Sorry to clutter your inbox, folks - my only consolation is that my
generally broadcast  reply Susan Marsnik puts me in ~very~ good company.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Mayer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk"
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Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Student Evaluations - Demographic Data


> Susan,
>
> Thanks very much for your kind reply.  I may take you up on your offer.
>
> No one responding thus far has indicated that they use the kind of
> demographic data we were wondering about.
>
> Regards,
>
> Don Mayer
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marsnik, Susan J." <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 2:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Student Evaluations - Demographic Data
>
>
> > Don --
> >
> > We are currently conducting a comprehensive re-evaluation of our
"Student
> > Evaluation of Teaching Form," as well as both formative an summative
> > evaluations of faculty.  This will include peer evaluation of teaching.
I
> > am on the Teaching Evaluation Committee and have loads of materials from
> our
> > discussions.  I am willing to share what I have with you.
> >
> > At this point, we are not considering the demographics you mention.  We
> are
> > discussing the possibility of including questions concerning whether the
> > student is a Freshman, Sophomore, etc., whether the course is required,
> and
> > the student's overall grade point average.
> >
> > Feel free to give me a call and I'll provide more specifics of what we
> have
> > been considering.
> >
> > Susan
> >
> > > Susan J. Marsnik
> > > Assistant Professor
> > > Department of Legal Studies in Business
> > > University of St. Thomas
> > > MCN 6024  2115 Summit Avenue
> > > St. Paul, MN  55105-1096
> > > [log in to unmask]
> >         651-962-5116
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Don Mayer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 7:40 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Student Evaluations - Demographic Data
> >
> >
> > We are (finally) re-evaluating our form for student evaluation of
faculty
> > teaching.  A couple of questions:
> >
> > 1.    Are you at a school where the faculty is generally pleased with
the
> > form that is in use? If so,
> >
> > 2.    What kinds of "demographic" questions has your school found
useful?
> > E.g., does it provide you with useful data to ask about (a) gender, (b)
> age,
> > (c) race or ethnicity, (d) other?  And has it been statistically useful
to
> > ask about grade point average, whether the course is required, and what
> the
> > student's grade expectations are?
> >
> > 3.    Has there been a deliberate effort to increase the amount and
> quality
> > of student comments on evaluation forms (and has it worked)?  (We've
> noticed
> > here that the comments have been declining in number and length in the
> past
> > ten years.)
> >
> > I would also like to hear from anyone whose institution consistently
uses
> > other means of evaluating teaching effectiveness in a way that the
faculty
> > finds satisfactory.
> >
> > Please respond to ALSB talk or send an email to me at [log in to unmask]
> I
> > will share all responses.  Many thanks.
> >
> > Don Mayer
> > Oakland University
>