Departments, schools, and colleges within the University of Michigan differ widely in the procedures used to evaluate members of their faculties. In some instances student rating forms are used but practices differ as to the kind of information obtained and the weight given to these assessments. Each set of procedures is designed to serve local…

Of the various systems developed for student evaluation of course and instructor, the Illinois Course Evaluation Questionnaire (CEQ) has perhaps the most extensive reliability and validity data to support it as well as the most extensive norm data base. The CEQ is used to collect student attitudes towards a course and instructor and its purpose is…

The main purposes of this pilot study were to obtain school principals' evaluations of recent Central Michigan University graduates and to determine how the graduates felt about their preparation and the professors who had taught them. Seventy-nine principals evaluated 252 teachers in urban, suburban, and rural schools in lower Michigan. The…

Examines the rates of faculty advancement during the formative years of the University of California at Santa Cruz. Found a significant relationship between faculty advancement and quality teaching, in addition to the usual relationship with length of service and publications. (JOW)

Article discusses the systematic efforts in the direction of analyzing teacher performance as a correlate of predicted changes in learners. (GB)

The Instructional Improvement Questionnaire has been used for three years to obtain student ratings of teaching effectiveness. Research has shown that the questionnaire is a reliable instrument and that the faculty using it consider their rating to be an accurate indication of their effectiveness. (Author)

This model for evaluating the professional activities of university professors is based on: (1) a systematic process for reporting their activities; and (2) discrepancy evaluation--the comparison of goals and objectives with outcomes. The model assesses a professor's activity in ten categories--teaching; student evaluations; research, creative…

The present study was designed to assess the effects of a combination of feedback and personal consultations using college student evaluations on faculty performance. Student evaluation feedback and personal consultations were conducted at least a semester before any follow-up data was gathered. The results indicate that providing computerized…

Prompted by the current debate over tenure, the spread of teacher's unions, and the concern of legislators for providing a uniform teaching load in institutions of public higher education, there seems to be great interest in the whole area of faculty evaluation, as well as in the improvement of college and university teaching. The central purpose…

Combining period objectives and base evaluations creates an environment of continuing education in a well-functioning college. Specific and measurable attainment can be documented under the heading of "Period Objectives" including: preparation and publication of articles, performance of research projects, and presentation of scholarly papers. (MLW)

Study considers the relative importance of research, teacher effectiveness, school and community service, as well as seniority in decisions pertaining to promotion and salary. ((Author/RK)

Ways for improving college level faculty evaluation are examined. Three criteria are discussed: research performance, teaching performance, and administrative performance. Desirable features of faculty rewards systems are also described. (RM)