Should students grade professors?
JAN 01, 1966
Recent campus protests concerning undergraduate instruction have brought to the foreground the proposal of teacher evaluation. We asked physics teachers for their opinions, and most replies stated that physics education needs more feedback. The teachers believe that formal criticism by their students is one good method, provided it is properly conceived and executed. They also suggest personal acquaintance with students and classroom observation by other members of the faculty.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3047985
Recent campus protests concerning undergraduate instruction have brought to the foreground the proposal of teacher evaluation. We asked physics teachers for their opinions, and most replies stated that physics education needs more feedback. The teachers believe that formal criticism by their students is one good method, provided it is properly conceived and executed. They also suggest personal acquaintance with students and classroom observation by other members of the faculty.
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