4,100
Views
49
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Building effectiveness in teaching through targeted evaluation and response: connecting evaluation to teaching improvement in higher education

Pages 517-533 | Published online: 12 Sep 2008

References

  • Aleamoni , L.M. 1987 . Typical faculty concerns about student evaluation of teaching . New Directions for Teaching and Learning , 31 : 25 – 31 .
  • Angelo , T. and Cross , P. 1989 . “ Classroom research for teaching assistants ” . In Teaching assistant training in the 1990 , Edited by: Nyquist , J.D. , Abbott , R.D. and Wulff , D.H. 99 – 107 . San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Angelo , T. and Cross , P. 1993 . Classroom assessment techniques: a handbook for college teachers , San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Ballantyne , R. , Borthwick , J. and Packer , J. 2000 . Beyond student evaluation of teaching: identifying and addressing academic staff development needs . Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education , 25 ( 3 ) : 221 – 36 .
  • Bath , D. , Smith , C.D. , Stein , S. and Swann , R. 2004 . Beyond mapping and embedding graduate attributes: bringing together quality assurance and action learning to create a validated and living curriculum . Higher Education Research and Development , 23 ( 3 ) : 313 – 28 .
  • Becher , T. 1989 . Academic tribes and territories: intellectual enquiry and the cultures of disciplines , Milton Keynes : Open University Press .
  • Bess , J.L. 2000 . Teaching alone/teaching together: transforming the structure of teams for teaching , San Fransisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Biggs , J. 1996 . Enhancing teaching through constructive alignment . Higher Education , 32 : 347 – 64 .
  • Biglan , A. 1973a . The characteristics of subject matter in different academic areas . Journal of Applied Psychology , 57 ( 3 ) : 195 – 203 .
  • Biglan , A. 1973b . The relationship between subject matter characteristics and the structure and output of university departments . Journal of Applied Psychology , 57 ( 3 ) : 204 – 213 .
  • Boice , R. 1992 . The new faculty member: supporting and fostering professional development , San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Boud , D. , Keogh , R. and Walker , D. , eds. 1985 . Reflection: turning experience into learning , London : Kogan Page .
  • Boyer , E.L. 1990 . Scholarship reconsidered: priorities of the professoriate , Princeton, NJ : Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching .
  • Brandenburg , G.C. and Remmers , H.H. 1927 . A rating scale for instructors . Educational Administration and Supervision , 13 : 399 – 406 .
  • Brookfield , S. 1995 . Becoming a critically reflective yeacher , San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Cashin , W.E. 1990 . “ Students do rate different academic fields differently ” . In New directions for teaching and learning , Edited by: Theall , M. and Franklin , J. 113 – 121 . San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Centra , J. 1993a . Reflective faculty evaluation , San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Centra , J. 1993b . Use of the teaching portfolio and student evaluations for summative evaluation
  • Chen , Y. and Hoshower , L.B. 2003 . Student evaluation of teaching effectiveness: an assessment of student perception and motivation . Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education , 28 ( 1 ) : 71 – 88 .
  • Chism , N. 1999 . Peer review of teaching: a sourcebook , Boston, MA : Anker Publishing .
  • Commonwealth of Australia . 2003 . Our universities: backing Australia’s future , Canberra, Australia : Australian Government .
  • Cox , M.D. and Richlin , L. , eds. Spring 2004 2004 . Building faculty learning communities , Vol. 97 , Spring 2004 , San Franscisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • Cranton , P.A. and Smith , R.A. 1986 . A new look at the effect of course characteristics on student ratings of instruction . American Educational Research Journal , 23 ( 1 ) : 117 – 28 .
  • Doyle , K.O. 1975 . Student evaluation of instruction , Lexington, MA : Lexington Books .
  • Feldman , K.A. 1978 . Course characteristics and college students’ ratings of their teachers: what we know and what we don’t . Research in Higher Education , 9 ( 3 ) : 199 – 242 .
  • Feldman , K.A. 1984 . Class size and college students’ evaluations of teachers and courses: a closer look . Research in Higher Education , 21 ( 1 ) : 45 – 116 .
  • Gibbs , G. , Habeshaw , S. and Habeshaw , T. 1989 . 53 interesting ways to appraise your teaching , Bristol : Technical and Educational Services .
  • Ginns , P. and Barrie , S.C. 2004 . Reliability of single‐item ratings of quality in higher education: a replication . Psychological Reports , 95 : 1023 – 30 .
  • Handal , G. and Lauvas , P. 1987 . Promoting reflective teaching: supervision in practice , Milton Keynes : Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press .
  • Harwood , T. and Clarke , J. 2006 . Grounding continuous professional development (CPD) in teaching practice . Innovations in Education and Teaching International , 43 ( 1 ) : 29 – 39 .
  • Howard , G.S. , Conway , C.G. and Maxwell , S.E. 1985 . Construct validity of measures of college teaching effectiveness . Journal of Educational Psychology , 77 : 187 – 96 .
