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Whitman, Neal A.; Cockayne, Thomas W. – 1984
A handbook to help faculty plan and implement the evaluation of medical school courses is presented. Seven steps necessary to planning a course evaluation are specified: identify users and needs, ask specific questions, indicate how questions will be answered, select and/or design instruments, consider ethical issues, collect and analyze data, and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Committees, Course Evaluation, Department Heads
Peer reviewedEllis, Roger – Higher Education, 1993
Initiatives at the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland) to improve instructional quality include identification of teaching skills through consultation with expert teachers, specification of teaching standards, use of student feedback on teaching, awarding of distinguished teaching awards, assessment of teaching competence upon hiring, a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction
Download full textBode, Rita K.; Menges, Robert J. – 1997
This study assessed the feedback-seeking behaviors of faculty in their third year of employment at five colleges and universities. A total of 121 faculty completed a mailed questionnaire on their feedback- and information-seeking behaviors, and a subset of 86 responded to interview questions about feedback. Statistical analyses of the survey and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
Narang, Harbans – 1992
This paper presents an approach to the evaluation of college faculty teaching which stresses input from students, colleagues, the department head, and the faculty member under review. Evaluation guidelines suggest that evaluation criteria and the measurement process, as well as the instruments used for measuring teacher performance, be jointly…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Criteria
Skeff, Kelley M.; Stratos, Georgette A. – 1985
Two methods to improve the teaching performance of clinical teaching physicians were studied: an intensive feedback method and a seminar. Both methods were designed to help clinical teachers analyze their teaching and implement more effective teaching methods. Pre- and post-intervention data were collected early and late in each attending…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Consultation Programs, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Faculty Evaluation
Mason, Thomas R. – 1981
A 1979 study conducted by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to develop a plan for assessing and increasing faculty productivity is described. The central issue was the demand for individual faculty, departmental, and institutional autonomy versus demand by the political system for evidence that the faculty it funds produces adequate…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, Budgeting, College Faculty
Darr, Ralph F., Jr. – 1977
Student ratings of teacher performance in higher education have received the bulk of research interest and effort since the first formal published rating form in 1926. Peer ratings run a poor second, and little has been done in the areas of self-evaluation and administrative evaluation. Attempts at using student achievement as an evaluation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Bibliographies, College Faculty
Prodgers, Stephen B., Ed. – 1980
The need for more consistent and comprehensive procedures for evaluating faculty performance is discussed in this newsletter. Declining student enrollments and financial restraints have created a "no growth" climate on campuses and it is suggested that this environment will require a two-thirds drop in the demand for new faculty at a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedKapp, C A.; Cilliers, C. D. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1998
A study investigated the design and effectiveness of the faculty development efforts of one University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) faculty member over a two-year period. The experience included use of a professional growth contract to indicate commitment and intention, student feedback from over 500 students in eight courses, structured alumni…
Descriptors: Alumni, Case Studies, College Faculty, Consultants
Peer reviewedBarnett, Candace W.; Matthews, Hewitt W. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1998
A survey of 72 pharmacy schools investigated methods of evaluating teaching, including use of student evaluations for both undergraduate and clinical teaching, peer evaluation, evaluation instruments, and use of the information for tenure/promotion decisions, faculty development activities, and determination of merit salary increases. Results are…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development
Diamond, Nancy A.; And Others – 1983
A guide for faculty who want to improve their lecturing skills is presented. After identifying advantages and disadvantages of the lecture method, suggestions are offered for effective lecture preparation, with attention to organizing the body of the lecture, and beginning and closing the lecture. Vocal aspects of lecture delivery are addressed,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Evaluation
Whitman, Neal; Weiss, Elaine – 1982
The use of explicit, written criteria to evaluate college and university faculty is examined. Four major issues concerning faculty evaluation are as follows: the desired outcomes of faculty evaluation; the functions of faculty activity that are to be evaluated; the criteria that should be used for each area evaluated; and the procedures for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, College Faculty, Data Collection
PDF pending restorationSpencer, Patricia A.; Flyr, Mary L. – 1992
A study was conducted to determine the effects of the formal evaluation process (FEP) of two- and four-year college faculty on instructional improvement. A questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 250 tenured faculty representing five colleges and universities. Respondents were asked to indicate whether three segments of the FEP (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Classroom Environment, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Long Island Univ., Brooklyn, NY. – 1986
The collective bargaining agreement between Long Island University and the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period October 31, 1986-October 31, 1991 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: chapter recognition,…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
Kronk, Annie K.; Shipka, Thomas A. – 1980
Aspects of faculty evaluation that directly affect employment decisions are considered to assist faculty members, and especially faculty leaders. Advantages and disadvantages of the following five methods of evaluating faculty are examined: self-evaluation, student rating, administrator observation and visitation, colleague review, and evidence of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Due Process, Employment Problems
