What are the benefits of participating in the online course evaluations for students?
There are three main reasons students should complete their evaluations. 1) Strengthen teaching at Penn-Instructors use the course evaluations to improve their teaching. Each instructor receives a compilation of the responses and the comments to use in evaluating their own teaching and planning future courses. 2) Make Penn Course Review even better-The student editors of the Penn Course Review use course evaluations to write the guide choosing classes. So, the greater numbers of evaluations and better quality comments will lead to more detailed information next semester when students are selecting courses. 3) Assess instruction-Colleagues, department chairs, Deans, and the Provost use student reviews as a part of the tenure and promotion process. Teaching excellence matters in deciding whether a professor gets promoted and student evaluations are an important part of evaluating a professor’s teaching abilities. For adjunct faculty and graduate student teachers, evaluations are used by
