Teaching Strategies: Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness
The articles and links in this section provide information about multiple methods for collecting data on teaching effectiveness. The section on student ratings includes several research summaries of the extensive body of research on this topic, including tips for best practices in the administration and interpretation of ratings. The section on Peer review includes a method for sound classroom observation as well as discussion of reviewing course materials. Finally, the last section contains an example of one system for putting together the various sources of data into a comprehensive system. CRLT has numerous books and articles on evaluation, and we are available to consult with administrators and executive committees as they develop or revise their approaches.
Student Ratings:
Office of Evaluations and Examinations
http://www.umich.edu/~eande/
Questions
Frequently Asked About Student Rating Forms: Summary of Research Findings
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/crlttext/studentratingfaq.php
What
Do They Know Anyway? (Richard Felder ). A column
of common misconceptions about student evaluations of teaching and the
research
results that disprove
them.
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Columns/Eval.html
Recent Literature Review on Student Ratings
http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/departments/VPA/usri/appendix4.html
Summary of Student Ratings
Research (IDEA Paper No. 32)
http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/Idea_Paper_32.pdf
Peer Review of Teaching
Peer Review of Teaching
http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/peer_review/intro.html
A
Protocol for Peer Review of Teaching. (Rebecca Brent and Richard Felder).
Outline
of a system for obtaining a reliable peer rating of the quality of course
instruction.
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/ASEE04(Peer-Review).pdf
It
Takes One to Know One. (Rebecca Brent and Richard Felder).
A column
of strategies and tips for peer review of teaching.
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Columns/Peer-rev.html
How do I design a peer review program?
http://teachingacademy.wisc.edu/archive/Assistance/MOO/design.htm
How do I conduct a review of a colleague's teaching?
http://teachingacademy.wisc.edu/archive/Assistance/MOO/reviewer.htm
Creating an Evaluation Plan
How
to Evaluate Teaching. (Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent)
Obtaining
a comprehensive evaluation of the quality of a faculty member's teaching.
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Columns/Teacheval.pdf
Guidelines
for Evaluating Teaching
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/guidelines.php
Persistent
Problems in Evaluating College Teaching (W.J. McKeachie & Matthew
Kaplan)
http://cedar.olemiss.edu/depts/vc_academic_affairs/problems.html
Evaluation of Teaching
Midterm Student Feedback (MSF) & Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID)http://www.crlt.umich/tstrategies/tsmsf.php