Rethink Student Evaluation of Teaching

Student Evaluation of Teaching

Correlation between Student Evaluation of Teaching and Students’ Grades

Abstract Introduction: Recognizing effective factors in student evaluation of teaching can reveal the strengths and weaknesses of this method of teacher evaluation and provide the possibility for better planning and obtaining authentic results. This study was carried out to determine the correlation between teacher evaluation results and students’ Grade Point Average (GPA) in Jundi-shapoor U...

Evaluation of teaching through lecture with new methods of student-centered teaching in medical students

Background: Research about teaching methods and students' education is an important subject which can improve the quality of education. This study was performed to compare three educational methods: teaching through lecture, presentation by small group of students, student's search and study of topics before the class. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 42 students' of 5th ...

Time to Rethink Database Teaching in India?

In the last decade or so, the scope of database research has witnessed an explosive expansion. When one looks at the research publications in top DB conferences, it is not surprising to see papers on topics ranging from machine learning to distributed systems, multi-modal datasets to petabytes of scientific data, solutions customized for modern hardware to visualization-driven analytics, and so...

When technology, teaching and evaluation intersect ethical dilemmas arise: student evaluation of online teaching

Teaching online is part of the everyday practice of many academics and student evaluation of that teaching is an expected activity of both individuals and institutions in today’s higher education context. Yet, conversations about the ethical questions raised when technology, teaching and evaluation intersect in the online learning context are rare. This paper employs an ethical framework compos...