What are the key things to know about conducting SET?
• Research has demonstrated that well-developed SET instruments are valid and reliable. • SET can be used, adapted, or developed to suit institutional and departmental needs • Users of SET need to understand their purpose and use • Evaluation criteria, lines of responsibility/reporting, process and procedures, including grievance procedures, must be clearly presented and agreed upon • Sound evaluation decisions require multiple sources of information • Ratings data should be reviewed and systems validated regularly • Formative evaluation should be confidential and kept separate from summative decision-making. • In summative decisions, compare teachers on the basis of data from similar teaching situations. For example, SET responses and comments are affected by class size.
