ADMINISTERING TEVAL STUDENT RATINGS
Student ratings should be administered by a
paid staff member. A graduate assistant or a member of the classified
staff could be charged with the responsibility. Some departments
prefer that course instructors conduct student ratings in their
own classes. In those instances, all instructors should follow
the same procedures, the course instructors should NOT be present
while students fill out the survey forms, and the course instructors
should NOT collect the survey forms.
Whoever conducts the student ratings in the class has the following
responsibilities:
- Obtain an adequate supply of TEVAL student survey forms and
extra pencils from the departmental office. (Note: Pencils must
be used to complete the forms. Ink is not always accurately scanned.)
- Arrive at the classroom at the scheduled time. Student ratings
are usually administered during the last 15 minutes of a class
period; however, the beginning of the class period is sometimes
more convenient.
- After the instructor has left, the administrator should give
directions to the class. The following is a model for what may
be said and should be appropriately adapted for the specific
situation.
- "My
name is __________. I am here today to administer
the TEVAL student ratings forms.
A report of your responses will
be sent to the instructor, who may also submit a
copy to use in making decisions about salary, promotion,
or tenure."
- "In
the Department of __________ , good teaching is
important. The evaluation of faculty members
includes the evaluation of
teaching effectiveness. Student ratings and comments
provide one assessment of teaching effectiveness."
- "When
you have finished answering the fourteen TEVAL
items, answer any additional questions
your instructor may have prepared
on the back of the form and write other comments
you have about this course or the instructor's teaching.
Mark only one response
per item and fill the bubbles carefully. Please use
a pencil. I have extras if you do not have one."
- Distribute the survey forms to the students after reading the
directions. When the instructor has prepared additional questions,
distribute them at the same time.
- Collect the completed forms and your extra pencils. Do not fold
or staple the forms.
- Return completed forms, pencils, and unused forms to the department
office.