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November 27, 2005
Appropriate Classroom Evaluations
In spite of the fear and reality of Evaluation Blackmail, everyone agreed that classroom evaluations are necessary and important. But, most also believed that the current evaluation system is broken. The following suggestions emerged from several conversations:
- Reduce the emphasis on student reviews and increase the emphasis on reviews by one's peers
- Correlate evaluations with grades to demonstrate that evaluations are biased by grades
- Eliminate evaluation anonymity. Require students to sign their reviews (after grades have been determined)
- Provide an appeal process. Enable professors to question and counter excessively negative reviews
Posted by DavidK at November 27, 2005 10:27 AM | Permalink