How Do Faculty Make Formative Use of Student Evaluation Feedback?: A Multiple Case Study

This multiple case study explored faculty formative use of student evaluation feedback. Results were based on interviews of ten education faculty members at a midwestern research university and reviews of relevant documents. It was found that end of semester student evaluation, originally used for summative evaluation, was also used by faculty for teaching improvement purposes. Faculty cared for student evaluation feedback and used discretion in using the feedback to improve their teaching. Faculty also experienced anxiety and tensions in the context of a mandated summative evaluation. Variations were found in faculty use of evaluation feedback, as a result of difference in background and experience.     

Acquiescence,instructor’s gender bias and validity of student evaluation of teaching

Abstract

The validity of student evaluation of teaching (SET) scores depends on minimum effect of extraneous response processes or biases. A bias may increase or decrease scores and change the relationship with other variables. In contrast, SET literature defines bias as an irrelevant variable correlated with SET scores, and among many, a relevant biasing factor in literature is the instructor’s gender. The study examines the extent to which acquiescence, the tendency to endorse the highest response option across items and bias in the first sense affects students’ responses to a SET rating scale. The study also explores how acquiescence affects the difference in teaching quality (TQ) by instructor’s gender, a bias in the latter sense. SET data collected at a faculty of education in Ontario, Canada were analysed using the Rasch rating scale model. Findings provide empirical support for acquiescence affecting students’ responses. Latent regression analyses show how acquiescence reduces the difference in TQ by instructor’s gender. Findings encourage greater attention to the response process quality as a way to better defend the utility of SET and prevent potentially misleading conclusions from the analysis of SET data.     

论学生评教中的质性评价

学生评教作为大学教学质量保障体系的一种重要制度,往往推崇量化评价的方式。 学生评教作为西方社会的舶来品,由于中西文化差异,量化评教在我国实施过程中形成“鸡肋”困境。 突破这一困境需要转变学生评教的评价范式,适时引进质性评价的方式。文章从理念层面阐析质性研究的范式在学生评教活动中的适切性,论证质性评教的合理性,从实践层面解析质性评价在学生评价中的实施路径,论证质性评教的可行性,并分析质性评价在学生评教中存在的困难,找准提高质性评教成效的着力点,以此促进学生评教有效性的达成。     

浅谈高校教师教学效果评估

教学质量是学校的生命,关系着学校的生存和教育的发展.目前从国家到各高校都十分重视教学质量的评估和考核,如何根据高校的特点对高校教师的教学效果进行科学、合理、准确地评估是非常值得探讨的问题.本文通过对高校现行评估模式存在的问题的研究,并结合柯克帕特里克的培训效果评估模型的理论,探讨高校的教学效果评估设计的新思路和新方法.     

基于知识图谱的我国学生评教研究热点分析

综合运用Bicomb 和 SPSS两种软件,对CNKI 期刊数据库中 2000年以来我国学生评教研究的 261 篇文献进行文献计量分析和知识图谱分析。研究发现,我国学生评教研究热点主要集中在问题和措施、有效性、影响因素与指标体系构建、权力博弈等四个主题。分析认为今后我国学生评教研究需要发展学生评教基本理论,发挥理论指导实践的关键作用,继续加强有效性研究的同时聚焦指标体系构建,借鉴国外成功经验并进行本土化改革,形成有中国特色的学生评教体系。     

美国“大学生学习投入性调查”介绍及对中国高等教育的启示

基于中国高等教育质量评估的现状与问题,从多维度的评价指标,合理的机构体制,调查形式不断拓展,及时提供反馈等四个方面分析美国"大学生学习投入性调查"(NSSE)在实践中的价值,提出对中国高等教育的启示。     

Why bother? Student motivation to participate in student evaluations of teaching

When response rates on student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are low, inability to properly interpret and use responses from the students who do participate is a big problem. Where does the motivation to participate break down, and where and how does it make sense to invest efforts in rectifying that? In this study, we examined 641 university students’ reported behaviours and motivation related to their SET participation. In terms of behaviour, students who seldom or never participate in online SET tools reported a willingness to invest, at most, five minutes in the process, though the majority never even open the online evaluation links when they receive them. In terms of motivation, they significantly differed from students who always participate with distinctly lower levels of: (1) willingness to participate at all, (2) perception of autonomy and competence, (3) meaningfulness, (4) personal value, (5) engagement in others’ participation, and (6) understanding of the value of their own participation for others’ benefit. Based on these findings, we propose a strategy for increasing future response rates, particularly among recalcitrant students, in order to be able to gather sufficient and reliable results for the work of improving teaching.     

