An effective system of evaluation is advocated as a means to improvement of the teaching/learning process. Colleague evaluation and academic freedom need not be adversaries but may contribute to educational accountability. (LBH)

Evaluations by students for their university courses were compared to rankings made by department chairmen of their faculty. Data show only a moderate agreement between departmental chairmen and students when they are specifically evaluating teaching. (Author/KM)

A method is proposed for developing a universitywide faculty evaluation system while retaining the integrity of evaluations of each individual's performance. Suggestions parallel efforts to alter faculty evaluation at Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville). (SLD)

A study investigated the actual practices of 84 law schools in evaluating their faculty and compared them to studies by educators and psychologists about the assessment process. Certain dangers are found to be inherent in current evaluation methods, and suggestions for improving instructional evaluation are offered. (MSE)

Suggests two principles for successful evaluation of college faculty members: chairs should know their departments; and "always, always pay attention." Describes how the chair of the English department at Michigan State University developed and implemented these suggestions. (RS)

Discusses underlying issues that affect all forms of teaching evaluation: determining criteria, making links between teaching methods and learning outcomes, and distinguishing between evaluation for self-improvement and evaluation for accountability. (EV)

Describes the history, goals, and applications of the teaching portfolio as an alternative teaching assessment. (EV)

Examines the role of technology in teaching evaluation, discussing the need to incorporate the principles of good evaluation practice as evaluation systems become increasingly automated. Suggests applications of technology that hold promise for improving evaluation practice, such as teacher-course evaluation systems. (EV)

Use of portfolios as a tool for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teacher development and evaluation, using principles and practices borrowed from portfolio use to assess learner progress, is advocated. The origins of portfolios in art and other professions and their adaptation for teaching are outlined. The structure of such a portfolio is then…

Linking teaching portfolios to the scholarship of teaching can help the teaching profession in general (and communication departments in particular) and can help expand the ways to document what teachers do to help students learn. E. Boyer's report "Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate" provides a structure and…

In developing two course/instructor evaluation instruments, four areas were considered by the appointed committee: determining the criteria to be evaluated, designing the forms, writing implementation instructions, and assessing faculty participation in the use of forms. The resulting instruments are presented. (BP)

The status of litigation involving dismissals of tenured faculty for reasons of incompetence, broadly defined, is evaluated. In practice, there is no consensus within higher education as to what constitutes adequate cause based on incompetence for dismissal of faculty members. The following issues are explored: (1) the pattern of increasing…

Teachers of business communication, along with teachers in other disciplines, must develop ways of responding to demands for faculty evaluation. The first section of this paper considers three questions relevant to any kind of faculty evaluation: To whom should a teacher be accountable? What criteria should be the touchstones for evaluation? and,…

This bibliography lists material published on teacher evaluation since June 1972. It includes listings of (a) 150 books, (b) 209 articles, and (c) 11 theses. A large number of the items in the first listing are in the ERIC system, in which case their ED number is included. Some of the topics covered include (a) performance based teacher education,…