AISHE Readings : 2006 Number 1
A Practical Manual For Evaluating Teaching
In Higher Education

Contents

• Imprint
• Copyright
  • Original Work
  • Third Party Copyright Works
• Acknowledgements
• The Authors
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 What is Teaching in Higher Education?
  • 1.2 Why Evaluate Teaching?
  • 1.3 Types of Evaluation
  • 1.4 General Methodological Matters
  • 1.5 Summary
  • 1.6 Further Reading
• 2 Evaluating Teaching at the Institutional Level
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Good Practice
  • 2.3 Further Reading
• 3 Evaluating Teaching at the Faculty and/or Department Level
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 Good Practice
  • 3.3 Conclusion
  • 3.4 Further Reading
• 4 Formative Evaluation
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 Good Practice
  • 4.3 Summary
  • 4.4 Further Reading
• 5 Summative Evaluation
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 Good Practice
  • 5.3 Summary
  • 5.4 Further Reading
• 6 After the Evaluation: Feedback Loops
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 Further Reading
• 7 Concluding Remarks
• A Student Surveys: Some Technical Matters
  • A.1 Introduction
  • A.2 Validity and Reliability
  • A.3 Data Processing
  • A.4 Question Anchors
  • A.5 Further Reading
• B Checklist: Preliminary
• C Checklist: Valuing Teaching (HERDSA)
  • Statements on the Value of Teaching
  • Appointments, tenure and promotion
  • Professional development
  • Support for teaching and its improvement
  • Institutional priorities and indicators
• D Checklist: Departmental Level
  • Learning Objectives
  • Content
  • Teaching and Learning Strategies and Assessment
  • Resources
  • Quality Improvement
• E Checklist: Class Observation
  • Notes
  • Introducing the class
  • Structure
  • Communication
  • Active Learning
  • Concluding the Class
• F Sample Promotion Application Form (General and Teaching Sections Only)
  • Section A: General Information
    (to be completed by the candidate)
  • Section B: Teaching
    (to be completed by the candidate)
• G Sample Peer Reviewer Report Form (Teaching)
  • Introduction
  • Candidate Details
  • Curriculum Design
  • Administration of Teaching
  • Assessment of Student Learning
  • Innovations
  • Scholarship in Teaching
  • Further Comments
  • Reviewer Details