One of the many ways to assess teaching quality in higher education is student evaluation of the instructor's competence, used in many universities. This approach has both strengths and weaknesses. Its drawbacks include the pressure students may feel to give higher ratings to an instructor or that the assessment usually comes too late in a course…

This paper explores ways to improve assessments of college faculty by students and ways to improve instruction in higher education. Each university should develop its own assessment form, drawing heavily on the input of instructors. It is suggested that a committee of students assess the instructor, with the committee identified for accountability…