Some subscribers to Phys-L might be interested in a recent
discussion-list post "Student Evaluations of Teaching Are Not Valid
Gauges of Teaching Performance - Yet Again!" [Hake (2012)]. The
abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: Dorothea Herreiner alerted the POD list to "Evaluating
Students' Evaluations of Professors" [Braga et al. (2011)] at
<http://bit.ly/LqAttL> who wrote "Our measure of teacher
effectiveness is negatively correlated with the students' evaluations
of professors."
In response, Ed Nuhfer pointed to "Does Professor Quality Matter?
Evidence from Random Assignment of Students to Professors"[Carrell &
West (2010)] at <http://bit.ly/KtOnHp> who wrote: "Professors who
excel at promoting contemporaneous student achievement teach in ways
that improve their student evaluations but harm the follow-on
achievement of their students in more advanced classes."
So WHAT'S NEW? See e.g.:
1. "SET's Are Not Valid Gauges of Teaching Performance" [SET's =
Student Evaluations of Teaching]:
Hake (2006a) <http://bit.ly/p3uh2K>;
Hake (2006b) <http://bit.ly/poBg28> (response to Scriven);
Hake (2006c) <http://bit.ly/oHuu27> (response to McKeachie);
Hake (2006d) <http://bit.ly/oX2rBp> (response to Nuhfer);
Hake(2006e) <http://bit.ly/qtJvBd> (response to Theall)]; and
2. "SET's Are Not Valid Gauges of Students' Higher-Level Learning #2"
Hake (2011) at <http://bit.ly/jLZaz5> (response to Woods).
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REFERENCES [URL shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on 24 June 2012.
Hake, R.R. 2012. "Student Evaluations of Teaching Are Not Valid
Gauges of Teaching Performance - Yet Again!" online on the OPEN!
AERA-L archives at
<http://bit.ly/KGK687>. Post of Post of 24 Jun 2012 09:51:59-0700 to
AERA-L and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post were
transmitted to several discussion lists and are also on my blog
"Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/MHoW8Y> with a provision for
comments.