Fresh approaches to the evaluation of teaching
By: Christopher Knapper, Patricia Cranton, editors.
Contributors: Knapper, Christopher.; Cranton, Patricia.
Series: New directions for teaching and learning -- no. 88; Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2001
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: College teaching -- Evaluation; College teachers -- Rating of; Teachers -- Rating of; Student evaluation of teachers
Description: "Every faculty member and administrator who deals with student evaluations has complained that the information is extremely difficult to interpret correctly and equitably. Nevertheless, there are ways to encourage students to provide constructive criticism and ways to interpret what they provide. In this volume... some of the leaders in this field furnish both the research base behind the use of student ratings and practical suggestions for interpreting the data from them. This is an extremely important skill, because the careers of many faculty members rest on the proper use or the misuse of these data"--From book jacket.
Notes: "Winter 2001."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Broadening our approach to teaching evaluation -- Christopher Knapper; title: Interpretive and critical evaluation -- Patricia Cranton; title: Using portfolios to document good teaching: premises, purposes, practices -- Christopher Knapper, W. Alan Wright; title: Evaluating teaching through teaching awards -- Ellen Carusetta; title: Using technology to facilitate evaluation -- Michael Theall, Jennifer Franklin; title: Formative evaluation and the scholarship of teaching and learning -- Ronald Smith; title: Using student outcomes to evaluate teaching: a cautious exploration -- Tara J. Fenwick; title: Teaching evaluation and accreditation -- Liz Beaty; title: Broadening the context for teaching evaluation-- Robert Cannon.