Playing the SET game: how teachers view the impact of student evaluation on the experience of teaching and learning

IF 4.1 2区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-09-25 DOI:10.1080/02602938.2022.2126430
R. Lakeman, R. Coutts, M. Hutchinson, D. Massey, Dima Nasrawi, Jann Fielden, Megan Lee
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Abstract Student evaluation of teaching (SET) has become a ubiquitous feature of higher education. The attainment and maintenance of positive SET is essential for most teaching staff to obtain and maintain tenure. It is not uncommon for teachers to receive offensive and non-constructive commentary unrelated to teaching quality. Regular exposure to SET contributes to stress and adversely impacts mental health and well-being. We surveyed Australian teaching academics in 2021, and in this paper, we explore the perceived impacts of SET on the teaching and learning experience, academic standards and quality. Many respondents perceived that SET contributes to an erosion of standards and inflation of grades. A thematic analysis of open-ended questions revealed potential mechanisms for these impacts. These include enabling a culture of incivility, elevating stress and anxiety in teaching staff, and pressure to change approaches to teaching and assessment to achieve the highest scores. Playing the SET game involves balancing a commitment to quality and standards with concessions to ensure optimal student satisfaction. Anonymous SET is overvalued, erodes standards and contributes to incivility. The process of SET needs urgent reform.
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玩SET游戏:教师如何看待学生评价对教学体验的影响
摘要学生教学评价(SET)已成为高等教育的一个普遍特征。获得和保持积极的SET对大多数教职员工获得和保持终身教职至关重要。教师收到与教学质量无关的攻击性和非建设性评论并不罕见。经常接触SET会造成压力,并对心理健康和幸福产生不利影响。我们在2021年调查了澳大利亚的教学学者,在本文中,我们探讨了SET对教学体验、学术标准和质量的感知影响。许多受访者认为SET导致了标准的下降和成绩的膨胀。对开放式问题的专题分析揭示了这些影响的潜在机制。这些措施包括营造一种不文明的文化,增加教职员工的压力和焦虑,以及改变教学和评估方法以获得最高分数的压力。玩SET游戏需要在对质量和标准的承诺与让步之间取得平衡,以确保学生的最佳满意度。匿名SET被高估,破坏了标准,助长了不文明行为。SET进程急需改革。
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Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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