Students Evaluating Teachers
Should K-12 student surveys of their teachers be used to determine whether they get a boost in salary or be judged effective or ineffective?
The emerging answer, according to Amanda Ripley’s recent article, is yes. Based on surveys given to students about their teachers over the past decade, student judgments about their teachers are highly correlated with test scores. In particular, researchers have found these questions on a 36-item survey to bear the highest association with test scores. (see preliminary-findings-research-paper-1, pp. 11-16)
1. Students in this class treat the teacher with respect.
2. My classmates behave the way
1. Students in this class treat the teacher with respect.
2. My classmates behave the way