  • Jackson , M. 2006 . ‘Serving time’: the relationship of good and bad teaching . Quality Assurance in Education , 14 ( 4 ) : 385 – 97 .
  • Kember , D. 2003 . To control or not to control: the question of whether experimental designs are appropriate for evaluating teaching innovations in higher education . Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education , 28 ( 1 ) : 89 – 101 .
  • Knight , P. 1995 . Assessment for learning in higher education , Birmingham : SEDA .
  • Kolb , D.A. 1981 . “ Learning styles and disciplinary differences ” . In The modern American college , Edited by: Chickering , A. San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass .
  • L’Hommedieu , R. , Menges , R.J. and Brinko , K. T. 1990 . Methodological explanations for the modest effects of feedback . Journal of Educational Psychology , 82 : 232 – 42 .
  • MacDonald , I. 2001 . The teaching community: recreating university teaching . Teaching in Higher Education , 6 ( 2 ) : 153 – 67 .
  • Marsh , H. 1987 . Students’ evaluations of university teaching: research findings, methodological issues, and directions for future research . International Journal of Educational Research , 11 : 253 – 388 .
  • Marsh , H. and Roche , L. 1994 . The use of students’ evaluations of university teaching to improve teaching effectiveness , Canberra : AGPS .
  • McInnis , C. , Griffin , P. , James , R. and Coates , H. 2001 . Development of the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) , Melbourne : Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) and Department of Education Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA) . (No. 6662HERC01A)
  • McKeachie , W.J. , Lin , Y.G. , Daugherty , M. , Moffett , M.M. , Neigler , C. Nork , J. 1980 . Using student ratings and consultation to improve instruction . British Journal of Educational Psychology , 50 : 168 – 74 .
  • Morrison , K. 1996 . Developing reflective practice in higher degree students through a learning journal . Studies in Higher Education , 21 ( 3 ) : 317 – 32 .
  • Murray , H.G. 1997 . Does evaluation of teaching lead to improvement of teaching . International Journal for Academic Development , 2 ( 1 ) : 8 – 23 .
  • Neumann , R. 2000 . Communicating student evaluation of teaching results: rating Interpretation Guides (RIGs) . Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education , 25 ( 2 ) : 121 – 34 .
  • Neumann , R. 2001 . A decade of student evaluation of teaching: case study of an evolving system . Journal of Institutional Research , May
  • Neumann , R. , Gosper , M. and Adams , M. . Student evaluation of teaching: the development of Ratings Interpretation Guides (RIGs) . Paper presented at the HERDSA . Adelaide.
  • Pascarella , E.T. , Terenzini , P.T. and Wolfe , L.M. 1986 . Orientation to college and freshman year persistence/withdrawal decisions . Journal of Higher Education , 57 : 155 – 75 .
  • Peddler , M. , Burgoyne , J. and Brook , C. 2005 . What has action learning learned to become? . Action Learning: Research and Practice , 2 ( 1 ) : 49 – 68 .
  • Rainer , T. 1980 . The new diary , Sydney : Angus & Robertson .
  • Ramsden , P. 1991 . A performance indicator of teaching quality in higher education: the course experience questionnaire . Studies in Higher Education , 16 ( 2 ) : 129 – 50 .
  • Revans , R. 1980 . Action learning: new techniques for management , London : Anchor Press .
  • Richlin , L. and Manning , B. 1996 . Using portfolios to document teaching excellence , San Francisco, CA : Jossey‐Bass, Inc. . New directions for teaching and learning, 65
  • Seldin , P. 1991 . The teaching portfolio , Boston : Anker .
  • Seldin , P. , Annis , L. and Zubizarreta , J. 1995 . “ Using the teaching portfolio to improve instruction ” . In Teaching improvement practices , Edited by: Wright , W. A. Boston, MA : Anker Publishing .
  • Shulman , G. , Cox , M.D. and Richlin , L. 2004 . Institutional considerations in developing a faculty learning community program . Building Faculty Learning Communities , 97 ( Spring ) : 41 – 49 .
  • Shulman , L. and Shulman , J. 2004 . How and what teachers learn: a shifting perspective . Journal of Curriculum Studies , 36 ( 2 ) : 257 – 271 .
  • Smith , C.D. and Bath , D.M. 2006 . The role of the learning community in the development of discipline knowledge and generic graduate outcomes . Higher Education , : 259 – 86 .
  • Smith , C.D. , Herbert , D. , Robinson , W. and Watt , K. 2001 . Quality assurance through a Continuous Curriculum Review (CCR) strategy: reflections on a pilot project . Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education , 26 ( 5 ) : 489 – 502 .
  • Tinto , V. 1998 . Colleges as communities: taking research on student persistence seriously . Review of Higher Education , 21 ( 2 ) : 167 – 77 .
  • Tinto , V. 2000 . Learning better together: the impact of learning communities on student success in higher education . Journal of Institutional Research , 9 ( 1 ) : 48 – 53 .
  • Wilson , K. , Lizzio , A. and Ramsden , P. 1997 . The development, validation and application of the course experience questionnaire . Studies in Higher Education , 22 ( 1 ) : 33 – 53 .
  • Wilson , R.C. 1986 . Improving faculty teaching: effective use of student evaluations and consultants . Journal of Higher Education , 57 ( 2 ) : 196 – 211 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.