Examines the pros and cons of asking students to evaluate classroom instruction. Reports on an administrator survey, which suggested that administrators believe the process should be retained. Suggests that attention be focused on developing evaluation instruments tailored to various teaching situations and on the timing of the evaluations. (DMM)

The mechanisms, objectives, and uses of performance assessment in public service occupations in the United Kingdom and other countries are examined and their implications for use in higher education are discussed. It is suggested that politically, the relationship of professional providers and consumers will increase in significance. (MSE)

Offers a critique of a recent report by the Association of American Colleges, "Integrity in the College Curriculum: A Report to the Academic Community," which mainly criticizes specialization in academic disciplines. (SRT)

Measurement of faculty research performance is multidimensional, and no single type of measure can assess the full range of professional role performance. A variety of subjective and quantitative measures and weighting systems should be used together to minimize bias. (MSE)

Critiques a 1982 research report which related college students' emotions, course grades, and faculty teaching evaluations. Maintains that the design contained several limitations which impugn the validity of the conclusions drawn. (JDH)

Considers important elements of comprehensive faculty evaluation systems (e.g., provision of formative feedback for instructors performing unsatisfactorily and of incentives for excellence). Details the development and results of the evaluation system at Illinois Valley Community College. (LAL)

Suggestions for improving the design and use of student evaluation forms include tailoring the forms to the class needs and format, wording statements carefully, training students to evaluate performance, allowing ample time for completion, handling the evaluation procedure without involvement of the professor, and eliminating student anonymity.…

This paper seeks to answer three basic questions related to the use of teaching portfolios in faculty evaluation and development: (1) "What is a teaching portfolio?"; (2) "How can the teaching portfolio be used to document and facilitate teaching?"; and (3) "How can teaching portfolios be assessed?" The teaching portfolio is seen as encouraging…

Discusses guidelines established by the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries and the Canadian Association of University Teachers concerning academic status for librarians. Fundamental issues highlighted are librarian workloads, release time, professional status, and relevance of evaluation criteria and procedures. (EJS)

The status of faculty evaluation in optometric education and techniques contributing significantly to teaching quality are reviewed. Institutions are encouraged to provide incentives for faculty development with a favorable organizational climate and time. (MSE)

Provides a historic perspective for staff evaluation and descriptions of conceptual frameworks used in evaluation program planning. Recommends the Southern Regional Education Board's framework for faculty evaluation that includes the development of evaluation purposes; areas for examination; essential evaluation criteria, standards, and evidence;…

Programs of human resource management should be developed for academic medicine but will arrive only when faculty perceive the need and when it is linked to the reward system. Medical teaching evaluation is relatively new and there is little continuing research, and faculty must actively seek out the available materials. (Author/MSE)

Traces the development of the performance appraisal program of the Hicksville, New York, public school system, which was designed to improve instructional programs. Describes the strong opposition the program received from teachers. (FL)

The separate concepts of tenure and academic freedom and their relation to one form of accountability measure--systematic reviews of the performance of tenured faculty--are examined. It is contended that those reviews can be conducted without infringing upon either academic freedom or the institution of tenure. (LB)

Discusses the growing demands placed on the foreign language department chair and faculty members and highlights how one university has developed a system of rewards both for faculty members and graduate students that involve the public recognition, either university- or department-wide, of teaching publications, or other accomplishments. Also…