Commonly Held Beliefs by Faculty About Course/ Teacher Evaluations (CTE)
- Most faculty have a "positive" attitude about participating in the evaluation process.
- The majority of faculty report that they use the ratings to help improve their teaching, but need additional help in making such changes.
- CTE should be accompanied by some sort of peer review process.
- Students don't put enough thought into the evaluations.
- Using CTE in personnel decisions is appropriate.
(Jacobs, 1987)
