In this revised version of paper at National Conference on Higher Education, March 1970, writer stresses the need to incorporate into PhD. training a knowledge about and respect for effective undergraduate teaching, and suggests a new Doctor of Arts teaching degree with relevance to the teaching tasks of masshigher education. (IR)

A study measured teaching effectiveness by level of agreement between student and faculty perceptions of the teachers' instructional behavior attributes and use of them. Results show little agreement between faculty and students on five attributes. Implications for instructional evaluation and for improving teaching are drawn. (MSE)

Student questionnaires used at the University of Waterloo are examined regarding students' willingness to complete them, variability of professor ratings over time, and usefulness of the responses to the university administration. The greatest value of the questionnaires, from an administrative perspective, is for flagging courses and faculty in…

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The objective of this study was to develop a scale to assess college-level teaching effectiveness in order to provide effective feedback for faculty in a nonthreatening atmosphere. (JOW)

A discussion of the ways in which liberal arts colleges honor exemplary teaching looks at five common practices (outstanding teacher awards, mentoring programs, articles in school publications, participation in national award systems, and merit raises) and makes recommendations for designing and strengthening reward programs and improving the…

Recently, there has been a growing emphasis on excellence in teaching and research in academia. Evaluative activities used in decisions related to retention, tenure, promotion, and merit salary increases can be positively linked to renewing faculty excellence in teaching. The development or revision of a faculty recognition document should allow…

This paper presents eleven questions which must be raised concerning the use of student evaluations of community college teachers. Ten questions deal with the political, sociological, and psychological implications of the student evaluations currently in use. The last question concerns a legal matter--the use of unvalidated tests. (Author/DC)

Issues concerning the development of a teaching evaluation system are considered, along with the use of student ratings of teachers. In addition to briefly reviewing the beginnings of teacher evaluation, the following prerequisites for a successful faculty evaluation system are identified: the cooperation and support of many groups, strong…

In response to the problem of developing a comprehensive system of evaluation to improve and reward instructional effectiveness that is acceptable to both the academic and administrative arms of an institution, this paper presents a series of recommendations comprising a possible approach to the problem. After providing a rationale for a…

Methods were examined by which the results of student evaluations of instruction may be presented as one indicator of teaching effectiveness for faculty personnel committees in order to best answer the question of teaching competence. Specifically, the study examined two measures of central tendency, the median and the mean, to determine which…

This guide for leaders of workshops on self-appraisal for university teachers presents a process that is being developed in Australia and the United Kingdom to help members of professional groups monitor their effectiveness in conjunction with their peers. The approach has been used in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan. The method…

Reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the influence of student-rater personality characteristics on the ratings they give their instructors. Included are conclusions, recommendations for further research, and a list of 45 references. (JT)

In contrast to Professor Irene R. Kiernan's negative impression of the validity of student ratings of faculty (Community and Junior College Journal, April, 1975), the author, by examining recent research findings, concludes that the majority of studies point to a positive relationship between student ratings and student learning. (Author/NHM)

Peer observation is discussed as an aid in instructional development, rather than a method for teacher evaluation. A team effort, consisting of from three to four peers who observe each other from four to seven times during the span of one term offers the greatest likelihood that instruction will be improved. Whether these groups are elective or…