The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series Assessing Faculty Work: Enhancing Individual and Institutional Performance
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1555426352
ISBN 13
9781555426354
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1994
Publisher
Pages
368
Subject
College teachers--Rating of--United States. College teaching--United States--Evaluation.
Abstract
A practical resource for fostering and assessing faculty achievement in all aspects of their work: teaching, research, and service. Shows that the assessment process can and must be tied to faculty development, and explains how collegial activity and continuous improvement are key to strong performance.
Description
Contents:
EXPANDING THE PURPOSES AND GOALS OF FACULTY ASSESSMENT.
The Current Status of Faculty Assessment.
A New Perspective on Faculty Assessment and Development.
SETTING EXPECTATIONS.
Defining Faculty Work.
Discussing Expectations.
COLLECTING AND ORGANIZING EVIDENCE.
Gathering Acceptable and Trustworthy Evidence.
Establishing the Credibility of the Evidence.
Constructing a Full Portrayal of Faculty Work.
USING EVIDENCE IN FACULTY ASSESSMENT.
Clarifying Appropriate Uses of Assessment Evidence.
Enhancing Assessment's Value to Individual Faculty Members.
Enhancing Institutional Uses.
METHODS OF COLLECTING EVIDENCE.
Written Appraisals.
Rating Scales and Checklists.
Interviews.
Observations and Videotaping.
Indicators of Eminence, Quality, and Impact.
Achievement and Outcome Measures.
Records and Portfolios.
EXPANDING THE PURPOSES AND GOALS OF FACULTY ASSESSMENT.
The Current Status of Faculty Assessment.
A New Perspective on Faculty Assessment and Development.
SETTING EXPECTATIONS.
Defining Faculty Work.
Discussing Expectations.
COLLECTING AND ORGANIZING EVIDENCE.
Gathering Acceptable and Trustworthy Evidence.
Establishing the Credibility of the Evidence.
Constructing a Full Portrayal of Faculty Work.
USING EVIDENCE IN FACULTY ASSESSMENT.
Clarifying Appropriate Uses of Assessment Evidence.
Enhancing Assessment's Value to Individual Faculty Members.
Enhancing Institutional Uses.
METHODS OF COLLECTING EVIDENCE.
Written Appraisals.
Rating Scales and Checklists.
Interviews.
Observations and Videotaping.
Indicators of Eminence, Quality, and Impact.
Achievement and Outcome Measures.
Records and Portfolios.
Number of Copies
1
