IN & BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
A substantial
body of research has concluded that administering well-crafted
questionnaires to students is both valid and reliable, and it makes
sense to survey the students, the learners themselves, as one source
of information for evaluating teaching. Research has also shown that
reviewing end-of-course questionnaires alone tends not to help
instructors improve their teaching. . . . Improvment is more likely
to come from consultations about teaching improvement and feedback
given by students during the term. from Tools for
Teaching, Chapter 60 on Stduent Rating Forms
Careful and
judicious selection of materials [for your
Teaching Portfolio] will help you think more critically about
your teaching.
from Tools for
Teaching, Chapter 54 on The Traching Portfolio
Topic 14 - Evaluations to
Improve Teaching and Learning / Teaching Portfolios
Class topics:
- Teaching
Evaluations - self assessment, formative vs. summative evaluation
- Ideas for developing your teaching portfolio and articulating your
teaching philosophy
- The UA Certificate in College Teaching Program
READING:
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In Tools for Teaching,
read chapters 52 (Early Feedback to
Improve Teaching and Learning), 53 (Video
Recordings and Classroom Observations), 54
(The Teaching Portfolio), and 60
(Student Rating Forms)
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Visit the website for the
Certificate in College Teaching Program
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A Short Guide for Evaluating Teaching (pdf file)
-- contains a section on teaching portfolios and lots of other useful
info on evaluating teaching (e.g. explains summative vs. formative
evaluation, gives suggestions on how to use student's written comments,
etc.)
Note that some links are outdated.
Written by Elena Berman, PhD, formerly of
University of Arizona Assessment & Enrollment Research.
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Are you
curious about whether your
course plan provides ways to address each of
your desired learning outcomes? Construct a Table of
Specifications for you course.
(See Katie's
example
for her Intro to Global Change general education
course.)
Also check out
these links from
Katie's Teaching Logistics Website
under "Evaluation of Teaching"
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