The questions were adapted from evaluations from the Instructional Assessment Program, University of Washington, Seattle, by the Program for Excellence in Teaching, for use at the University of Missouri-Columbia. They form the backbone of the classroom evaluative process. Emphasis is on clarity and quality of explanations. Also included are items on classroom interaction. Form B Large lecture courses.
Emphasis is on course organization and explanation.
Form C Seminar-discussion courses. Emphasis is on quality of discussion, course organization, interest level. Form D Problem-solving courses, such as engineering. Emphasis is on explanations, student difficulties, quality of problems. Form F Discussion sections.