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Essay / Student Evaluation of Educators - 1655
Different opinions arise when it comes to who is supposed to evaluate teachers' performance when educating their students. Although teachers have received the appropriate training necessary to provide classroom instruction, some lack the skills to present material that students can fully understand. In an effort to help students understand the learning material, the idea of students evaluating and rating their teacher's performance was suggested. This idea would be helpful to teachers who need advice on how to reach slower students and who welcome helpful criticism. However, the entire assessment should not be based solely on students' opinions. Teacher evaluations should not be done only by students. However, if students completed 10% of a teacher evaluation, which stated their opinion of the teacher's performance, this could be constructive for both teachers and students. Louisa Coburn said, “Students are the primary source of information about the learning environment, including the ability of instructors to motivate students for continued learning, the relationships or degree of communication between instructors and students. students. » Another suggestive idea regarding teacher evaluation concerns letter grades for their performance. This would be given by the students. This could also be beneficial. In both cases, this would enable teachers to understand what students think about the teacher's educational learning materials. Teachers do not always meet the needs of each student. Providing a way for students to provide feedback on their teacher's performance helps teachers develop flaws in their teaching habits. However, the controversy about grading, assessment and evaluation is that students do not have enough knowledge on how to properly... middle of paper ...... the idea of educating students for the future should be the number one priority. priority to educators. Works Cited Barrett, Joan. Teacher evaluation. ERIC Digest 12. ERIC Information Center on Teacher Education, 1986. Web. December 5, 2010. http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-925/evaluation.htm.Coburn, Louisa. Student evaluation of teacher performance. ERIC Clearinghouse on Test Measurement and Evaluation, 1984. Web. December 5, 2010. .Doyle, Terry. Assessing teacher effectiveness--Research summary. Centering for Teaching and Learning, October 30, 2002. Web. December 5, 2010. http://www.ferris.edu/fctl/Teaching_and_Learning_Tips/Research%20on%20Students'%20Evaluation%20of%20Faculty%20Teaching/EvalTeachEffec.htm.Huerner, Michael. Student evaluations: A critical review. Internet. December 5, 2010. http://home.sprynet.com/~owl1/sef.htm.