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In reaction to an announcement of MG-ED-DV, George Munchus writes that
MG-ED-DV "is long overdue. I thought we had one good friend. I have
often wondered about the reliabilty and validity of some of these
teaching evaluations forms used today?"
What are the key research findings in this regard? Anyone?
Charlie WANKEL@STJOHNS.EDU

From: SusanMBurr@aol.com [mailto:SusanMBurr@aol.com]

Hi everyone! I recently sent out a summary of responses that I received

relating to a few questions I had about teaching evaluations. (I was
recently
appointed to a task force to evaluate our institution's teaching
evaluation
form). I have one more quick question for the group.

Which publishing firms sell/validate teaching
evaluation forms (similar to firms that sell/validate human resource
assessment tools such as NCS, Wonderlic, Psych Corp., etc. etc.)? I'm
wondering if such a service exists and if I can be provided with the
name of
the companies? I'd like to contact them for more information - thanks!

As always, I'll summarize my findings and send them out to the group in
a few
weeks. Thanks in advance for your time and any leads.

Susan
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Susan M. Burroughs, Ph.D.
Chair, HRM Masters Degree Program
Roosevelt University
Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration
Department of Management
1400 N. Roosevelt Boulevard
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-4348

Phone: 847-619-4858
Fax: 847-619-4852
Email: SusanMBurr@aol.com
Web: http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/Burroughs/
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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a
habit."


-- Aristotle

"There was one in grammar school, one in high school, and there was one
in
college. All three, I now perceive, were possessed of spirit, and it
was the
spirit, not the mind, that distinguished them from other teachers. I
feel in
their debt. School is not an easy time for most scholars who, like
mariners,
are always on the lookout for some aid to navigation."

-- E.B. White

Hi Susan,

I recently received this information from ETS,"... the Student Instructional Report (SIR II),a short questionnaire that provides student impressions of teaching and learning in their courses. This program has been a standard on many campuses since 1972. It was revised in 1996 to include more up-to-date
teaching methods. And this spring we will be piloting an on-line version both for distance learning environments and for traditional classroom use.
You can examine the items on the SIR II by logging on to www.etstechnologies.com/sir2
You can see what instructors fill out to receive their reports and what students answer. Just keep clicking on "submit" until you see the entire questionnaire. You will then be prompted to exit.

If I can answer any questions or offer any further information, don't hesitate to call or write.

Best wishes,

Bruce Paternoster, Director
Higher Education Assessment
Educational Testing Service
(609) 683-2247 bpaternoster@ets.org
www.ets.org/hea"

I hope that this helps. Would you send your summary directly to me? I do not want to miss it.

Thanks,


Frank Shipper, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Perdue School of Business
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD 21801
Phone: (410) 543-6333
FAX: (410) 546-6208
E-mail: fmshipper@ssu.edu
Home Page: http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~fmshippe/home/

>>> Charles Wankel <cxx@bellatlantic.net> 10/21/01 14:13 PM >>>
From: SusanMBurr@aol.com [mailto:SusanMBurr@aol.com]

Hi everyone! I recently sent out a summary of responses that I received

relating to a few questions I had about teaching evaluations. (I was
recently
appointed to a task force to evaluate our institution's teaching
evaluation
form). I have one more quick question for the group.

Which publishing firms sell/validate teaching
evaluation forms (similar to firms that sell/validate human resource
assessment tools such as NCS, Wonderlic, Psych Corp., etc. etc.)? I'm
wondering if such a service exists and if I can be provided with the
name of
the companies? I'd like to contact them for more information - thanks!

As always, I'll summarize my findings and send them out to the group in
a few
weeks. Thanks in advance for your time and any leads.

Susan
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Susan M. Burroughs, Ph.D.
Chair, HRM Masters Degree Program
Roosevelt University
Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration
Department of Management
1400 N. Roosevelt Boulevard
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-4348

Phone: 847-619-4858
Fax: 847-619-4852
Email: SusanMBurr@aol.com
Web: http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/Burroughs/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a
habit."


-- Aristotle

"There was one in grammar school, one in high school, and there was one
in
college. All three, I now perceive, were possessed of spirit, and it
was the
spirit, not the mind, that distinguished them from other teachers. I
feel in
their debt. School is not an easy time for most scholars who, like
mariners,
are always on the lookout for some aid to navigation."

-- E.B. White

From: David Herdlinger [mailto:herdy@bellsouth.net]

"Which publishing firms sell/validate teaching evaluation forms (similar
to firms that sell/validate human resource assessment tools such as NCS,
Wonderlic, Psych Corp., etc. etc.)? I'm wondering if such a service
exists and if I can be provided with the name of the companies?"

All I am aware of is "Search" having some evaluation forms
www.searchinstitute.org Possibly the U.S. Dept. of Education website
might provide some links as well. The first major reason you will have
difficulty in this that evaluation forms must be approved by each
individual bargaining unit. And, the second reason is that many teachers
connect evaluation with accountability and accountability with student
performance. Given the consistent lack of significant performance
improvement, evaluations are not readily embraced. Go figure. There is
another movement about between the National Education Association and
state governments in which they certify teachers with a national
designation. This certification involves observation, portfolio and some
pen and paper assessments.

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