Student ratings of teaching: Myths, facts, and good practices

Chemical Engineering Education

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-34

  Felder, Richard M ^b   Brent, Rebecca ^a,c  

^a Education Designs Inc

^b North Carolina State University

^c ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute

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EID: 40749111479     PISSN: 00092479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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References (11)

1. Felder, R.M., "What Do They Know, Anyway?" Chem. Eng. Ed., 26(3), 134-135 (1992), 〈http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ Columns/Eval.html〉
2. (a) Cashin, W.E., "Student Ratings of Teaching: Recommendations for Use," IDEA Paper No. 22, Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development, Kansas State University, January 1990, 〈http://www.idea.ksu.edu/papers/ Idea_Paper_22.pdf〉;
3. (b) Ory, J.C., "Faculty Thoughts and Concerns About Student Ratings," New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 87, 3-15 (Fall 2001);
4. (c) McKeachie, W.J., "Student Ratings: Their Validity of Use," American Psychologist, 52(11), 1218-1225 (1997);
5. (d) McKeachie, W.J., Teaching Tips, 11th Ed., Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 326-328 (2002)
6. Dee, K.C., "Student Perceptions of High Course Workloads Are Not Associated With Poor Student Evaluations of Instructor Performance," J. Eng. Ed., 96(1), 69-78 (2007)
7. Greenwald, A.G., and G.M. Gillmore, "Grading Leniency is a Removable Contaminant of Student Ratings," American Psychologist, 52(11), 1209-1217 (1997)
8. Abrami, P.C., W.J. Dickens, R.P. Perry, and L. Leventhal, "Do Teacher Standards for Assigning Grades Affect Student Evaluations of Instruction?" J. Educational Psychology, 72, 107-118 (1980)
9. Felder, R.M., and R. Brent, "How to Evaluate Teaching," Chem. Eng. Ed., 38(3), 200-202 (2004), 〈http://www.ncsu.edu/ felder/public/Columns/Teacheval.pdf〉.
10. See also "A Protocol for Peer Review of Teaching," (〈http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/ASEE04(Peer-Review).pdf〉)
11. and "If You've Got It, Flaunt It: Uses and Abuses of Teaching Portfolios" (〈http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Columns/Portfolios. html〉)