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On paper, student teaching #evaluations make a lot of sense. Who is better positioned to say whether a #professor did a good job than the #students who took the course? But dig a little deeper, and there’s good reason to question whether #colleges should be relying on teaching evaluations to inform big decisions about an instructor’s promotion, pay, or even continued employment. So what’s wrong with this system? And why do colleges still cling to it, despite research that shows it’s flawed?
Guest:
Beckie Supiano, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education
On paper, student teaching #evaluations make a lot of sense. Who is better positioned to say whether a #professor did a good job than the #students who took the course? But dig a little deeper, and there’s good reason to question whether #colleges should be relying on teaching evaluations to inform big decisions about an instructor’s promotion, pay, or even continued employment. So what’s wrong with this system? And why do colleges still cling to it, despite research that shows it’s flawed?
Guest:
Beckie Supiano, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education
