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Download full textCashin, William E. – 1996
This paper discusses the principles of an effective faculty evaluation system that are repeatedly recommended in the literature. These principles include the following: (1) clarify institutional goals; (2) decide on the purposes of the data to be collected; (3) use pilot programs when appropriate; (4) significantly involve participants in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development
Direct linkCashin, William E. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1983
Addresses general problems related to faculty evaluation systems and student ratings and specific problems more common to community colleges. Recommends using student rating data in conjunction with other sources of information to compensate for its limitations. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation
Peer reviewedCashin, William E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1990
Research on variables that may bias student ratings of faculty have found them generally insignificant, but students do rate differently by academic field. The real problem arises from not knowing why this occurs. Institutions and individuals should decide how they will take these differences into consideration when interpreting student ratings.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Employment Practices
Cashin, William E.; Slawson, Hugh M. – 1977
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA system at Kansas State University (during the 1976-77 academic year) to interpret ratings of teacher performance are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts (evaluation, course description, students' self ratings, methods, additional questions,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Cashin, William E.; Slawson, Hugh M. – 1977
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA System during the 1977-78 academic year at Kansas State University to interpret ratings of teacher performance are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts (evaluation, course description, students' self-ratings, methods, additional questions, diagnostic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Cashin, William E.; Perrin, Bruce M. – 1978
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA System to generate IDEA Reports from information collected on the Standard Form of the IDEA Survey Form are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts of the IDEA Report are explained. The data base used for this 1978-79 Kansas State University study…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Hoyt, Donald P.; Cashin, William E. – 1977
The development of the IDEA system, a survey concerning teacher effectiveness at Kansas State University (KSU) is described. The system originated at KSU during the 1968-69 academic year as a means for investigating the effectiveness of teaching and for improving instruction. A discussion concerning its purpose and rationale is included. The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