大学实验教学评价体系研究

科学的实验教学基本要求与合理的实验教师评价体系是提升实验教学水平的关键。文章针对原有实验教师评价体系存在的诸多问题,积极改革创新,依据\"以人为本\"的基本原则,借鉴教师全方位反馈评价法,将实验课教师评价标准从理论课教师评价标准中独立出来,完善实验教学管理规程,建立了符合安徽大学发展实际的多维度、多主体的科学实验教学评价体系,在充分实践的基础上,取得了一定的成效。     

从兰州大学学生评教结果看本科课堂教学质量影响因素

以兰州大学连续八个学期的学生评教数据为分析对象,探讨了影响本科课堂教学质量的因素。研究发现：学生评教数据可以客观有效地反映教师课堂教学质量。教师教学内容、基本素质、教学思想和教学方法是影响课堂教学质量的重要因素,其中教学内容是最重要的影响因素;教师学历、职称和教龄对课堂教学质量没有影响。因此,为进一步提升本科课堂教学质量,教学管理者应继续推进学生评教制度,发挥其促使教师教学水平提高的本体功能;大学教师应自觉提升教学能力;学校应改善教师评聘制度,引导大学教师潜心教书育人。     

Learning from reviewing peers’ concept maps in an inquiry context: Commenting or grading,which is better?

In peer assessment, both receiving feedback and giving feedback (reviewing peers’ products) have been found to be beneficial for learning. However, the different ways to give feedback and their influence on learning have not been studied enough. This experimental study compared giving feedback by writing comments and by grading, to determine which contributes more to the feedback providers’ learning. Secondary school students from Russia (n = 51) and the Netherlands (n = 42) gave feedback on concept maps during a physics lesson. The lesson was given in an online inquiry learning environment that included an online lab. Students gave feedback in a special Peer Assessment tool, which also provided assessment criteria. Findings indicate that post-test knowledge scores were higher for students from the commenting group. The difference between the groups was largest for the low prior knowledge students. Possible educational implications and directions for further research are discussed.     

利益相关者视角下大数据技术驱动高校学生评教改革研究

学生评教是我国高校教学管理和质量控制的普遍手段,但是正面临着诸多批评和挑战。根据利益相关者理论可以发现,学生、教师和管理者在学生评教过程中的利益诉求决定了其参加评教的行为选择,进而决定了学生评教制度的运行绩效。大数据技术能够高效批量处理多类型海量数据,精确分析学生评教数据,在学生评教过程中的应用场景非常广泛。基于大数据的评教系统不但允许学生、教师和管理者真实地表达和追求自己的利益诉求,而且可以通过约束利益相关者的机会主义行为来提高学生评教的效度。我国高校应该积极推进大数据技术在学生评教过程中的运用,推动大数据技术与本科教学质量控制的深度融合。     

中美大学英语写作教学对比研究

文章首先用二语习得理论强调了语言输入、评价系统和教师反馈在写作教学中的重要地位,然后以此为基点,根据作者写作学习的经历和访谈调查结果,对美国华盛本大学写作课程和中国浙江某大学英语专业写作课程进行了对比分析,指出了中国高校英语专业写作教学中存在的问题,并提出了若干教学建议。     

美国CWU课堂教学评价理念对我国高校现行课堂教学评价创新的启示

基于我国高校现行课堂教学评价的现状,通过分析美国中央华盛顿大学（CentralWashington University：CWU）课堂教学评价之学生评价的理念,提出创新我国高校课堂教学评价的四大理念,即新评价应能体现＂以人为本＂、＂简约而不简单＂、＂整体性基本评价制度化＂以及＂公开、公平和坦诚＂的理念,以为我国高校课堂教学质量稳步提升奠定扎实基础。