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Tenure, merit pay tied
to teacher evaluations
By Karla Thomas
Emetald Contributor
At the on it of fiery term, students fill out evaluation forms for
most of their courses What happens to course evaluations? Where
do they #o? Who sees them?
Written and computerized course evaluations are one of several
factors used to determine faculty tenure and pay raises However,
every department handles course evaluations differently
"I look at every single evaluation, both the summaries and indi
vidual comments,” said Arnold Ismach. Dean of the School of
Journalism lsmai h said he sometimes makes notes from the evalu
ations. and. if he deems it's necessary, at tually talks to a few stu
dents from the class
Evaluations .ire used as an indication of how the students per
ceive the teacher. Ismach said If evaluations consistently show
problems, he might talk to the instructor about finding a solution
However. Ismach stressed that the evaluations are just one factor
of many considered during tenure and promotion procedures.
"There is a danger in relying solely on student evaluations.” he
said Interviews, course outlines, sitting-in on classes, scholarship
and service are all considered when making decisions about tenure
and pay raises
Not all departments at the University are as small as the journal
ism school. The larger the department is. the tougher it becomes to
treat evaluations with such individual attention.
Paul Armstrong. English department head, handles evaluations
differently. He said he looks at the computerized summaries first
and if the statistical data tips him off to any problems he will look
at the signed, written evaluations Unsigned evaluations cannot he
used when considering tenure and merit pay raises
Armstrong also said he scrutinizes the lower-ranked instructors
first because they are the ones who are most likely to need guid
ance He said he prefers to straighten out any teaching problems
long before any tenure consideration
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