scholarly journals Tinkering With The Traditional To Assess And Promote Quality Instruction: Learning From A New And Unimproved Instructor Evaluation Instrument

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Amrein-Beardsley ◽  
Thomas Haladyna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Survey Development ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Instructor Evaluation ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Survey Instruments ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

For over 30 years survey instruments have been used in colleges of higher education to measure instructional effectiveness. Extensive research has been conducted to determine which items best capture this construct. This research study was triggered by a college of education’s enthusiastic but failed attempt to create a new and improved instructor survey based on this research. Researchers found that the new instrument was no better than its predecessor. Student halo ratings contaminated results, reliability was lower than expected, and the survey results indicated one single dimension – general teaching effectiveness.  Two associated variables of considerable interest, course relevance and rigor/demand, were also contaminated by student halo rating. Based on these findings and the extensive literature on student surveys of teaching effectiveness, we argue that traditional surveys based on conventional items may be valid for evaluating global teaching effectiveness and other summative purposes but not for the formative, self-diagnostic, and reflective purposes anticipated. New ways of evaluating teaching in higher education are presented and discussed.  The article shares insights into theory-based survey development and a plan for validation.

Faculty engagement in higher education: prospects and areas of research

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khushboo Raina ◽  
Puja Khatri
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Faculty Engagement ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Ebsco Host ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the available literature on engagement of faculty members teaching in higher education institutions and present forth a strong foundation for researchers of the same area to gain insight into the available literature and prospects of faculty engagement. Design/methodology/approach – Exploratory study has been conducted using different keywords to draw a list of relevant research papers on Google Scholar and several online databases like Emerald Management, EBSCO Host, Elseiver, etc. Findings – Various definitions of the major constructs have been captured from which dimensions have been explored. Identification of dimensions and factors has been done by performing extensive literature review. Studies so conducted on the major construct have been tabulated to present a comprehensive picture. Universities across the world have been studied to find out differences with respect to India in terms of their higher education system and practices related to faculty. Originality/value – The paper is original and holds significance as not much literature is available on faculty engagement in published domain and higher education has become an area of keen interest in present times. This paper will give a strong foundation of literature to future researchers who want to pursue their studies in this area.

scholarly journals Differential Item Functioning in Students Rating of Teaching Effectiveness Surveys in Higher Education According to Academic Disciplines: Data from a Saudi University

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 770
Author(s):  
Mahmoud AlQuraan ◽  
Ahmed AL Kuwaiti
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

This study explored academic discipline as a source of differential item functioning(DIF) in students’ rating of teaching quality and effectiveness at higher education institutions. Data utilized in this study was collected by Imam Abudalruman Bin Faisal University - KSA. The total number of surveys analyzed for the purpose of this study is 36459 from three colleges: Education, Health, and Engineering. Using Extended Rasch model (Rating Scale Model), the results show that the instrument contains four DIF items. The content of these four items confirm the possibility of considering discipline as a source of DIF items in students evaluation of teaching in higher education. Moreover, the results of the current study show that removing DIF items from the instrument increases construct validity.

Designing the Virtual Classroom for Management Teaching

2010 ◽  
pp. 241-256
Author(s):  
Parissa Haghirian ◽  
Bernd Simon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

With the modern business environment becoming increasingly dependent on technology, management teaching in higher education faces the challenging task of effectively leveraging technology in diverse learning environments. This chapter discusses the use of virtual classrooms, namely collaborative, information technology-mediated teaching endeavours in management education at universities. The overall aim of this chapter is to provide insights for those who are responsible for the development of management curricula and to give specific guidelines to management educators interested in integrating IT-based teaching to increase teaching effectiveness when designing virtual classrooms.

scholarly journals Student Evaluation Instruments: The Interactive Impact Of Course Requirement, Student Level, Department And Anticipated Grade

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Driscoll ◽  
David Cadden
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Evaluation Instruments ◽  
The Status ◽  
Willingness To Recommend ◽  
Core Measures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ability And Willingness

The examination of Student Evaluation Instruments (SEI) has generated a considerable literature. Interestingly, this extensive literature provides no clear guidance on how to interpret SEI results in order to make comparative evaluations of instructors’ performances. The research presented in this paper draws upon six semesters worth of SEI responses for all courses in our school of business – a database of nearly 30,000 responses. The paper examines how core measures of teaching effectiveness – student evaluation of instructor’s teaching ability and willingness to recommend the instructor – are affected by several factors. These factors include:  the department from which the course was offered; whether the course was required by the core, the department or was an elective; the status of the student and the anticipated grade. Statistical analyses are conducted to examine and determine the impact of these factors and their interactions. The goal is to develop a system that can more accurately gauge instructors’ performances as measured by the student evaluation instrument.

