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Informationen zum Autor Ronald A. Berk is Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics and Measurement and former Assistant Dean for Teaching, The Johns Hopkins University. He received the University’s Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award in 1993 and Caroline Pennington Award for Teaching Excellence in 1997 and was inducted as a Fellow in the Oxford Society of Scholars in 1998. He has published 11 books and 130 journal articles / chapters. These publications reflect his unwavering commitment to mediocrity and his motto: “Go for the Bronze!” He is a popular speaker on teaching and assessment throughout the U.S. and Europe. Klappentext This is designed to solve problems, conflicts, and confusion about how to evaluate teaching. The "flashpoints” covered are the topics that pop up the most frequently and heatedly on listservs, blogs, and the literature. Each flashpoint is defined succinctly, options are presented, and then evidence-based recommendations for concrete action steps are proffered in an effort to stop the popping. The recommendations are grounded in psychometric, professional, and legal standards. Zusammenfassung Designed to solve YOUR problems, conflicts, and confusion about how to evaluate teaching. Written expressly for YOU with Berk’s signature sense of humor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction Fractured, Semi-Factual History of Student Ratings of TeachingA Parody Flashpoint TerminologyStudent Evaluation of Teaching (SET. vs. Student Rating Scale Flashpoint 1Student Ratings vs. Multiple Sources of Evidence Flashpoint 2Sources of Evidence vs. Decisions. Which Come First? Flashpoint 3Quality of “Home-Grown” Rating Scales vs. Commercially-Developed Scales Flashpoint 4Paper-and-Pencil vs. Online Scale Administration Flashpoint 5Standardized vs. Unstandardized Online Scale Administration Flashpoint 6Low Online Administration Response Rates Flashpoint 7Global Items vs. Total Scale Rating Flashpoint 8Scoring “Neutral,” “Not Applicable,” “Not Observed,” and “Blank” Answers Flashpoint 9Criterion-Referenced vs. Norm-Referenced Rating Interpretations Flashpoint 10Face-to-Face vs. Online Course Rating Scales Top 10 RecommendationsReferences Index ...
