Approximately three weeks prior to the end of each semester, teaching assistant evaluations will be distributed to all teaching assistants. TAs should also encourage their students to fill out the comment portion, which will give a better picture of their performance and will help improve their teaching techniques in the future. Photocopies of the evaluations, as well as a summary and overall rating of the teaching assistants will be provided by the department after completion of the course and after grades have been turned in. As a teacher at the University of Virginia, you are strongly encouraged to review your evaluations.
Past experience tends to indicate that they contain useful information.
Further, the TA experience is part of the learning process. Future employers may inquire about your teaching experience as well as your evaluation scores, so your teaching performance and your evaluations are not only important to the students you teach, but also to your future career. Click here for a Sample Evaluation .