Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - Softcover

Committee On Recognizing, Evaluating, Rewarding, And Developing Excellence In Teaching Of Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, And Technology; Board On Science Education; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; National Research Council

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309072778 ISBN 13: 9780309072779

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2003

Synopsis

Economic, academic, and social forces are causing undergraduate schools to start a fresh examination of teaching effectiveness. Administrators face the complex task of developing equitable, predictable ways to evaluate, encourage, and reward good teaching in science, math, engineering, and technology. Evaluating, and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics offers a vision for systematic evaluation of teaching practices and academic programs, with recommendations to the various stakeholders in higher education about how to achieve change. What is good undergraduate teaching? This book discusses how to evaluate undergraduate teaching of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and what characterizes effective teaching in these fields. Why has it been difficult for colleges and universities to address the question of teaching effectiveness? The committee explores the implications of differences between the research and teaching cultures-and how practices in rewarding researchers could be transferred to the teaching enterprise. How should administrators approach the evaluation of individual faculty members? And how should evaluation results be used? The committee discusses methodologies, offers practical guidelines, and points out pitfalls. Evaluating, and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics provides a blueprint for institutions ready to build effective evaluation programs for teaching in science fields.

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Committee on Recognizing, Evaluating, Rewarding, and Developing Excellence in Teaching of Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology, Marye Anne Fox and Norman Hackerman, Editors, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309072778
• ISBN 13: 9780309072779
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Fox Mary Anne, Hackerman Norman