Online Teacher Evaluation by Students - Upgrading or Downgrading of the Process? Case study: West University of Timișoara
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Higher Education - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
In this article we analyse the main consequences of replacing the pen-and-paper questionnaires used for teacher evaluation by students with an online version, at West University of Timișoara. The students’ feedback is a legislative requirement, is carried out every semester starting from 2007 and, as of 2016, in our university, was transferred to an online platform. We are going to make a sociological analysis of this transformation, following two variables: the number of evaluator students and the level of the marks. Even though the online evaluation is more accessible for students, the general trend is a decrease in their involvement, with direct consequences on the validity of the feedback. Is it only a lack of interest of the digital-born students? Are other socio-cultural dimensions of the academic culture involved? What can be done to exceed the critical level of 30% participation? These are just a few questions that we will try to answer in our paper, with a rather more descriptive approach than a theoretical or conceptual one.
Authors and Affiliations
Bogdan Nadolu, Delia Nadolu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP446701
- DOI 10.24193/JRHE.2018.1.2
- Views 92
- Downloads 0
Revisiting the Organisational Identification Assessment from a Managerial Perspective: A Case Study on a Romanian Public University
Although there is a large body of literature on organizational identification (OID), in recent years few of them have addressed the higher education context, mostly on student’s identification and rarely on the identific...
University Culture: An Analysis at the Level of Research and Educational Units (using the Competing Values Framework)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the current organizational culture in one large Romanian university, using the Competing Values Framework (CVF). Specifically, we aimed to identify the current overall cult...
Social Cognitions and Cultural Dimensions in the Romanian Educational Field
The aim of this study, conducted on a sample of 522 subjects, was to explore the main profiles of subjects, in terms of cultural dimensions and personal autonomy patterns, belonging to the Romanian educational environmen...
Staff Perceptions on Implementation and Challenges of Student Centered Pedagogy: A Case Study
In today’s world, a teacher should remain a facilitator rather than a tutor. Students should be empowered to develop problem-solving, critical thinking and reasoning skills. Student-centred learning (SCL) is the best met...
Are University Mergers a Solution for the Problems of Romanian Higher Education Nowadays?
This article discusses the timeliness of university mergers against the background of the crisis in Romanian higher education. It includes a summary review of international experiences while underlining the evaluation of...