IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction Insight Improvement Impact
Loyola University of Chicago April 10-11, 2013 Steve Benton, PhD
Senior Research Officer
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Individual Development Educational Assessment Teaching
Improvement Faculty Evaluation Curriculum Review Program Assessment
Accreditation
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Kellogg Grant in 1975 Separate Organization and Non-profit
status 2001 Mission Insight Improvement Impact To help colleges and
universities as they seek to improve teaching, learning, and
leadership A Non-Profit Organization
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Plan for this Session What makes IDEA unique Good Conditions
for the use of IDEA Student Learning Model Faculty Information Form
Interpreting Reports Using Reports for Teaching Improvement Efforts
Questions and Answers
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What is teaching effectiveness? Being Organized Being Prompt
Being Clear Relating course material to real life situations
Requiring critical thinking Forming learning teams Introducing
stimulating ideas Inspiring students to set and achieve goals
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Most Surveys How well do the instructors methods resemble those
of a model teacher? How well do students rate their progress on the
types of learning the instructor targeted? Teaching
Effectiveness
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What is teaching effectiveness? Philosophy of IDEA Primary
indicant of Teaching Effectiveness = Facilitating Learning
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What makes IDEA unique? 1. Focus on Student Learning 2. Focus
on Instructors Purpose 3. Adjustments for Extraneous Influences 4.
Validity and Reliability 5. Comparison Data 6. Flexibility
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Conditions for Good Use The instrument Targets learning
Provides suggested action steps for teaching improvement
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Conditions for Good Use The Faculty Trust the process Value
student feedback Are motivated to make improvements
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Conditions for Good Use Campus Culture Teaching excellence -
high priority Resources to improve - provided Student ratings -
appropriate weight
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Conditions for Good Use The Evaluation Process 30-50% of
evaluation of teaching 6-8 classes, more if small (