This study defines and describes effective teaching so that instructors can be helped to improve and so that graduate students can be better prepared for the teaching function of academic life. The means devised to accomplish this is a series of evaluations in the form of questionnaires that involved more than 1,600 students and faculty over the…

The second year (1969-70) of the Program with Developing Institutions (PWDI) emphasized working with faculty members rather than with administrators (as in the first year) in the areas of faculty development and instructional improvement. Fifty-three junior colleges participated in this program, financed under Title III of the Higher Education Act…

To assess the classroom management philosophy of the instructional staff of the Georgia Governor's Honors Program, in particular the humanistic orientation, the Pupil Control Ideology Form was administered to 34 members of the staff. A copy of this instrument is provided. (For related documents, see TM 002 391, 392, 394-399.) (DB)

The purpose of this study was to determine if a) "Folklore" about a teacher contributes to his ratings on a course evaluation questionnaire and b) changes in students' attitudes during the course of instruction can be determined with a course evaluation questionnaire. Multivariate techniques and discriminate analysis were employed. The results…

This paper presents 7 guidelines that may be used in situations where curtailment or elimination of programs may be necessary for reasons of financial exigency. The guidelines are: (1) administrators and faculty policy groups should consult widely with their colleagues, students, and others in the college community; (2) appropriate financial…

A self-report system for individual community college instructors to use in evaluating their own professional performance is advanced as a tentative means to respond to California teacher evaluation bill SB 696. Four instructor activity areas are suggested as appropriate for evaluation: (1) instruction, requiring the use of specific measurable…

The passage of the Rodda Bill (SB 696, 1971 legislative session) mandated that evaluation of teaching take place on a regular basis in community colleges in California. The bill left the formulation of the evaluation instruments to the local governing boards and guidelines were provided by the office of the Chancellor of the California Community…

A comparison between student and peer ratings of faculty is reviewed. Teaching effectiveness is seen as a combination of amount learned by students, student opinion, and faculty opinion. (DE)

This study indicated that the sex of a department head and the sex of a faculty member are important factors to be considered when assessing the faculty member's evaluation of the department head's leadership qualities. (MM)

A method of faculty evaluation, designed by a union-management team to serve also as a tool for faculty personal growth, is described by one of its authors. The linkage between productivity and motivation is also traced. (LBH)

Student evaluations of faculty teaching performance at the undergraduate level were examined in an experiment which used anonymous and nonanonymous settings as one factor and the professor being rated as a second factor. Both main effects were significant with marginal significance for the interaction. (JKS)

Traditional ideas about improving teaching should be augmented by new understandings of faculty self-perception and motivation. At the National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, professors have been interviewed to determine if faculty hold beliefs about an institution that influence their behavior. (MLW)

A salary-growth model is described that includes the nature of the salary dependence on experience for various levels of performance of faculty members in a subset having the same level of education and the same marketability of their specialities. (Author/MLW)

A survey was mailed to randomly selected two-year colleges in order to investigate physical education programs aand faculty status. Information was requested on curricular offerings and enrollments, faculty and chairperson status, teaching and coaching experience, workload responsibilities, and evaluation techniques. Results are discussed. (MT)

Selected literature related to faculty evaluations by students was reviewed. The psychometric properties of evaluation instruments were examined with particular emphasis on factors that affect validity. The findings suggest that caution should be exercised when interpreting student evaluations because their validity can be questionable. (MT)