Make student feedback the focus of your campus picture. Simplify the course evaluation process and convert results into actionable next steps.
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See why over 30 institutions have switched to Watermark
Concerned about low survey response rates and clunky systems? Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys consistently outperforms our competitors. Our platform helps institutions drive success by providing AI-driven insights, seamless integrations with major LMS & SIS solutions, and simple implementation.
Review our comparison grid to see how Course Evaluations & Surveys leads to stronger response rates and a better campus feedback system.
“One of the most notable improvements has been in our student response rates. With our previous system, we struggled to reach a 30% participation rate. Since implementing Watermark, our response rates have soared to 75%, making our course evaluation data far more representative and actionable.”
— Roger Y., Vice President of Academics
| Feature | Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys | Vendors including, but not limited to, Explorance, Blackboard (formerly Anthology), SmartEvals, and Scantron |
| Response rates | Consistently strong (70%+ on average) for insights you can trust | Often low and unsatisfactory |
| LMS & SIS integration | Seamless with major solutions; students respond directly in their LMS with automated reminders to drive participation | Incomplete, unreliable integrations that increase burden on staff and fail to engage students |
| Survey customization | Flexible and tailored by program, course, instructor, or modality | Limited or costly customization |
| Reporting & analytics | Immediate, intuitive reporting with clear trends and actionable insights | Slow, clunky reporting that can be difficult to analyze |
| Instructor access | Dashboards and AI-driven insights make feedback meaningful and easy to act on | Limited faculty-facing tools; reports are hard to interpret and apply |
| Time savings | Quick, guided implementation in as little as 6 weeks to get up and running | Long, resource-heavy implementations with high IT demands |
| Campus-wide impact | Connects seamlessly with Watermark’s assessment and faculty review solutions for broader impact to help turn data into action | Siloed from other institutional systems |
| Customer service | Dedicated, higher-ed focused support team to resolve any issues quickly | Generic, slow-to-respond support |
| Innovation | Actively evolving to be ahead of your needs with new features like instructor insights for AI-powered recommendations | Stagnant solutions with limited innovation |
Higher response rates yield more reliable results. Ensure students complete their surveys through reminders, alerts, and optional final grade gating.
Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys lets students respond via smartphone or directly through any major LMS like Blackboard, Canvas, and D2L.
Enjoy minimal IT involvement and painless implementation. Integrations with your SIS and LMS take minutes, not hours, so you can build on your existing technology right away.
Build and tailor your evaluations with ease. Start with your campus-wide survey and add questions for specific areas or courses. Instructors can add questions too!
Conduct surveys anytime to gauge performance. With immediate insights, instructors can refine course material and teaching methods to impact current students, not just future ones.
Surface student perspectives in faculty reviews to evaluate an instructor’s classroom effectiveness. Assign evaluation reports to Watermark Faculty Success profiles seamlessly.
Watermark’s course evaluation software translates responses to key questions into actionable insights that improve teaching and learning outcomes and the overall student experience. Course Evaluations & Surveys simplifies the course evaluation process and quickly converts feedback and results from student surveys into actionable next steps.
With Watermark, higher ed professionals connect with their data in a whole new way.
