What is an effective way to measure your teaching performance during an online course?

• A. Email an evaluation a week after the course
• B. Form a focus group
• C. Conduct onscreen pop-up quizzes
• D. Ask the sales team if demand increased

Answer: (C)

Measuring teaching performance in real time during an online course is most effective when you embed onscreen pop-up quizzes. These quick checks fit naturally into the learning flow and give immediate insights into what learners grasp, where confusion shows up, and how engagement shifts as content progresses. With these in-course checks, you can spot misunderstandings right away and adjust explanations, pacing, or examples to keep learners on track. The feedback is actionable and timely, helping you improve the course while it’s still active. In contrast, emailing an evaluation after the course relies on delayed responses and may miss issues that emerged early; forming a focus group is useful but time-consuming and not necessarily representative; asking the sales team about demand doesn’t assess teaching effectiveness or learning outcomes.