Posts Tagged ‘teacher effectiveness’
February 6 - Defining Teaching Effectiveness
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching Professor Blog
The term “teaching effectiveness” had its heyday in the 80s and early 90s during that period when so much work on student ratings was being done. Its connection to evaluation activities remains and even end-of-course ratings are often thought of as measures of teaching effectiveness. Given its continuing importance, it is a term we should regularly revisit.
March 29 - Four Characteristics of Successful Teachers
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Philosophy of Teaching
The quest to identify the ingredients, components, and qualities of effective instruction has been a long one. Starting in the 1930s, researchers sought to identify the common characteristics of good teachers. Since then, virtually everybody who might have an opinion has been asked, surveyed, or interviewed. Students have been asked at the beginning, middle, and end of their college careers. Alumni have been asked years after graduating. Colleagues within departments and across them have been asked, as have administrators, from local department heads to college presidents.
December 16 - Four Characteristics of Outstanding Teachers
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Effective Teaching Strategies
The quest to identify the ingredients, components, and qualities of effective instruction has been a long one. Starting in the 1930s, researchers sought to identify the common characteristics of good teachers. Since then, virtually everybody who might have an opinion has been asked, surveyed, or interviewed.
March 10 - Going Beyond Office Hours to Improve Student Learning
By: Elizabeth Delaney in Effective Teaching Strategies
Two of the big buzzwords in higher education are “student engagement” and “teacher effectiveness.” One way to address these intertwined issues is to improve the quality of student-teacher interactions both inside and outside the classroom.
