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I volume LXIX, No. S1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Nov. 1, 19*78 Fac By Tom Travis Gcmecock St?H Write Faculty evaluatio essential in determining i and promotions, accc Robert Patterson, chairr University Tenure and P Committee. "Faculty must include teaching e in their files," he added Patterson said there primary areas of tea? fectiveness. First, it determined whether a pr dealing fairly with sti areas sucn as lesung . participation. Second, a must have a mastery o ject. A professor also n the ability to arouse si terest in the course. EVALUATIONS prov back for instructors reflect teaching skills. cai/1 V* r* ftiiA fttiAnn Vh.i oaiu uic iwv aicas wini the most" for a profi research and teaching. No standard format fc evaluations is followei department has ii methods of evaluating Patterson said. 4'A univ< system would be very c implement, for there arc emphases, and the in: used to determine te; iecnveness vary from < college," he said. Some departments i faculty evaluations in a student response. Patte professors in various dej attend classes and eval colleagues on teaching ai interest in the subject n "THERE ARE many 4 ~ C 1i-- r uvaiuaie iacuuy pen Some advisers receive about professors an< written evaluations t mental heads," Patters< Evaluations help d merit pay, promotion, t course improvement, ac Frances OTuel, chairf the Faculty-Student Com m : m i A! icacmug revaluations. "Evaluations provide deal of feedback and improve the quality anc methods in courses," si "Kno wii part of Deter ulty et ns are pay raises trding to nan of the romotions members ll%*( valuations are three "hing efmust be idents in and class professor f his subnust have tudent in' '-iS ide feedand also 1 _ ^ |? ^ struments jj| KPt acher cfcollege to |?#?gjgajg|fc -" ise inter- BPSfe^.ddition to :rson said partments M -: uate their >. (irl chir^nnf riatter \ ' ways to SS3 ' ormance. mfijifti'iiij feedback i submit ** unsaid. HPP^^v-h*$$$$. letermine -> , i&V'Wi'SC enure ^ and a great I HP can help ** ?** rig, not guessii faculty evaluai mine pay, icduat * .. - *"* ^ ?ja?jisSSSib'<i^'v, MHL?M^HHk 4flMS9!t SlAv*r'. in *" * 4 4-? M ^L \W V ** ii 11 I --V^ygr^r*. '-#g.?^sg5sjfes g-^%: ^<ffiffjWfipE2&.j*. itWat,.!'. ~*2fi~ Ta~ -*- ' - -fiSEm *?? Jntem? ;-. - .awy| v' ?'<r *,1?^^^ ^tm's wST ti "u^* ^C3^X^H|^^H?^%yM9BSSKM ^ ^ , . ^JUUU^H^BjflrJQ|M<IKu HUMP- n rig what stude tions.99 tenure ions i ' j .? -x * -\vS i'1.' \ mts want, is ?Colleen Parry, Integi 1 * * " * mV i i r i- i- in ) ,v. -'-.V ntVM) y* vWV|^aj ' .* *r?o V y *^L\] -' ^ Evaluations an indication of stuc O'Tuel added. "I " something differ* " pec ted from a cou low marks on ev< O'TUEL THINI for improvement evaluation system be slow in comin; "We'll move possible to deteri to both student ar to determine wl want in the way o instructors." she There are mar the system," acc Ackerman, a sp | Office of the Pre "If 1 walk into evaluate him, I | about my ability t but whether my n the classroom b nature of the W behavior will aff< "The same ap wnen tney a evaluation form, course, he will 1 possibly give a bad evaluation. r student are indi s no evaluation sta STUDENT investigating fa? jv- and is preparing improvement of r The Faculty-S ** k frxr* t* aohk a*i i. . i viiv. ? i vt i i submitted a ro student question evaluations, ac< * mittee member The purpose mirvpv will h*? tn ' teacher should be said. "Knowing, " ^ students want, is .; of faculty ev W 2 ultimate goal i ^ schoolwide eva! ^. fslllfliint cnmnl oaiupi Faculty Senate. > an importa evaluation committc ral e sometimes an lent expectancy, f a student gets snt than he exrse, he may give Uuations." (S there is room in the facultyi, but says it may R. as slowly as mine what is fair id teacher. We try hat the students ?t evaluating thensaid. ly weaknesses in ording to Stephen okesman for the >vost. another's class to not only wonder t f\ Diraliiarn him vvr vruiliuvv Ullll, very presence in will change the students. Their ict my evaluation. >plies to students re handed an If a student fails a -fv> u uouan;u ami good professor a Fhe needs of each vidua!, therefore ndards have been )VEKNMKNT is culty evaluations 3. suggestions for the system. enate Committee "valuations has ugh draft for a maire concerning wording to com T "> \^uut"en rarry. of the student determine how a ; evaluated, Parry not guessing what an important part valuations. Our s to establish a luation system," inrt -vf ~ 1 1! nig ui evaluation any subsequent be approved by resident of USC s int te member