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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Incentives The Key Ingredient for Successful Web-based Course Evaluations - Paula Murphy, TLtC
Professors regularly evaluate students on their academic performance, whether it be in class, on their homework assignments, or on quizzes and exams (see related article). At the end of every academic term, however, the tables are turned and students are given the opportunity to rate their professors' performance by completing course evaluations. This typically involves students, at the end of class, filling out a form that has quantitative as well as open-ended questions about whether the course met their needs and how well the instructor conveyed the material. The responses are collected and tabulated and eventually the information is shared with the department heads and instructors themselves. The information is used to advise departments in how to shape future iterations of courses as well as in faculty promotion and tenure discussions.... Now many universities are wondering if course evaluations - like plenty of other academic and administrative endeavors -- wouldn't be better handled in pixels instead of on paper.
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