Anthology portal.help.anthology.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
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Sources
- help.anthology.com/evaluate/en/using-evaluate/idea-feature· checked 4 Oct 2026
- help.anthology.com/evaluate/en/using-evaluate/idea-feature· checked 4 Oct 2026
- help.anthology.com/evaluate/en/getting-started/authenticat· checked 4 Oct 2026
- blackboard.com/solutions/evaluate· checked 4 Oct 2026
- help.anthology.com/evaluate/en/getting-started/accessibili· checked 4 Oct 2026
- help.anthology.com/evaluate/en/using-evaluate/key-articles· checked 4 Oct 2026
- help.anthology.com/evaluate/en/using-evaluate/key-articles· checked 4 Oct 2026