17: MEASURING STUDENT LEARNING TO DOCUMENT FACULTY TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS. (10th October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nilson, Linda B.
• Is Part Of: To improve the academy. Volume 32:Number 1(2013)
• Page Start: 287
• Page End: 300
• Publication Date: 2017-10-10
• Subjects: College teachers -- In-service training -- United States -- Periodicals; College teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Faculty -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Planning -- Periodicals; Lesgeven; Kwaliteitsverbetering; Hoger onderwijs; College teachers -- In-service training; College teaching; Universities and colleges -- Faculty; Universities and colleges -- Planning; United States; Periodicals; 378.1250973
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2013.tb00711.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1065-237X

Abstract

Abstract : Recent research has questioned the validity of student ratings as proxy measures for how much students learn, and this learning is a commonly accepted meaning of faculty teaching effectiveness. Student ratings capture student satisfaction more than anything else. Moreover, the overriding assessment criterion in accreditation and accountability—that applied to programs, schools, and institutions—is student learning, so it only makes sense to evaluate faculty by the same standard. This chapter explains and evaluates course‐level measures of student learning based on data that are easy for faculty to collect and administrators to use.