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High-Resolution Course Feedback
What it is
High-Resolution Course Feedback (HRCF) is a web service for instructors who want a regular view of class mood and student feedback. Each week, it randomly selects students to respond, aiming to gather representative input while reducing survey fatigue. Requests go to students’ inboxes through unique survey links. The four default questions ask what students liked, what remains confusing, what the teaching team should know, and how they rate their course experience on a five-point scale. Instructors can add questions about specific topics each week. Surveys open Monday at noon PT, reminders go out Thursday at noon PT, and instructors receive a digest Sunday at 4pm PT. That digest includes participation rates, question-by-question responses with visualizations, and a graph of class mood over time. HRCF says it does not track which student submitted which feedback. Getting started involves an institutional-email account, a course survey form, and school profile and course ID review. While approval is pending, instructors can prepare the roster, questions, and admin list. The free course survey plan costs nothing.
For and against
For
- Random weekly selection aims to reduce survey fatigue.
- Instructors can add custom questions each week.
- Digest includes response visualizations and a class mood graph.
- Roster and questions can be prepared during approval.
Against
- Course setup requires review and approval.
- Surveys follow a fixed weekly schedule.
The verdict
HRCF combines recurring feedback, customizable questions, and a weekly digest in a free web service. Instructors should account for the approval process and scheduled survey cycle when setting up a course.
Who it suits
HRCF suits educators and instructors seeking weekly anonymous feedback to inform teaching adjustments. It is also suited to instructors who want to add questions about a particular topic each week.
Plans and prices
Free course survey
course survey · course roster · custom questions · admin list
Read 15 Oct 2026 · coursefeedback.org
On the record
- 2026 study sample
- A 2026 observational study examined 103 HRCF course offerings, 42 computer-science courses, and 24,216 enrollments across four years.arxiv.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Account onboarding
- Getting started requires an account created with an institutional email address.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Anonymity
- The site says each student receives a unique, secure response link and that it does not track which student provided which feedback.coursefeedback.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Anonymous access
- Students receive anonymous survey requests directly in their email inboxes.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The site describes the service as built for educators and invites instructors to use it for course feedback.coursefeedback.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The reference configuration supports Firebase email authentication and Google OAuth, with institution-specific OAuth settings recommended.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Class sentiment
- Weekly mood graphs show how reported class sentiment changes over time.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Course approval
- Users submit a school profile page and generated course ID for review and approval of a course survey.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Course settings
- The course settings page manages weekly custom questions, student rosters, and course staff.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Custom questions
- Instructors can add topic-specific questions each week.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Default question 1
- The standard survey asks students what they have liked about the course so far.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Default question 2
- The standard survey asks whether anything from class remains confusing.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Default question 3
- The standard survey asks whether there is anything the teaching team should know.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Default question 4
- The standard survey asks students to rate their weekly course experience on a five-point scale.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Default questions
- Surveys include four default questions about what students liked, what remains confusing, what the teaching team should know, and a five-point course experience rating.coursefeedback.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Digest participation metric
- The digest reports the number of students surveyed and the number of responses received.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Digest response collection
- Responses are grouped by question and accompanied by visualizations.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Digest timing
- Instructors receive the weekly feedback digest Sunday at 4 p.m. Pacific Time.coursefeedback.org · read 15 Oct 2026