Managing and Facilitating Student Learning in Teams in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-171
Author(s):  
Uwe Matthias Richter ◽  
Sarada Veerabhatla ◽  
Larysa Zasiekina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Team Formation ◽  
Effective Practices ◽  
Active And Collaborative Learning ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

Effective management of teamwork is essential in active and collaborative learning environments. Teamwork encompasses numerous aspects related to team formation, conflicts, and performance, with several effective practices being discussed in the literature. Tuckman's framework on the four stages of team development describes how teams evolve, passing through the four sequential stages of forming, storming, norming, and performing. The objective of this study was to identify good practices of teamwork spanning all of Tuckman's four stages. A survey was designed based on a literature review of effective teamwork strategies for each of the stages of team development. The purpose of the survey was to examine how practitioners in higher education adopt these teamwork strategies. The survey results highlight the most effective teamwork practices for each team development stage. This chapter contributes to the understanding of effective teamwork strategies identified in the literature on teaching in higher education.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of an Instrument Developed to Assess Students’ Evaluation of Teaching in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 656
Author(s):  
Mutasem M. Akour ◽  
Bashar K. Hammad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Student Evaluation Of Teaching ◽  
Evaluation Of Teaching ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

Student evaluation of teaching is a global predominant practice in higher education institutions. Therefore, a major university in Jordan developed a questionnaire for students’ use in evaluating their instructors’ teaching effectiveness.  Since student evaluation of teaching is an important process, the present study tried to examine the psychometric properties of the instrument. Item-total correlations showed acceptable internal consistency. In addition, a two-factor structure of the scale (teaching effectiveness and course attributes) was supported by exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis from two independent samples. Convergent validity was supported by a moderate correlation coefficient between course averages of students’ ratings on the first factor and course averages of students’ final grades in each course. Finally, students’ responses on the factor that captures teaching effectiveness were found to have very high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.96). However, this instrument lacks evidences of content validity and convergent validity. Therefore, it is important to be cautious in evaluating faculty members and making promotion decisions that is based solely on the scores obtained using this instrument. 

Docencia en contextos de educación superior: la contribución de “The scholarship of teaching” para el fortalecimiento de la enseñanza llevada a cabo por profesores universitarios

2015 ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Helena Montenegro Maggio
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

ResumenLa investigación de la docencia universitaria ha sido un campo ampliamente explorado en los países anglosajones pero escasamente abordado y debatido en nuestro país. El presente artículo tiene como propósito contribuir en el debate del fortalecimiento de la docencia universitaria chilena a través de la propuesta de “Scholarship of Teaching” desarrollada porBoyer (1990), lo cual implica nuevos desafíos para las instituciones de Educación Superiory los actores que forman parte de ella.Palabras clave: Docencia Universitaria - profesor universitario - scholarship of teaching- indagación reflexiva. Teaching in higher education contexts: the contribution of "the scholarship of teaching" to strengthen the teaching conducted by university professorsAbstractResearch on university teaching, an extensively explored field of study in Anglo-Saxons’countries, has been hardly examined and debated in Chile. By using Boyer’s “Scholarshipof Teaching”, the aim of this paper is to make a contribution on discussions on how to strengthen Chilean university teaching, which entails new challenges for higher education institutions as well as players that take part on it.Keywords: University teaching - university teacher - scholarship of teaching - practitionerinquiry.

DISTANCE LEARNING AS AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF CONTINUING EDUCATION: PROBLEMS AND TERMS OF REALISATION

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Сергей Александрович Грязнов
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Classical Training ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

Технологии меняют образ жизни и деятельность человека. Глобальная сеть Интернет облегчает быстрый доступ к полезной информации. Социальная, культурная и образовательная конкурентоспособность находятся под влиянием образовательных технологий, которые положительно влияют на стиль, продолжительность и метод обучения в высших учебных заведениях. Дистанционное образование возможно применять и как полноценную самодостаточную форму, и как дополнение к классическому обучению в аудиториях. Автор рассматривает в статье дистанционную форму обучения как альтернативу традиционной форме преподавания в вузах на время периодов самоизоляции (пандемии, сезонные карантины), а также как дополнение к традиционным формам обучения. Анализируются проблемные и положительные аспекты применения данной формы. Указаны возможные форматы обучения в условиях дистанционного образования. Выделены сильные и слабые стороны использования некоторых технологий. Technologies alter the way of living and work of a person. The Internet world network makes it easier to quickly access useful information. Social, cultural and educational competitiveness are influenced by educational technologies that positively influence the style, duration and method of education in higher education institutions. Distance education can be used as a full-fledged self-sufficient form, or as a Supplement to classical training in classrooms. The author considers distance learning as an alternative to the traditional form of teaching in higher education institutions during periods of self-isolation (pandemics, seasonal quarantines), as well as as an addition to traditional forms of education. The problem and positive aspects of using this form are analyzed. Possible formats of training in the conditions of distance education are specified. The strengths and weaknesses of the use of certain technologies are highlighted.

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