Nice summary of a good empirical study of student course evaluations (with a link to the full study). http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/09/17/professors-and-the-students-who-grade-them/students-confuse-grades-with-long-term-learning
Short version: Especially with introductory courses, young teachers tend to teach more superficially, to the test, and get higher evaluations as a result. More experienced teachers tend teach to long-term, "deeper" learning, which doesn't necessary show up in immediate tests or grades, and get lower evaluations as a result. As courses advance in level, however, the gap begins to close. Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================= --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=20494 or send a blank email to leave-20494-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
