New Jersey and other states are scaling back test-score-driven teacher evaluations. Here's why the old numbers-based systems failed—and what should replace them ...
Giving regular feedback to roughly 100 middle and high schoolers has been my greatest challenge as an English and writing teacher, and it hit home for me sometime in 2013. I was describing my ...
Researchers have developed a new fuzzy multi-criteria group decision-making framework that combines a novel score function, ...
In our experience, peer-feedback or peer-review exercises offer a distinct opportunity in the classroom: students can benefit from both giving and receiving written input from others in all ...
Teaching is a complex activity, and the way that we evaluate teaching should ideally take into account this complexity. Although student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are often the primary way we ...
Matthew G. Springer The Robena and Walter E. Hussman Jr. Distinguished Professor of Education Reform - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill This post was produced in collaboration with the ...
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming education, in both worrisome and beneficial ways. On the positive side of the ledger, new research shows how AI can help improve the way instructors ...
This is the first part of a two-part story about changing classroom culture. Read part two to learn what change this teacher made to help students value growth over grades. Over winter break in 2015, ...
In contrast to end-of-course evaluations, feedback can be used to make changes during current courses. Students report feeling empowered to help craft their educational experience. Questions can be ...
Student Evaluation of Teaching, or SET, is commonly used in higher education as feedback for course instructors' performance. Students rate their teachers quantitatively, scoring their performance on ...