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Grossman, Jack H. – Performance and Instruction, 1991
Discussion of criteria for hiring and the development of university teachers focuses on the development of an instrument for students to evaluate teachers' effectiveness. A copy of the instructor evaluation form developed at DePaul University (Chicago) is included, and suggestions for a program to improve teaching are offered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
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Cole, Jonathan R.; Lipton, James A. – Social Forces, 1977
The characteristics of medical schools that predict their ratings are associated with basic science and clinical research performance: faculty productivity, eminence of the leading members of the faculty, and resources available for research. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
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Hebron, Chris de Winter – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1984
Assessment for Instructional Development (AID), a behaviorally referenced class questionnaire, is described. The characteristics and capabilities of the system are outlined. Three typical uses of the system are illustrated, and the questionnaires are appended. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
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Lacefield, Warren E. – Review of Higher Education, 1986
The Faculty Enrichment and Assessment of Teaching (FEAT), a process-oriented method of student evaluation of instruction developed specifically for use in health education programs, was used in 410 classrooms in five colleges. Six scales measure characteristics of instructional quality: students' sense of career progress, effectiveness of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. Clinic to Improve University Training. – 1977
The clinic process for teaching improvement is a systematic process based on the needs of individual faculty participants. It includes the identification of specific instructional strengths and problem areas. In addition to using consultation with a teaching specialist, the process uses a student questionnaire called Teaching Analysis By Students…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
Andrews, Hans A.; Licata, Christine M. – 1989
In 1989, a study was conducted of the evaluation practices for tenured faculty used by members of the Council of North Central Community Junior Colleges. Questionnaires were mailed to the vice-president for academic affairs/instructional dean and the head of the faculty union/association at the 305 institutions. Information was solicited…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Winstead, Philip C. – 1981
The objective of the mid-career faculty project was to implement and test a program of personal and professional growth for mid-career faculty members at Furman University ranging in age from 35 to 55. These faculty members constituted approximately 80 percent of the Furman faculty. Faculty who participated in the program submitted to a faculty…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Planning, Church Related Colleges, College Faculty
Seldin, Peter – Improving College and University Teaching, 1982
Four aspects of faculty self-evaluation are discussed: its relationship to student ratings and teacher characteristics; its use for personnel decisions and improving performance; sample self-evaluation forms and their proper use; and faculty growth contracts. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
Ryder, Henry D.; Perabo, George W. – 1985
In 1984-85, a study was conducted to gather information about current professional development policies in New Jersey's county colleges, professional development activities and opportunities, the effectiveness of these activities, variations among campuses and disciplines, and incentives for participation. The study involved surveys of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Davey, Kathleen B.; Sell, G. Roger – 1985
A study based on a randomly-selected sample of 41 Ohio State University faculty was conducted to examine faculty member's receipt and use of feedback about instruction-related activities. The faculty was also asked to identify issues relevant to evaluation practices and improvement of instruction. Faculty reported relatively little effort directed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Gmelch, Walter H.; Miskin, Val D. – 1995
This book offers college department chairs guidelines for effectively fulfilling their roles as faculty developers, managers, leaders, and scholars. The results of several national surveys on chairs' duties and needs are summarized. Part 1 reviews the role of faculty developer. A practical set of procedures is given for recruiting faculty, bearing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting
Moses, Ingrid – 1988
The professional development and evaluation of university academic staff members is discussed in an attempt to clarify the processes by which evaluation and professional development activities may become acceptable and helpful. Also presented are the student evaluation of teaching and the interrelationship between evaluation instruments and the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Kyger, Betty L. – 1985
In fall 1984, a study was conducted to identify current instruction-related faculty development practices within Illinois's community colleges and to investigate the methods used to evaluate these practices. Data were collected from faculty development directors, academic administrators, and full-time teaching faculty in a two-stage process.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods
Triton Coll., River Grove, IL. – 1978
The faculty review program at Triton College fulfills responsibilities to accrediting and/or approving agencies while helping to maintain teaching effectiveness and to promote instructional improvement. The professional review consists of a comprehensive assessment of the instructor's total job performance as indicated through student, peer,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development
Bare, Alan C. – 1979
A systems model of academic department performance is proposed and an empirical test of the model in a set of 20 departments is reported. A review of research into departmental functioning is also presented. Departmental input and process variables were examined in relation to eight departmental outcomes including: (1) student satisfaction with…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Conference Reports, Departments
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