1. Multiple Modes for Evaluating Teaching Terri Riffe & Kris Weatherly University Teaching Center Gretchen Gibbs Learning Technology Center

2. Busting Myths We don’t know how to assess good teaching We don’t know how to assess good teaching Teacher-Course Evaluation data is all we need to assess good teaching Teacher-Course Evaluation data is all we need to assess good teaching

3. Formative vs. Summative Evaluation “When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative; when the guests taste the soup, that’s summative.” - Robert Stakes

4. Formative vs. Summative Evaluation Faculty SupervisorFaculty MemberOwner Comparison w/ Prescribed Criteria Reflection, Feedback Uses OutcomeProcessFocus Predict Future Behavior ImprovementGoal SelectionDevelopmentHR Perspective SummativeFormative

5. Formative vs. Summative Evaluation Methods Student Ratings (TCEs)‏ Student Ratings (TCEs)‏ Student Feedback Student Feedback Tests of Student Performance Tests of Student Performance Student Work Samples Student Work Samples Teaching Simulations Teaching Simulations Teaching Portfolios Teaching Portfolios Self-Evaluation Self-Evaluation Supervisor Observation Supervisor Observation Peer Evaluation Peer Evaluation Visiting Team of Experts Visiting Team of Experts Adapted from R.A. Arreola (2000). Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System (2/e). Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company. P. Seldin(1999). Changing Practices in Evaluating Teaching. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company.

6. Considerations for Summative Evaluation Agree on what “it” looks like. Develop a good description and use this to agree on the prescribed criteria for evaluation. Agree on what “it” looks like. Develop a good description and use this to agree on the prescribed criteria for evaluation. Use multiple methods and multiple evaluators. Use multiple methods and multiple evaluators. Don’t limit yourself to the “easy” quantitative data. Don’t limit yourself to the “easy” quantitative data. Build a preponderance of evidence. Build a preponderance of evidence.

7. Considerations for Formative Evaluation Get clear on your performance objectives. Get clear on your performance objectives. Use multiple methods and multiple assessors. Use multiple methods and multiple assessors. Provide guidelines and assistance for interpretation. Provide guidelines and assistance for interpretation. Provide coaching and developmental opportunities. Provide coaching and developmental opportunities.