Statement authored by the American Sociological Association concerning the use of Student Evaluations of Teaching in evaluations for tenure and promotion

Statement authored by the American Sociological Association concerning the use of Student Evaluations of Teaching in evaluations for tenure and promotion

The ICMA is a signatory to the American Sociological Association's statement on the use of Student Evaluations of Teaching in tenure and promotion cases. These instruments have been shown to be biased against women and people of color and weakly related to student learning (see Chronicle of Higher Education coverage here and here) As described by Executive Director Nancy Kidd, in this statement, the ASA provides a brief summary of the research and identifies ways to use student feedback appropriately as one part of holistic assessment of teaching effectiveness. The hope and expectation of the ASA is that this statement can be used as a resource by faculty and chairs to begin conversations on their own campuses.

Read letter here.