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Student e By SUSAN REIS1NGEK fiBniPcnrk Stuff Wrltor Rating a professor's teaching effectiveness is used in determining his promotion and tenure in < some USC programs, said Daniel J. Antion, Associate Dean of the I College of Science and Mathematics. Student evaluations are sometimes an "input into administrative decisions," Antion said. Other programs only use the evaluations to provide the professor with a useful critique of his teaching skills. MANY DIFFERENT types of evaluation forms are used. The type of evaluation used depends upon each academic program or college. Some programs develop * their own forms, some forms are developed by the college and some do not use forms. "The college or program which do not use evaluation forms, feel that the forms are not useful or The Bii Restai I 625 Main Stre Breakfast Spi 1 Egg Grits or Hqj 1 Meat e Toast Try Our Daily Buffet Vegetable PI ' SATURDA ' All Day RrnnctArl I* ! .? . L? - Cole Slaw Ice Only ! Barbequc i Iced Tea , Meal Tickets Av I 1 I tits stVlCiU' . HAPP> MONDAY NICI | FOOTBALL SPEC "r>"n n i r ^ j JJ Knr I d. J_p^ valuation: valid means of determining the a skills of professors," Antion said, ci h ANTION, said science and f< mathematics uses its own form, n "It took nine months to develop it P with the committee meeting every iwo weeks,'' he said. p Antion said he feels it is im- P portant to construct the evaluation t< so that the questions are not am- si biguous or poorly worded. "This A allows for objective reflection of c the professor's effectiveness," he s said. ri "Students have no inhibitions about rating a professor," he said. "I find students are incredibly e honest in their responses. It is a tl student's responsibility to par- a tieipate in teacher evaluation in a order to have some input into w evaluating a teacher's performance." ii "FACTI.TY FYAl.l'ATlONS f< have an effect on promotion and ^ tenure." Antion said. "Our faculty * members are expected to excel in ' three areas: research, teaching. t< ~ . ir~ g Bird iirant et - 771-4455 ' ecial $1.10 sh Browns i 1 1 am - 2:30 pm ; 5 pm - 9 pm ! ate Only $1.75 |j YSPECIAL 7 Long i French Fries d Tea Bread $1.60 > on Rice Bread $1.60 j j ailable 9% off b ham?turkev.roa Achef's salad*past Italian sausage-t special-bologna f HOUR HT I I SATURDAY :IAL 2 ti ,5C HEINEk VALHAI s may de nd service in the academic and ivic communities. Introspection elps the teacher know how efjctive he is and provides the ecessary information for imrovement." A professor's tenure and romotion can be affected if a rofessor does not improve his jarhino anonrdino In roacAnokla jggestions on the evaluations, intion said. Promotion and tenure an also be affected if many of the ame complaints keep being epeated on the evaluations. ANTION SA1I) faculty valuation forms are returned to ie professors after final grades re turned in. The professors are Iso given a departmental listing hich indicates teacher effectiveness with other professors i their department. The faculty evaluation survey >r the College of Science and 1:il h^mnl ir?c ? ?w? mviiiui >vo niuivnico i lid l ii tudcnt enjoys a class when the istructor is enthusiastic, effective aching methods are used, useful The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South vim* aiiu i* pudinnea twicc weekly on Monday and Thursday during the fall and ipring semesters and once weekly on Thursday during both summer terms with the exceptions of four times in August and >n University of South Carolina holidays nd examination periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock ire those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina is an toual ODDOrtunitv Initltlrtlnn Chang* ol address forms, subscription quests and other correspondence should ? sent to The Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, :olumbia, S C., 2t2M. 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