Student evaluations: are they an appropriate criterion for promotion?
Dennis, L.I.
Nursing and Health Care Official Publication of the National League for Nursing 11(2): 79-82
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0276-5284 PMID: 2314650 Document Number: 353127
Are student evaluations appropriate tools for evaluating faculty for promotion? Dennis gives a balanced perspective on the arguments both pro and con. Can a student who is just learning a subject judge a faculty member's command of the subject matter? What factors can a student adequately assess-presentation? subject matter knowledge? motivational power? Dennis looks at the dangers and benefits of adding student evaluations to the compendium of evidence for faculty promotion.