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A Brief History of the Teacher Behavior Checklist
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Kirby, Lauren A. J.; Busler, Jessica N.; Keeley, Jared W.; Buskist, William – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2018
We summarize the history of the development of the Teacher Behavior Checklist and review examples of its utility for studying excellence in teaching across cultures and contexts.
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Check Lists, Educational History, Educational Development
Teaching Evaluation and Accreditation.
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Beaty, Liz – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2001
Uses recent developments in teacher accreditation in the United Kingdom as a case study through which to consider the implications for evaluating teaching and the changing professional identity of academics. (EV)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Evaluating Teaching through Teaching Awards.
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Carusetta, Ellen – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2001
Reviews the literature on teaching awards and then examines a specific case, the Alan P. Stuart Award for Excellence in Teaching at the University of New Brunswick, using Menges's three tests of effective awards. Suggests that examining the strengths and weaknesses of institutional teaching awards can help illuminate the processes involved in…
Descriptors: Awards, College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Broadening the Context for Teaching Evaluation.
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Cannon, Robert – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2001
Examines the evaluation of teaching in entire programs, departments, and institutions. Discusses the varying levels of evaluation and their corresponding methodologies, asserting that these indicate the broadening context in which the evaluation of teaching is now taking place. (EV)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
Charting the Uncharted Seas of Online Student Ratings of Instruction
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Sorenson, D. Lynn; Reiner, Christian – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2003
Are online student ratings the "wave of the future"? This chapter introduces numerous advantages and challenges of adopting an online system for student evaluation of teaching; in it, the authors preview the research of the other authors of this volume and suggest areas that universities can investigate when determining the desirability of…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Teacher Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Evaluation Methods
Interpretive and Critical Evaluation.
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Cranton, Patricia – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2001
Based on Habermas (1971), asserts that knowledge about teaching can be communicative and emancipatory as well as instrumental; these aspects of teaching therefore call for interpretive and critical evaluation. Offers a range of relevant strategies. (EV)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, College Faculty, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods
Formative Evaluation and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
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Smith, Ronald – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2001
Explores the distinctions among good teaching, scholarly teaching, and teaching scholarship and discusses methods of formative evaluation that can produce improvement in these areas. (EV)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Broadening Our Approach to Teaching Evaluation.
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Knapper, Christopher – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2001
Discusses underlying issues that affect all forms of teaching evaluation: determining criteria, making links between teaching methods and learning outcomes, and distinguishing between evaluation for self-improvement and evaluation for accountability. (EV)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Using Portfolios To Document Good Teaching: Premises, Purposes, Practices.
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Knapper, Christopher; Wright, W. Alan – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2001
Describes the history, goals, and applications of the teaching portfolio as an alternative teaching assessment. (EV)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Using Technology To Facilitate Evaluation.
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Theall, Michael; Franklin, Jennifer – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2001
Examines the role of technology in teaching evaluation, discussing the need to incorporate the principles of good evaluation practice as evaluation systems become increasingly automated. Suggests applications of technology that hold promise for improving evaluation practice, such as teacher-course evaluation systems. (EV)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Evaluation Methods
Why Talk About Different Ways to Grade? The Shift from Traditional Assessment to Alternative Assessment.
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Anderson, Rebecca S. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Reasons for a national shift from traditional to alternative assessment practices are examined, and the philosophical beliefs and theoretical assumptions of traditional and alternative assessment are examined. Classroom implications of this paradigm shift for instructional strategies, formative and summative evaluation, development of rubrics used…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends